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Jackson Is Raiders Next Coaching Victim

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Hue Jackson will be introduced as the Raiders coach Tuesday. And he will be fired "... in two seasons, one season or by Thanksgiving?

Jackson had better be a cutting-edge offensive innovator who returns the Raiders to greatness, of which an 8-8 campaign does not qualify.

Otherwise, his job security is nonexistent under Al Davis, the Raiders' unparalleled icon and the most demanding employer known to mankind.

Undercover boss? Not Davis. At 81, he still rules with an iron fist as legendary as Captain Hook's.

"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the Raider football team and the Raider Nation," Davis said in a statement.

A long time? As calculated...

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