ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that Raiders owner Al Davis is trying to get head coach Lane Kiffin to resign in order for the team to pursue Denny Green as a replacement. Apparently a letter of resignation has been drafted by Davis, but Kiffin has refused to sign it. This, as they say when trying to technically describe such a thing in our business, is an awesome story. You might recall that both coaches in question have Minnesota ties; Kiffin went to Bloomington Jefferson and played football there, and for a while was considered a strong candidate for the Gophers job that went to Tim Brewster. Denny Green? Well, he needs no introduction. Someone should write a book that is largely about the Denny Green years here. Oh, wait. Someone already did. And that same someone also took home this week’s COW, based on your voting.

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