Raiders fire head coach Dennis Allen

Sep 30, 2014

The Raiders fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday night on the heels of his team's 0-4 start and no obvious signs of the progress he expected this season.

A Raiders spokesman confirmed via text message that Allen had been fired. The initial report of the firing came from Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, a person Allen is close to from his days with the New Orleans Saints and someone he confides in on a regular basis.

Fantasy Impact:

Tony Sparano was named the interim head coach. This was the ideal time for an in-season coaching change as the Raiders have a Week 5 bye, giving a Sparano the better part of two weeks to acclimate to his role. Sparano is the former Dolphins head coach and was the Raiders offensive line coach.

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Saints RB Alvin Kamara off injury report ahead of Week 15

Tom Pelissero

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Related Players: Kendre Miller

Fantasy Impact:

It would have been an easy click for a Kendre Miller week if Kamara were forced to miss, but this puts the kibosh on that. Fire Kamara up as an RB2 this week in a game that may feature him even more than usual with no Carr.

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Ian Rapoport

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Related Players: Zach Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh

Fantasy Impact:

Looks like a clear runway for another Charbonnet week in what should be a tightly contested game against the Packers at home. Fire him up as a fringe RB1/2.