Report: Dennis Allen will remain head coach of Oakland Raiders
By Hayden Kane
Earlier tonight Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said that he did not expect to be fired. Owner Mark Davis has confirmed that the plan, for now, is to retain Allen along with general manager Reggie McKenzie.
Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News spoke with Davis and offered the report in a series of tweets:
Mark Davis: "My main thought is that Dennis has a contract that he signed two years ago. He’s fulfilled two years of it...
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) December 31, 2013
More Davis: "And Reggie (McKenzie) and I will sit down and talk, but yeah he’s the Raiders head coach right now."
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) December 31, 2013
Davis, part 3: "Really, the only people who’ve been replacing Dennis as head coach of the Raiders is the media. Am I correct?"
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) December 31, 2013
Davis said he has been talking with McKenzie today and will meet with him more. Plans to meet with Dennis Allen probably next week.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) December 31, 2013
Of course this is the Raiders we’re talking about, so any such report is subject to change. That is especially true considering the fact that Davis still plans to have end-of-the-year type meetings with his staff.
For the second straight season under Allen the Raiders finished 4-12. He did not exactly inherit a loaded roster, as the Raiders don’t have a habit of building organizational depth. The problem for Allen is the struggles of the defense, which is his area of expertise. According to FootballOutsiders, only the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers were worse on that side of the ball in 2013.