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Linehan, Kiffin firings likely only the beginning

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Back in the days when the Raiders were among the NFL elite, Al Davis used say the life cycle of an NFL head coach with a team was 10 years. Blessed with loyal coaches such as John Madden and Tom Flores, Davis, a former head coach himself, believed after 10 years the best coaches needed new challenges and players needed fresh voices. Buried in Tuesday's Lane Kiffin mudslinging was an interesting comment by Davis about the life cycle of a modern-day NFL coach. Tom Cable is Davis' s ...

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