FILE - This Aug. 13, 2012 file photo shows Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen watching during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Oakland, Calif. The... more 

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2012 file photo shows Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen watching during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Oakland, Calif. The first offseason for the Raiders since the death of longtime owner and architect Al Davis was one full of changes. A general manager was brought on board to run the football operations, and team hired its first defensive-minded coach since the 1970s. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) less