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Hue Jackson is the Oakland Raiders' only head coaching option this season. The infamous "greatest trade in football" that he made following Al Davis’ death locks Jackson in for a single win-or-you’re-fired campaign.

First off, no available head coach is going to want to join the Raiders under the given circumstances. Think about it. Who would prefer to interview with a team lacking a first-round pick? That isn’t exactly the ideal way for a coach to begin his tenure with a new franchise.

Next year, though, Oakland will be a desirable destination if Jackson fails to turn the ship around. Pieces like Darren McFadden, Rolando McClain and Darrius Heyward-Bey will attract talented head coaches to the Bay Area. And again, Oakland would be far more likely to find the perfect replacement for Jackson with a first-round pick to work with in April.

Jackson dug his grave; he deserves one more year to potentially climb out. With his first full offseason as head coach of the Raiders, he may actually be able to succeed. If Carson Palmer can come in and show flashes of his former dominant self after just days of practice, imagine him after spending an entire training camp with Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore and Kevin Boss.

Hiring Green Bay Packers director of football operations Reggie McKenzie at general manager is a huge move in the right direction for this franchise. According to NBC Sports, though, sources believe that there is tension between McKenzie and Jackson.

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McKenzie has a proven eye for talent. (Have you see the Packers lately?) But his wisdom as a GM will be put to the test quickly.

If he fires Jackson now, McKenzie will have difficulty finding a head coach that he won’t fire a couple years down the line thanks to "the greatest trade in football." Allowing Jackson to live or die with the shots that he called is the most seamless way to transition into 2012.

David Daniels is a Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.

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