When the draft wraps up in any given year, a rash of pink slips are handed out to scouts around the league, who suddenly find themselves without work after helping make the draft a reality. But in addition to the usual scouting spring cleaning, the Raiders plan to make dramatic changes to the upper levels of their personnel department, according to Alex Marvez of the Sporting News. 
Per Marvez, Oakland is expected to add at least one new personnel executive to the front office, and Matt Miller of Bleacher Report tweets that Ed Marynowitz and Brian Heimerdinger are potential candidates for the job. Marvez also hears that player personnel director Joey Clinkscales could be on his way out. Clinkscales, who previously worked as Vice President of College Scouting for the Jets and who has been a GM candidate twice in his career, has been with the Raiders since 2012, but Marvez suggests that he might be headed to the Browns‘ front office.
Clinkscales joined the Raiders in 2012, and his longstanding relationship with Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie may have made the team a good fit for both men. But head coach Jon Gruden, who rejoined the silver-and-black this offseason, apparently wants to shake things up a bit throughout the department, which is not an uncommon development when a new head coach or GM comes on board.
Gruden now has final say on roster decisions, usurping a bit of McKenzie’s power, but McKenzie and Gruden both say that they are working well together. McKenzie said, “I got a feel for coach Gruden. We like the same type of players.”
A Raiders spokesman decline comment as to whether major changes are forthcoming.
The guy hasn’t coached in ten years or ever been a GM. Reggie has done a great job as GM so just let him do his job. If the Raiders don’t win a AFC championship within 2-3 years the heat on Gruden will be unreal and deserved.
Too late for that now. They gave Gruden that power when they signed him.
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I am a PACKERS FAN but I think the raiders draft was more Jon Gruden and the raiders would have a better draft if Reggie McKenzie had final say on draft picks
Gruden know all. Gruden sees all. Gruden runs off talented front office. Gruden runs off cliff…..
Gruden won 1 Super Bowl. Tony Dungys team. He himself admits that and thanked TONY. Since that SB Gruden destroyed the Bucs. So let’s see what happens.
Grudens contract is such a train wreck