Who’s coaching the Raiders next season?

The good news for Las Vegas interim coach Rich Bisaccia is that he led the Raiders to the playoffs despite constant controversy surrounding this team throughout the season. The bad news is owner Mark Davis gave a bunch of money and power to former head coach Jon Gruden, and Davis likely will be attracted to the idea of landing another big name to coach his franchise. This is in no way a knock on Bisaccia. He did a hell of a job. It’s just that he probably needed to take this team to a Super Bowl to have a great shot at keeping this gig. For one thing, the league is littered with successful interim coaches who couldn’t cut it once they were given a permanent position (Bruce Arians is one of the few who blossomed in such a role, as he thrived in Indianapolis before leading the Cardinals and Buccaneers later in his career). The other issue facing Bisaccia is the talent pool. There are a slew of appealing candidates on the market, including those with prior head-coaching experience (Quinn, Brian Flores, Todd Bowles, Doug Pederson) and those with strong credentials as assistants (Moore, Eric Bieniemy, Byron Leftwich, Matt Eberflus). One name that continues to be brought up around the Raiders is Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. A source within that program said Harbaugh truly is considering NFL jobs, largely because he’s still miffed about taking a pay cut after a subpar season in 2020. Now that he’s fresh off a Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff appearance, he could be looking to cash in on his leverage.