The Merc continues to beat the drums for Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh as a candidate to coach the Raiders.
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News, notes and analysis from the Raiders 31-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, courtesy of locker room quite sheets and information relayed by beat writer Steve Corkran:

– The most important player on the Raiders wants Tom Cable as his head coach.
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Raider Nation, Cable’s your guy.

There is simply no other conclusion Al Davis can reach than to remove the “interim” from the job title of Tom Cable and make him the head coach of the Raiders for 2009 and beyond.
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A few things to keep an eye on when the Raiders face the Bucs Sunday:

– A decent start.

Can the Raiders keep the game within a touchdown or less early on? Jon Gruden loves to get a lead and then sit on it with the run.
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News, notes and analysis following a shorter-than-usual practice, with many players high-tailing it out of the locker room to be with their families on Christmas Eve:

– Jeff Garcia is so eager to play the Raiders he muscled his way past Derrick Brooks so he could do the conference call.
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No sign of cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha as the Raiders completed warmups and drills and began Wednesday’s practice.

More to come later from conference calls with Bucs coach Jon Gruden and quarterback Jeff Garcia as well as post-practice sessions with the Raiders . . .

A day after what the Raiders’ signature performance of the season, coach Tom Cable made his case for removing the “interim” designation from his job title.
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Check back here at 1 p.m. today to join Jerry McDonald for our weekly Raiders live chat.

How NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to media questions regarding the Raiders and the state of Bay Area football:
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As interesting as it will be to watch Randy Moss attempt to get open deep Sunday on the field he graced (or dis-graced) with a half-hearted effort for the better part of two seasons, the danger between the 20s for the Oakland defense will be dealing with Wes Welker.

Welker is the kind of receiver you’d never find in Oakland. He’s 5-foot-9, 185 pounds, doesn’t have blazing speed and wasn’t even drafted out of Texas Tech. Rather than run under rainbows in the vertical game, he’s a catch-and-run specialist adept at helping move the chains.
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