Sean Payton, but only if Marv and Ralph will give him a long leash!
From PFW - Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004.
Oakland Raiders
Cowboys assistant head coach/QB coach Sean Payton apparently could have had the Raiders' vacated head-coaching job, but he backed out at the last minute before the details could be finalized. Raiders owner Al Davis said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon that he hadn’t offered the job to anyone, but there were reports that team officials had begun contacting assistant coaches with other teams about joining Payton’s staff before he changed his mind. It is believed that the prospect of coaching the Raiders under the thumb of the hands-on Davis became less and less appealing to Payton. Now Davis will turn his attention elsewhere, with Patriots coordinators Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis rumored to be on his list.