"As the regular season moves to a conclusion, the Raiders widely are expected to hire a G.M. after the 2011 season ends.

Per a league source, the Raiders have no list and plan to compile no list of G.M. candidates until the 2011 season ends.

It's worth noting that the Raiders have no list because there are rumors, and possibly reports, of a list. The rumors and reports simply aren't true.

So where do the rumors and reports come from? Agents and other intermediaries apparently are pitching names to the Raiders, which then can be used as a vehicle for forcing the names that are pitched into the general conversation, giving the names some validity."