Sep 24th 2008 5:50PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching

So while most of us were trying to enjoy Tony Kornheiser’s wall-to-wall Brett Favre homage (the Chargers took exception, apparently, and commenced “Operation Beatdown” shortly after kickoff), the Raiders were busy making news of their own. And, as usual, not the good kind.

You see, it appears that owner Al Davis is interested in getting rid of head coach Lane Kiffin. You may have heard some mention of this. Well, it hasn’t happened, but it’s inevitable, and Davis’ minions are doing their part to make sure Kiffin’s canning becomes reality. Which leads to, as ’s Nancy Gay writes, “a Raiders official - once low-level but now high-ranking - verbally assault[ing] a reporter” after a Kiffin press conference.

You can view the hilarious awkwardness here, but know that the official, John Herrera, was bummed at the ‘ Tim Kawakami for intimating that Herrera had earlier distributed an ESPN.com story critical of Kiffin. Funny story, via Gay:Continue Reading