Oakland Raiders Al Davis / Hue Jackson Press Conference (Video)

Raiders Manager Of The General Partner Al Davis could not resist hiring Hue Jackson as the new Head Coach of The Oakland Raiders without giving another informative and memorable press conference.

An Aside

As an aside, Coach Jackson is someone I've pushed for NFL Offensive Coordinator or NFL Head Coach since 2006, as my friend and former Oakland Raiders Running Back Michael Dotterer reminded me the other day.

Moreover, I bluntly told Raiders fans that the Raiders should fire then-offensive coordinator Tom Walsh and bring in Hue Jackson and that was in the 2006 NFL Preseason. Walsh went on to be a total failure and arguably cost Art Shell his job as the head guy of The Raiders.  And that was at a time when the Green Bay Packers hired a then-green Mike McCarthy and let him grow into the role of Packers Head Coach; an opportunity enjoyed only by perhaps one other black head coach in the NFL, Lovie Smith of The Chicago Bears.

Coach Jackson is one of the giants of the modern passing game.  He just needs the canvas to show it; now he's got it.

Back to The Video

Davis, obviously in less-than-good health and under-going treatments, was none-the-less sharp as a tack, recounting juicy details, and even giving Oakland Tribune Columnist Monte Poole a well-deserved kudos, even though Davis could have mentioned his name.

Here's the entire press conference on video thanks to The Raider Nation Podcast on YouTube:

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Hue Jackson will bring a Super Bowl Trophy to Oakland.  Mark that.

Bank on it.