Oakland Raiders: Is Hue Jackson Crazy To Accept the Raiders Job?

Oakland Raiders now have a coach, just like every other team out there in the NFL. What a novel concept!

The Raiders were more than a week behind other teams in their head coaching search, but they filled the vacancy yesterday when they promoted offensive coordinator Hue Jackson to the top gig. 

Since setting foot on the field at Qualcomm Stadium in Super Bowl XXXVII, the Raiders have been a borderline disastrous franchise. 

But the Raiders did show signs of turning it around in 2010. Of course they fired Tom Cable, the man who oversaw the minor resurgence. 

Raiders head coaches have failed miserably ever since Jon Gruden left, and many promising candidates have turned down the job, so why would Hue Jackson take it?

Here are 10 reasons why. 

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