Raiders job still open

Well the news today is that both Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino have turned down the Oakland Raiders Head Coaching job. Whisenhunt is coming off of the Super Bowl win, and it was especially hard to leave because the offense is still led by 23 year old Ben Roethlisberger, who, Super Bowl aside, is a heck of a player. Petrino did not want to leave Lousiville.

Now it looks like the leading candidate is Art Shell, who has said that he will accept the position if he is offered it. If Shell is hired, he will be the only minority head coaching candidate that was hired this offseason.

As for me, I was still kind of hoping Mike Martz would somehow get the job. I don't really think he's a very good head coach by any means, but he's a great offensive mind, and watching Collins/Jordan/Moss/Porter under Martz could have been a lot of fun. Instead, it looks like Martz is probably heading to Detroit.