A case of being too full of himself

Hue Jackson, coach of the Raiders:

"We're going to create something that's great," Jackson said in July. "I'm not interested in being good. I'm interested in being great."  10/17

While others retreated from any definitive call on whether Carson Palmer would be behind center on Sunday, Raiders coach Hue Jackson continued to have fun with the game of NFL cat and mouse.
"I know who the starting quarterback is," he told the media gathering with a wink after Friday's practice in Alameda.  10/21


Coach Hue Jackson wanted to set the record straight about the signing of free-agent wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.  Houshmandzadeh is a Raider because Jackson, and not quarterback Carson Palmer, made it so. He said he wanted Houshmandzadeh in July but was overruled by owner Al Davis.
"Carson Palmer had nothing to do with this," Jackson said Wednesday. "I tried to get T.J. during training camp."  11/02


Only a few days ago, right after Jason Campbell's serious injury, Jackson acquired Carson Palmer and bragged that it was the "greatest trade in football."  Then Jackson spent all week teasing with the possibility of Palmer starting this game over semi-incumbent Kyle Boller. 10/23

"I've (Hue Jackson talking) sat at this man's (reference to Al Davis) knee for two years and I've been involved in that draft," he said. "I've helped shape this team over the last couple of years, as far as draft picks are concerned on this football team. So, I know what they look like, run like, act like, sound like ... the whole nine yards. Now, it's just a matter of making sure that all the T's are crossed and the I's are dotted as we move forward." 10/10

"We're chasing a championship," coach Hue Jackson said with Palmer flanked beside him at an introductory news conference Tuesday afternoon. "I'm very excited about this football team and where it has a chance to go." 10/18

"This is a new beginning for this football team," Jackson said. "We don't care if they're ugly, we don't care if they're pretty. We just don't care. Our No. 1 purpose when we play is to win. 10/09