Tom Cable Beating Women Not Opponents

The Raiders have hardly been maintaining their commitment to excellence. Instead, maybe they should instill a motto of a “commitment to bad apples”. They say that leadership starts at the top, and if the snake’s head truly belongs to the immortal Al Davis then he hasn’t chosen a great leading man to coach the Raiders. After reports emerged that Tom Cable beat his ex-wife, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is calling for an immediate suspension of the guy aptly called “The Cable Guy”.
 
The news broke on ESPN the president of NOW, Terry O’Neil stated, “"Mr. Cable admits having battered his first wife, and he stands accused of battering two other intimate partners as well. As a survivor of domestic violence, I know that women do not make such accusations lightly. Indeed, women have much more to lose than to gain by coming forward to tell their stories." He also asked, "Tom Cable's history of violence against women raises a question: why is he still the head coach of an NFL team?”
 
It’s a good question. Another question, however, is: why is this guy still a head coach after notching a 2-6 SU record this season, bringing his “career” record to a hideous 6-14 SU? Not only has the former offensive line coach been drubbing his team in to the ground in weekly losses, his offense is ranked second-worst in the NFL with 9.8 points per game. I know that number speaks for itself, but put it in to perspective. Most place-kickers in the top-10 are averaging about 9-points per game on the board. Yeesh.
 
Cable’s history of violence against women is pretty well documented, but it’s also reasserted by the fact that he kicks the crap out of his staff. Literally. Former assistant coach, Randy Hanson, accused Cable of breaking his jaw/face when he threw a chair across the room. It’s not that the chair hit Hanson…it’s more that he was sitting in it when it was flying through the air. Hanson bashed his mug and tried to sue the Raiders and Cable, but Al Davis probably threw enough money at the little playbook geek to silence the case.
 
But the case against Cable gave enough courage to his previous girlfriends and wives to come forward and wag their dainty fingers at the Raiders coach. Three women (two ex-wives and one girlfriend) have come out to say that Tom Cable abused them physically. Despite the fact that, “Cable was accused of physical abuse against two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend”, Cable still holds his job at the coach.
 
Well do you know what else he’s abusing? The betting trust of Raider Nation. Oakland is just 4-4 ATS thanks to some monstrous lines put up by the oddsmakers. I guess that’s the only good news for Cable; he can at least beat the NFL point spread half the time. But the NFL handicappers have a pretty basic job when figuring out what to do with Cable’s guys.
 
They have – bar none – the worst quarterback in the league (at least Derek Anderson was a no-namer and has had one good season). Darren McFadden is one more season from being a full fledged bust, and the defense continues to get blow up by spreading their legs and giving up touchdowns. The problem for the NFL sports betting enthusiast is that the NFL betting lines on these games are sometimes astronomical.
 
Even more out-worldly is the idea that Al Davis hasn’t suspended Tom Cable. This guy should be focusing on beating his opponents, not his inner circle. With all the negative press that the Raiders get blasted with on a daily basis, it’s no wonder that they’ve become a laughing stock  of the NFL. Now that they’re getting national attention for their coach’s pathetic history of violence, the “silver and black” is becoming the “black and blue” from all the abuse they’re taking inside of betting circles, sports media and national media.
 
And Raiders fan were sure things couldn’t get any worse.