you can’t make that argument… Coaching makes a big difference.. look at the Niners they essentially have the same team as last year. Lets not forget the raiders aren’t 2 years away they were pretty much 2-3 failed defensive assignments away from making the Playoffs.

Raiders franchise can be accused of many things, but it has ALWAYS been willing to hire someone regardless of color.

That was the Al Davis “golden rule” LONG before it became known as the Rooney Rule

Disagree with you on waiting to hire (UNLESS you were hoping to get a HC off the staff of one of the teams still in the playoffs)…Running a NFL franchise is a 365 day gig and the Raiders are behind the power curb. Maybe Ljay and Wauffle weren’t going to stay, but certainly not having any HC hired as of yet sure made it easier for both to leave.

Get a head coach that McKenzie believes he can work with, put the staff together and get go with the business of winning.

As far as 2-3 years away, I certainly hope not…The AFC West is as weak as ever and Carson Palmer is 32 and if the Raiders hope to make noise with him the focus needs to be RELOADING not REBUILDING.

Especially if you look at what the Raiders gave up for Palmer (basically the future).

Offensive is plenty good enough to win (especially if they can keep DMAC healthy…Remember Palmer never played with him in the backfield…Will be scary next year with a healthy DMAC and Palmer with a full offseason).

Defense has some talent (Shaunessey, Houston, Wimbley, T. Branch) and some veteran leadership (Huff, Kelly, Seymour)…What they need is a 3-4 focus and a some playmakers which they have NONE (which they will have to go through FA to find).

Retread offensive oriented coach, with no history of success, feckless and desperate for another head coaching job.

If Marty M-ball comes to Oakland, I might have to become an agnostic NFL fan.

Why downgrade?

I mean Mike Singletary is more qualified than Winston Moss. He’s not ready yet.

The Raiders have been a joke for a decade. They have some talent on both sides of the ball, but are a couple years and a defense away from being relevant again.

Fellow Raider fans, look at the teams left in the playoffs and tell me that the Raiders are ready to be on that stage. You can’t. Hue may have gotten the Raiders to the playoffs next season but without draft picks, and limited cap space, how many improvements could have been made?

I hope Reggie takes his time and brings in the right HC, someone who can actually build his own staff. A staff with or without Saunders and every former Raider player on it.

Moss as the HC, keep Saunders as OC for stability (and a VERY experienced NFL playcaller) to help Moss focus on being the HC and the defense (by FAR the weakest part of this year’s team).

Would have perferred Mike Nolan as DC,but bring in Darren Perry and AJ Hawk (if he gets cut from the Packers) from the Packers, A. Frankin (DT) from the Saints and go all in rebuilding the defense into a 3-4 (which is about the ONLY way you can salvage Roland McClain…He just doesn’t have the tools to be a 4-4 MLB).

He’s moving pretty slow so far.

Are you kidding me??

Better off with Marty Mcfly!