Since the Bengals were eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday, Jackson has emerged as one of the hotter candidates on what has generally been a mild market. He's earned rave reviews for his work the last two seasons in Cincinnati. He also went 8-8 in his one season as coach of the Raiders (2011), which ties for their best record in the last 13 years. He was fired at the end of one season on the same day new GM Reggie McKenzie was hired. McKenzie wanted to clean house after Jackson's Raiders collapsed down the stretch after a 7-4 start.