Oakland Raiders: Winning or Losing, Not a Job for Everyone

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Published: May 21, 2009

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... day-to-day job of trying to produce results with a group of players that may or may not work. He has to remove players, replace players, and in some cases, play judge if someone is no longer carrying their weight.

And in some cases, he can become the fall guy when it's not really his fault.

Some coaches have the hardest job in the world. John McKay was saddled with an expansion franchise, which responded with two wins in two seasons. With the draft, by his fourth year the team won 10 games in a season, more than the previous three years and even won a playoff game.

Some coaches can win often in the regular season, but reaching the playoffs, they are snakebit. George Allen coached the Redskins and the Rams for 12 seasons, and never had a losing record in the regular season.

In the post-season, he had only two wins, both coming in the 1972 season where they played against the Dolphins who were perfect.

John Madden, for the Raiders, cou...

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