Royal Dutch Shell

...total meltdown of Art Shell as a head coach began and Davis had to go back to square one. He fired Shell and started the process of finding a new coach. Davis had a hard time interviewing; various prominent coaches turned him down. It was USC...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Al Davis, Sean Payton, Norv Turner, Rich Gannon, Lane Kiffin, Art Shell, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Bucs, and Kerry Collins

...and hires head coaches mainly to run the offense. The Raiders averaged 18 points in Kiffin's tenure, 10.5 in Shell's and a relatively gaudy 19 in Norv Turner's two seasons. Cumulative scoring average in the past four coaching...

In this article: Tom Cable, Raiders, Al Davis, Purgatory, NFL, Art Shell, Lane Kiffin, Norv Turner, and Philadelphia Eagles

...is just waiting for the Raiders' record to go from the current 1-4 to a potential 1-5 today and to 1-7 at the bye week. The Raiders averaged 18 points in Kiffin's tenure, 10.5 in Shell's and a relatively gaudy 19 in Norv Turner's two seasons.

In this article: Tom Cable, Oakland Raiders, Al Davis, Lane Kiffin, Seattle Seahawks, Norv Turner, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, and Shell

...Super Bowl after the 2002 season. Davis has fired Bill Callahan, Norv Turner and Shell since then, and many prime candidates for other top coaching jobs apparently are put off by Davis' management style. But Davis has a reputation for...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Steve Sarkisian, Al Davis, Rob Ryan, NFL, Shell, Trojans, and Norv Turner

...have taken an Al Davis to do it." After becoming the league's first black head coach since Fritz Pollard guided the 1921 Akron Pros, Shell posted a 56-41 record for Oakland before his dismissal in 1995. "The league is now at the point...

In this article: Raheem Morris, National Football League, Shell, Al Davis, Mike Tomlin, Art Shell, Ray Rhodes, Hofstra, and Tony Dungy

...franchise's worst in more than four decades. Shell met with owner Al Davis on Thursday, and afterward the team announced that he would not return as coach for the final season of his contract. "While Art will no longer serve as head coach,...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Shell, Al Davis, Tom Walsh, Norv Turner, Art Shell, Oakland, Rob Ryan, Randy Moss, and Super Bowl

...over the past quarter-century. Kiffin, the son of longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, was just a 31-year-old assistant at Southern California when Davis hired him to replace Shell in 2007. With that, he became the youngest...

In this article: Monte Kiffin, Al Davis, Raiders, Tom Cable, NFL, Rob Ryan, Mike Shanahan, Oakland, Super Bowl, and Lane Kiffin

...Football League team said on Thursday. The Raiders issued a statement after Shell met with team owner Al Davis, saying his second stint as Oakland coach was ending after just one season. "While Art will no longer serve as head coach,...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Shell, Al Davis, National Football League, Oakland, and Los Angeles

...owner Al Davis hires Art Shell for a second stint as Raiders coach. Shell brings back his old offensive coordinator, Tom Walsh, who was running a bed and breakfast in Idaho. July-October 2006: Receiver Jerry Porter arrives at training camp...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Al Davis, Lane Kiffin, Randy Moss, Shell, Jerry Rice, Marcus Williams, Barret Robbins, Norv Turner, and NFL