Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson spent a third straight day in Oakland interviewing with the Raiders for a coaching position Thursday.
Despite media reports that Raiders owner Al Davis has recently been interviewing candidates for an assistant coaching position, it should not come as a surprise if Raiders coach Tom Cable is fired and Jackson replaces him, according to a source. The Raiders could not be reached for comment.
The Raiders like Jackson, 45, because he played a major part in the development of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, and the Raiders also like what he has done working with Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco the past two seasons. Jackson, who has been with the Ravens for two years, also has ties to California, having held coaching jobs at USC, California and Cal State-Fullerton.
If Jackson, who has not been a head coach, is hired, it wouldn't be the first time Davis made an interesting pick for coach, including Kiffin, who was the offensive coordinator at USC when Davis hired him in 2007, and Cable, who had been the offensive line coach at Oakland and Atlanta before succeeding Kiffin.
Cable went 5-11 in his first full season as coach and is 9-19 since replacing Lane Kiffin early in the 2008 season, leading the Raiders to their NFL-worst seventh straight season with at least 11 losses.
