Rumor: The Raiders to Hire Tom Cable as Head Coach

According to ESPN, though even they claimed that they do not have confirmation, Tom Cable is expected to be the next full-time head coach of the Raiders. I use the term full-time loosely, because Cable could start 0-4 and lose his job.

There are two sad truths in Oakland.

1. No one will ever expect them to have a break out season until they actually have a break out season.
2. Al Davis is still running the show.

Oakland is simply a lost franchise right now. There is no telling what direction JaMarcus Russell is going to go from here. Darren McFadden is being horribly underused. The Raiders have almost no threat at wide receiver (though Zach Miller is a good option at tight end). The offensive line can run block, but they can't protect a quarterback at all. On defense the Raiders can't stop the run and may be losing their best defensive player in free agency. How long is it going to take for Oakland to get back to prominence?

Will they ever? Cincinnati was able to get out of their rut this decade, albeit briefly. I'm sure Oakland will be able to have at least one successful season in the next five years. We just have to wonder what it's going to take, because I'm really not sure a coach who went 4-8 is worth the job.