"While general manager Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen were in Mobile, Ala., this week meeting, interviewing, negotiating and reaching an agreement for Allen to be the next Raiders head coach, Al Saunders was there watching.

Oakland's offensive coordinator is the one assistant still under contract, and he was scouting college players at Senior Bowl practices. Retaining Saunders would make a smooth transition for the Raiders' ninth-ranked offense, but Allen can pick his own staff, McKenzie said."