Hue Jackson was fired as coach of the Oakland Raiders after just one season at the helm following the 2011 season. Some fans really want him back on the sidelines.
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When you’re a fan of the beleaguered Oakland Raiders, your last .500 season feels like the good old days.
That would explain why a group of fans purchased a quarter-page ad in the San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune Thursday to advocate the team bring back coach Hue Jackson, who was fired after a lone 8-8 campaign in 2011.
Raiders fans buy quarter-page ad to bring back Hue Jackson. #mercnews #oaktrib #BANG pic.twitter.com/w9UMZNFn0a
— Bud Geracie (@WakeOfWeek) November 20, 2014
The ad reads:
"Hire Hue Jackson in 2015We, diehard fans of the Oakland Raiders, encourage the current ownership and management to Hire Coach Hue Jackson in 2015. We want to publish an open letter in this newspaper and make our voices heard. Please visit https://fundly.com/hire-hue-jackson and visit our webpage at www.bringbackhuejackson.com and go to Facebook to like Hire Hue Jackson.Ever since our Super Bowl loss in 2002, our beloved Raiders organization has been having unsuccessful, losing seasons. In 2010, we hired Coach Hue Jackson as defensive coordinator, who came in to work alongside then Head Coach Tom Cable. He aided the franchise to bounce back from a 4-12 record to an 8-8 record. Hue Jackson was promoted to Head Coach. Our players were motivated and wanted to play for Coach Jackson, and there was a huge shift in culture within the Raiders locker room. That season, our team went 8-8, just missing the playoffs. This success was in spite of the 132-day NFL lockout, losing our starting quarterback Jason Campbell to injury, and then losing our running back Darren McFadden. In addtion, our legendary, trendsetting, trailblazing owner, Al Davis passed away. Mark Davis assumed ownership while grieving his loss and it was Hue Jackson’s loyalty to the franchise that saw him take on more responsibilities.Despite the firing of Coach Allen, our record as of print is 0-10 and 0-16 over two seasons! Our team was in a better position with Coach Hue Jackson. Raiders Nation let your voice be heard; hire Hue Jackson in 2015!Paid for by Supporters of Hire Hue Jackson."
The Raiders have won eight games—total—since Jackson, now the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals, was let go. Oakland is 8-34 over the last three seasons, including an NFL-worst 0-10 in 2014.
Jackson spent two seasons in Oakland. He joined former coach Tom Cable’s staff in 2010 as offensive coordinator before taking over the head coaching job after Cable was fired after an 8-8 season in 2010.
Oakland hasn’t had a winning season since reaching the Super Bowl following the 2002 season.
Since 2003, the Raiders are an NFL-worst 48-122—10 games worse than the Cleveland Browns.
The New England Patriots have the NFL’s best record in that span at 135-35, 18 games better than the Indianapolis Colts (117-53).
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