Lane Kiffin Vs. Al Davis Pt. 3

Tennessee received an letter from the Oakland Raiders on January 22 to reiterate their case against Lane Kiffin.

This fight has been raging between Lane Kiffin and Raiders owner Al Davis since last offseason. During last offseason Kiffin wanted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan for he could bring in his daddy for that position. And of course Davis wouldn't allow it, so Kiffin acted like a child from then on.

Then after four games into the season Davis had the much-talked about press conference where he fired Kiffin. The two have fired back at each other multiple times since. Kiffin is looking to go to arbitration to receive the two months pay that he did not receive while he was unemployed. Davis filed a counterclaim against Kiffin seeking damages.

The three-page letter explained how they believe Kiffin breached his contract, violated the NFL's constitution and collective bargaining agreement and remained insubordinate despite repeated warnings from Raiders owner Al Davis.

"Kiffin's deposition will focus on his repeated lies to the media, team and fans," Raiders public relations director Mike Taylor said in an e-mail.

There is one key accusation that Davis will hammer home. And if you remember that press conference, this is the part when he pulled out the over head projector.

They referred to an amendment added to the NFL constitution at the owner's meeting in March 2008. It requires coaches to, among other things, communicate openly with the owner, respect the authority of ownership to make club decisions and to "to avoid actions that undermine or damage the club's reputation or operating success."

The Raiders said these provisions were incorporated into Kiffin's contract, per league rules, and that he repeatedly violated those terms.

In the letter, the Raiders complained about Kiffin's behavior since he was fired, from hiring away assistant offensive line coach James Cregg during the season to several public attacks on the Raiders organization.

The Raiders also criticized Kiffin and Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton for their actions at Kiffin's introductory news conference, how the two "went out of their way to laugh at the Raiders, referred to the team as 'dysfunctional' and as always in a state of crisis."

It's not like Kiffin hasn't stayed out of trouble since arriving at Tennessee. He has called out numerous SEC coaches, been reprimanded, and reported a self rules violations.

Surprisingly though, I am on Davis' side. Kiffin is a punk, who is living off his daddy's reputation. When he hired Cregg, that situation really put me over the top. The Raiders had only two games remaining in the season. Kiffin, who was making hires for his new staff, hired Cregg and he quit on the team with two games remaining. Then Kiffin attacked the Raiders organization again.

I get the fact you did not like working there, but keep your mouth shut after they fire you. And keep your mouth shut when talking about other coaches in the SEC.

All I have to say is good luck Lane, because you will never see anymore money from Al Davis. He fired Mike Shanahan 21 years ago and still has not payed him one dime.