That said, the WWL is reporting that noted sweatsuit model and Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is casting an eye at the coaching carousel to replace Lane Kiffin. Let me repeat that: Al Davis is looking to fire Lane Kiffin after one season because he wants to hire Dennis Green.

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has been pushing for coach Lane Kiffin to resign and is considering Dennis Green as a potential replacement, sources close to Kiffin and the team said.

Davis has gone so far as to draft a letter of resignation for Kiffin to sign, a source said. Kiffin has refused to do so but has dared Davis to fire him instead. The letter, the source said, was sent to Kiffin two weeks ago.

Kiffin, who was 4-12 in his first season as coach, has two years remaining on his contract at an estimated $2 million per year.

Raider Nation must be about ready to mutiny.

Al Davis has fired not one, not two, but three head coaches in the six seasons since Jon Gruden left Northern California for the warmer bay in Tampa. And now he wants to add a fourth name to that list. I believe before he is through, Al Davis will have hired and fired every last coaching candidate in the league, and unfortunately for those fans the Raiders will still suck.

Now it’s hard to fault Parcells for wanting to hire his own man for the job, especially when he’s trying to put a disastrous 1-15 season in the rearview mirror, but you still have to feel a little bad for Cameron. He was hired to replace Nick Saban, who jumped the sinking ship after two seasons, and given a rag tag roster that was hardly playoff calibre. But such is life in the NFL.

So who will the Big Tuna hire to be his new head coach? I’m sure it’ll be someone Bill Parcells-like. Like maybe Bill Parcells perhaps?

It has been seven long seasons in the Motor City since Matt Millen took over as team president and general manager, just how long does it take to turn a program around? New Orleans went from worst in the league to the NFC Championship last season, Green Bay is 13-3 after finishing 4-12 two years ago.

Granted, this year’s 7-9 record is the best of the Millen era, but that’s small consolation to the Detroit faithful who have been denied a playoff team since 1999.

Sticking around and discrediting their respective schools, that’s more their style. Running their football programs into the ground is the way they roll, baby. And they won’t give up until they’re done. Or fired. Yes, definitely fired.

If this news is true, it could be the saving grace for prime-time football. The MNF franchise has had some problems on ESPN, but shedding the dead-weight that is, was, Theismann is a serious step in the right direction. I can’t tell you the number times during MNF — and Sunday Night Football before that — that my television has been in danger of colliding with the nearest boot, beer bottle, or cat.

Of course no one seems to be willing to go on the record about this news yet. The story was broke by Newsday, which quoted Theismann as saying he couldn’t comment “until I fully understand what has taken place.” Well Joe, let me help you understand: You suck and you finally lost your job because of it. You have been doing color for ESPN since 1988 (good Lord, has it really been that long?) and not once during that time have you said anything close to intelligent and we’re all as happy as Lawrence Taylor on a coke-and-hooker binge that you’re leaving.

But now of course this leaves the question of who will replace Theismann in the booth along with Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser. Some names SI.com tosses out include Emmitt Smith (nice guy, great player, good dancer, but in the booth?), Bill Parcells (sweet baby Jebus, no), and Ron Jaworski (just stab me in the eye). Now I would be in favor of MNF going back to a two-man booth but surely there’s a better NFL personality out there, someone who knows the hard knocks football can dish out.

I hear David Carr is looking for work.

Gray might have been spared a similar fate so as not to reflect negatively while he interviews for various head coaching positions around the league, or he might be the top candidate to replace Mularkey. (The NFL Rumor Mill makes up for its lack of consistency and clarity with oodles of silliness.) In any event, it does not appear that he will return to Buffalo in the same capacity.

Anyhoo, Mularkey has apparently given “undisclosed family reasons” as the official impetus for his resignation. Those of us here at oddSnark assume The Family Mularkey are displaying an entirely reasonable aversion to a lame duck status that surely has nowhere positive to go.

The Dearly Departed

Mike Tice, former Minnesota Vikings head coach: Technically he got canned yesterday, but we’ll include him, and pretend the owner of the Vikes at least was gracious enough not to immediately fire his ass right after his team won their final game.

Dom Capers, former Houston Texans head coach: Hard to go 2-14 and remain employed, especially when you’ve been “rebuilding” for the last four years.

Mike Martz, former St. Louis Rams head coach: His bacteria-filled heart effectively fired him 5 games into the season, but you knew Mikey wasn’t going to be asked back when he was barred by the team from any contact with offensive coordinators or allowed on the sidelines.

Mike Sherman, former Green Bay Packers head coach: Worst Packer season in 15 years won’t do much for your employment status, especially when you’re under more than a wee bit of pressure to finally break through in the playoffs and get a championship for Titletown, instead of yet another playoff loss.

Jim Haslett, former New Orleans Saints head coach: You know you’re not in a good spot when even residual hurricane sympathy can’t save your job.