Tarver could be returning to the NFL in a coordinator capacity.

With the ease at which Dennis Allen replaced Al Saunders with Greg Knapp the defensive mined head coach of the Oakland Raiders must have thought doing the same for Chuck Bresnahan would be even easier. After all, he already had a man in mind in the form of Richard Smith whom Allen coached with in Denver.

At least that was the plan until the Donkeys denied the Raiders an interview with Smith. Same goes for Bill Johnson who the Saints gave the same non-stamp of approval for interview.

No worries though because Greg Manusky was available and had ties to the Bay Area. Too bad he chose the Indianapolis rebuilding project over the Oakland renovation for his choice of employment.

All those closed doors have left a couple names floating through the rumor mill both of which have ties to Reggie McKenzie and the Green Bay Packers. That’s a little like being unemployed and your best bet at finding work are all friends of your parents.

Dennis Allen has already had three strikes in trying to hire NFL defensive coaches so that’s why he’s turning to the NCAA specifically Stanford University.

According to reports, the Raiders are looking at Stanford co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver to become the lone defensive coordinator of the silver and black.
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