Hue Jackson already is in trouble with the NFL. He was involved with a company that produced a substance banned by the league. If I'm reading the articles right the league told him to sever ties with this company the day after Al Davis made him head coach. This looks [...]
I wrote my Wednesday column on the absolutely amazing press conference that allegedly introduced Hue Jackson to the world as the Raiders' new head coach but really was a vehicle for Al Davis to blast Tom Cable's reputation to pieces. Rarely are sports press conferences this interesting and I never [...]
This bit of dialog took place between Al Davis and me at today's Hue Jackson intro which far outstripped Hue. Al: You know, I think you'd sell a lot more newspapers if you were nicer to me. I really do. Lowell: You don't think I'm nice to you. Al: I [...]
First of all, the Hue Jackson presser was not the Hue Jackson presser. It was the Al Davis presser. Jackson's presentation as new Raiders coach was strictly second banana to Davis stealing the spotlight. Here are a few quotes and then I have to write my column. Jackson: "We're chasing [...]
For my Tuesday column I give advice to new Raiders head coach Hue Jackson. In the best spirit I tell him what to look forward to in the next two years in Oakland -- that's if Raiders owner Al Davis is true to form and does to Jackson what he did [...]
Does this latest Raiders' mess, this news that Al Davis withheld $120,000 in salary from Tom Cable, reflect badly on Davis? It's a serious question. Maybe Cable did something really bad. He probably punched that guy and broke his jaw and he missed some OTAs. Who knows what else he [...]
Things happen so fast around here. Trent Baalke is in and Tom Cable is out. It takes the breath away. My opinion about Cable: I have no problem with Al Davis not picking up the option on Cable's contract. Cable is a mediocre coach who got mediocre results -- there [...]
Here's your key Raiders question. Should Al Davis retain Tom Cable as head coach? Many news outlets report Cable is "unlikely" to return. That does not mean he won't return, just that it's unlikely. If Davis does not want to retain Cable I'm on board with that. The team improved [...]
Al Davis and the Raiders got ready for this crucial, serious, all-important season by attacking the media -- in this case, Adam Schefter of ESPN, a longtime Al Davis foe. I am sure this Schefter fixation is a waste of the Raiders' time and does nothing to further their main [...]
I read selections from an Al Davis interview in the Oakland Tribune, but the interview actually was with Sirius NFL. The headline said: Davis likes look of his team. I'll get to what Davis said in a minute. First, I want to praise Davis for liking the look of his [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.