What. The. HELL!?

I'll admit freely and without benefit of being waterboarded that I am a fan of the Oakland Raiders, and have been ever since John Madden was their head coach. I was greatly disappointed when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and even more disappointed that they can't seem to get back onto the winning track.

Coupled with that is the complete and utter shock I feel when the Boss of the Raiders, Al Davis, goes haring off on some weird half-senile tangent and basically guarantees the team a losing season.

Exhibit 1: Firing Lane Kiffin. Kiffin, son of a certified defensive genius, was putting the team back together before Big Al canned him.

Exhibit 2: This goddam travesty.

The Raiders signed DeAngelo Hall to a $70 million contract, giving up a couple draft picks in the process, and then let him go? Only 8 games into the season?!

If it ever came to pass that I was offered the position of head coach for the Raiders, I would accept the positon only on the condition that Al Davis be stuffed into a bursing home for the mentally queasy, and never be allowed out again.

At least not until after the Raiders win their next Super Bowl.