Sep 12th 2008 1:57AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West, NFL Coaching
After the Raiders were blown out by the Broncos Monday night, head coach Lane Kiffin threw a shot at his defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.

If you remember, Kiffin wanted to replace Ryan as his defensive coordinator by owner Al Davis said “no”. Soon afterward, Davis drew up a letter of resignation for Kiffin to sign … which Kiffin said “no”.

So Ryan decided to fire back at Kiffin … sorta … by taking on all the blame for Monday’s loss:”That’s all on me. I put the game plan in, I run the defense, and it’s all on me,” Ryan said Thursday. “I just want to set it straight because I’ve been here five years and I don’t think people necessarily have the right story.

“I’m disappointed, but I just wanted to tell my side of the story for once because there’s so many other things that come out where I have to read it and take it and I just want the truth as I know the truth.”
Ryan did go on to dispel any rumors that he and Kiffin don’t get along but wasn’t shy about knocking Kiffin’s comments down a peg. Responding to Kiffin’s comments that he frequently meets with Davis, Ryan said that is false.Continue Reading