Raiders Offically Announce Allen as New Head Coach

January 27th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

The Raiders formally announced Friday that former Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen will be Oakland’s new head coach.

New general manager Reggie McKenzie decided earlier this week to hire Allen to replace the fired Hue Jackson as head coach. The two sides finalized the details Thursday. Allen will be formally introduced Monday.

Allen is Oakland’s seventh head coach since 2003. The Raiders have gone nine straight seasons without a winning record or a playoff berth, just missing out on the AFC West title on tiebreakers with an 8-8 record last season.

The 39-year-old Allen will be the first new Raiders coach to come from the defensive side of the ball since late owner Al Davis hired linebackers coach John Madden in 1969.

In his first season as coordinator in Denver, Allen helped the Broncos improve from allowing a league-worst 29.4 points and 390.8 yards per game to ranking 20th in yards (357.8) and 24th in points (24.4) this season on the way to an AFC West title.

Before serving as Denver’s defensive coordinator last season, Allen spent five years as a defensive assistant in New Orleans and also coached for Atlanta.

The Raiders are coming off one of their worst defensive seasons ever. Oakland had franchise worsts in touchdown passes allowed (31), yards per carry (5.1), yards passing (4,262) and total yards (6,201), while giving up the third-most points (433) in team history.

The Raiders joined this year’s Tampa Bay team as one of the four teams to allow at least 30 TD passes and 5.0 yards per carry in a season, a distinction last reached by the 1952 Dallas Texans. The Raiders also became the sixth team since the 1970 merger to allow at least 2,000 yards rushing and 4,000 yards passing in a season.

The Raiders also set an NFL record last season with 163 penalties for 1,358 yards.

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Video: Raiders Roll Dice On New Coach Dennis Allen

January 26th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News, Opinions, Video

Adam Schefter On the Raiders picking Dennis Allen as their next head coach.

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January 25th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

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Allen Agrees to Become New Coach of the Raiders

January 24th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

As we reported earlier today, the Raiders and Broncos DC Dennis Allen were close to coming to terms on a deal that would make him the next head coach of the team.

It seems like those terms have been agreed upon, as Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting that Allen is going to be the next head coach of the Silver and Black.

Allen will be the first defensive head coach the team has had since 1969 when Al Davis hired John Madden, who then went on to lead the team to a Super Bowl win over the Vikings in 1976.

In 2002, Allen’s first year with the Atlanta, he assisted in coaching the defensive backfield, the club tied for third in the NFL with 24 interceptions and improved from 30th vs. the pass in 2001 to 16th the following year.

Over his last two years in Atlanta, the Falcons’ defensive line was the anchor of the defense. In 2004, Atlanta led the NFL for the first time in club history with 48 sacks and the unit sent DE Patrick Kerney to the Pro Bowl. In 2005 DT Rod Coleman represented the club in the postseason all-star game and the Falcons notched 37 sacks.

In 2006, Allen was in charge of the Saints’ defensive line, who combined for over 290 tackles, 28.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries. The season was highlighted by the Pro Bowl selection DE Will Smith.

He was then brought on by John Fox to be the Broncos defensive coordinator on January 24th, 2011.

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Raiders on Verge Of Hiring Denver’s DC Dennis Allen

January 24th, 2012 Oren Shiri Posted in Features, Main, News

Raiders seemed to have found their right hand man to lead them in the next era of Raiders football.

As the coaching carousel has been spinning out of control lately, but it looks like the search could finally be winding down for the Oakland Raiders.  Although there are some “final steps” that must take place before an agreement is reached, Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is the leading candidate to become the next head coach, according to reports from ESPN’s Adam Shefter and Chris Mortenson.

This announcement comes as a surprise to many, especially considering GM Reggie McKenzie made it evident he was looking to bring in his own candidate from the beginning—like Winston Moss—an assistant head coach and linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers, who had a good working relationship with McKenzie and was recently widely reported to be the leading candidate.

Moreover, Allen has no ties with McKenzie.

“The Raiders have already told other candidates, including Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice, that they are no longer in consideration,” according to ProFootballTalk.com.

Allen, 39, was a starting defensive back at Texas A&M in the ’90?s, but never extended his professional playing career in the NFL further than a training camp appearance with the Buffalo Bills.

His coaching career commenced as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M.  He then moved on to the University of Tulsa before operating as an assistant with the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.

And John Fox hired him last year in Denver.

Under the direction of Allen, Denver’s defense improved steadily over the course of the regular season and finished 24th in scoring (24.4 PPG), 22nd against the run (126.3 YPG), 20th in yards allowed (357.8 YPG) and 18th against the pass (231.5 YPG).  The Broncos were also 10th in sacks (41.0) and 6th in percentage of 3rd-down conversions allowed (34 percent).

Reports indicate Allen will meet with the team executives for a second time at the 2012 Senior Bowl to proceed negotiations.

If the deal happens, Allen will become the first head coach of the franchise with a defensive background since John Madden.

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Raiders Reportedly Close to Coming to Terms with Dennis Allen as Coach

January 24th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Main

Dennis Allen the front runner for the Raiders job

It sounds like the Raiders will have a new head coach sooner than later, as Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen has been noted by Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN as the leading candidate.

The silver and black have a number of other candidates for head coach, including Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice, already have been informed that the Raiders has found its man and they are no longer under consideration, according to sources.

Allen is meeting Tuesday with Raiders officials to see whether the two sides can take the final steps they need to come to an agreement. The 39-year-old would be the first Raiders head coach with a defensive background since John Madden was hired by Al Davis in 1969 to succeed John Rauch.

Allen was a defensive backs coach with the Saints and also worked with the defensive line in both New Orleans and Atlanta before joining the Broncos as their coordinator.

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Denver DC Dennis Allen to Have a Second Interview with Raiders

January 23rd, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Main

The Raiders will have a second sit down as with Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Allen’s second interview will take place in Mobile, Alabama, where most NFL coaches and personnel executives are attending the Senior Bowl.

The Broncos’ defensive coordinator is one of several candidates on the Raiders’ list of candidates. Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice, Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, Dolphins interim head coach Todd Bowles and Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers are former NFL head coaches the Raiders are interested in.

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Raiders Spoke to Winston Moss Friday

January 22nd, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

The Raiders have spoken to Packers assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach Winston Moss. The interview took place on Friday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

Moss, who played for the Raiders during his 11-year NFL career, has been with the Packers since 2006 and added the title of “assistant head coach” the following year. Moss began his NFL coaching career with the Seattle Seahawks in 1998 before joining the New Orleans Saints in 2000.

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie worked with Moss in Green Bay, as did Marty Mornhinweg, the current Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator who has also interviewed for the Raiders’ head coaching position.

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