Kansas City is also high on Syracuse coach Doug Marrone, according to sources, and Marrone has a strong pro background as well and has quickly turned around that lagging program.San DiegoReid would love to land here, his hometown, but it doesn't look likely. Bruce Arians, the Colts offensive coordinator who went 93 as interim head coach, would make a lot of sense, however, and he already has strong ties to defensive coordinator John Pagano, who is likely to be retained. Arians cannot interview until after the Colts' wild card game, so no rush there.Some GMs, of course, are better at lying than others. I thought Bobby Beathard was a master. The only problem with Bobby was, if he told us who he actually was drafting, we would have laughed and actually believed him.

Hue Jackson, another classic Al guy. Other teams weren't banging on Jackson's door (although the 49ers interviewed him). In Jackson, Davis found a man who respected the boss (a trait uncommon in recent Raiders hea