Tom Cable
Tom Cable Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable met with owner Al Davis on Thursday to discuss his status with the team, however nothing has been decided about the coached future.

Raiders senior executive John Herrera said the two men could meet again Friday, and a team official confirmed they would. Cable has been spending the 10 days since the season ended evaluating the team with his assistant coaches.

According to team sources, a final decision on Cable's future likely wasn't to be made Thursday night.

Cable is 9-19 since replacing Lane Kiffin early in the 2008 season. In 2009, the Raiders finished 5-11. Cable lead to their NFL-worst seventh straight season with at least 11 losses.

Even though
Oakland was only able to manage just 5 victories, they did have some bright spots. The Raiders beat playoff teams in Cincinnati and Philadelphia and knocked off contenders Denver and Pittsburgh on the road in December.

As high as the highs were this season, the lows were just as extreme. Oakland also lost to last-place teams in Kansas City, Washington and Cleveland and scored just 17 touchdowns in 16 games.

Cable has pointed to the team's improvement after quarterback JaMarcus Russell's mid-season benching as proof that he deserves another year to get the Raiders back to the playoffs.

With Cable serving as head coach and play-caller and overseeing the offensive line, he could have a hard time convincing Davis that he deserves another season.