Dec 15th 2008 10:30AM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, NFL CoachingWhile football fans (and perhaps owners) in Washington and Cleveland are having dreams about Bill Cowher leaving the confines of the CBS studio and leading their teams to glory, the Oakland Raiders seem to be setting their goals a little lower. Perhaps more realistic, mind you, but definitely lower. Much, much lower.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen (via PFT) Raiders owner Al Davis, supposedly, is a big fan of New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. Seriously? Kevin Gilbride? This is the name you can come up with? Granted, in the efforts of fairness, this is just a report of a name that might be considered — Gilbride is, perhaps, most famous for the run-and-shoot offense in his days as Houston Oilers offensive coordinator — when he was punched on the sidelines by Buddy Ryan, father of current Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan — and going 6-16 as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.Continue Reading