(Oct. 1): The inevitable end to a strained relationship was initially wrapped up in a one-sentence press release: Lane Kiffin has been released as head coach of the Oakland Raiders for cause.
Later in the day, Raiders' owner Al Davis held an unusual and unprecedented press conference during which he categorically built a case for Kiffin's dismissal, accusing him of "disgracing the organization" and repeatedly calling his former coach "a flat-out liar."
The point of the exercise was to show why the Raiders should not be held liable for paying the balance of Kiffin's contract, with Davis repeatedly noting that Kiffin was fired for cause and not performance – although the young coach compiled a 5-15 record during his brief stay in Oakland.
I don't who is right and who is wrong in this mess, but I do remember a favorite saying of my father: You have your story. He has his story. And the truth is usually somewhere in between.
So, for the moment, offensive line coach Tom Cable ascends to the head job, seeking to turn around a team that is 1-3 after squandering leads of 12, 13 and 9 points over the past three weeks,
More from the NFL: Going into Week 5 of the season, there are only three unbeaten teams left standing. They are: the reigning Super Bowl champion New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans.
On the other end of the scale are four winless teams. They are: the Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and St. Louis Rams.
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