Hue Jackson/New Regime

Marco79 · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 11592 Location: Bloomington, IN

Hey guys, I am a Texans fan and I like to follow the Raiders a little bit I always root for them if the Texans aren't involved and I am just curious to see if you guys approved of Hue Jackson getting fired. As an outsider, to me it seemed like a questionable move. I feel like the one decision that killed him was trading for Carson Palmer, but he did lose his starting QB and to me it seemed like he made the choice of staying competitive instead of just giving up on the season. But under his control the offense looked great, DHB progressed tremendously, and DMC looked like a top 5 back. It just seems like he got the raw end of the deal especially considering he lost his starting QB and RB for more than half the season. I feel like he should have gotten 1 more year at least.

Also what do you think of the new regime that was put in his place?

I could be completely wrong, but I was just wondering what you guys thought.

Baggabonez · Joined: 29 Apr 2010 Posts: 7038 Location: RaiderNation

The short of it . . . .

Megalomania got Hue whacked. He had to go mob style.
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Chali21 · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 3693 Location: Cali

This question gets brought up quiet a bit especially when it comes DMC's production. Many believe that we would be better with hues offense, there is truth to this, DMC had his best years in Jackson's offense however he wanted way more power than Reggie would have wanted to give him. Personally if we kept him I'm sure he would have been a big distraction.

Raidin · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 5673 Location: Dublin

Hue pretty much had to go. He got proper delusions of grandeur once the season was over. Coming out and publicy stating that he should get to make decisions about personnel after the Palmer trade and his team choked last day of the season for a play-off spot was just bizarre. Then to throw the team under the bus was the icing on the cake.

He's got potential but that ego of his was/is out of control. It says alot for him that he's now an assistant special teams coach despite what he did as a OC/HC.

Still hard to know on the knew regime, they've made some good decision, some questionable but I can understand the reasoning behind all of them so I suppose until I start thinking wtf then I'll support them.
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Bo_Spice · Joined: 17 May 2009 Posts: 9687

Hue Jackson is one of the best offensive minds in football but his big ego and decision making got him fired. I wish we would've just kept him around as the offensive coordinator all along but oh well.
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Raidin · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 5673 Location: Dublin

S&B Bleeder · Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 1809 Location: SoCal

He lost control of the team at the end of the season. We were on target to
win the AFC West and he lost 4 of the last 5 games. What a debacle.

Jamethus92 · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5112 Location: Colorado Springs

Hue had a very creative offense but the dude became a borderline megalomaniac as the season went on, especially considering the power vacuum after Al left. I liked Hue but he went all in on the Palmer trade and didn't make the playoffs. To top it off, reports had him clamoring for MORE power and demanding input as to who we hired as GM. Lets not forget - the guy took Tom Cable's 8-8 team and improved them all the way to 8-8 in a weaker AFC West.

Would the offense be better with Hue? Definitely. But keeping him would have just continued the dysfunction. Most of us believe in Reggie and like the fact that we're becoming a team with a solid structure in place, even if the success isn't coming right away.
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bitty · Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 3896

What's all the megalomania talk you name a coach that is not a megalomaniac and I'll show you loser.
The GM wanted a coach he can control that's all of it.

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Darbsk · Joined: 21 Oct 2008 Posts: 1315 Location: Wales, UK

It'd be interesting to consider what we would have done and where we would be now if Cable was kept on as HC with Jackson as his OC last season. Cable may have kept Jackson in check a little more or it could have boiled over and thrown the whole team into chaos.......
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Marco79 · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 11592 Location: Bloomington, IN

I was thinking that it had something to do with ego. Thanks for all the feedback guys!