Raiders Rumors: Eric Bieniemy, Luke Getsy Among OC Targets After Kingsbury Talks | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

There are reportedly multiple candidates still in the mix for the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive coordinator job after talks with USC senior offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach Kliff Kingsbury broke down.

Kingsbury's agent, Erik Burkhardt, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday that Kingsbury is not taking the Raiders' OC job despite previous reports that he had agreed to take it.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy was considered a "strong candidate" earlier in the Raiders' OC search, and they also spoke to Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy about their OC job recently.

Per ProFootballTalk, UCLA head coach is rumored to have interviewed "at least twice" for the Raiders' offensive coordinator position as well.

After a 3-5 start to the season in 2023, the Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi and named Antonio Pierce interim head coach.

Pierce went 5-4 the rest of the way and had the team playing much better down the stretch, so he had the interim tag removed and was named head coach after the season ended.

Since he was an NFL linebacker and has a defensive background, Pierce is now searching for someone to run the offense.

Of the available options, Bieniemy is perhaps the most experienced and successful candidate, as he was the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2022, and won a pair of Super Bowls.

He left KC for Washington in 2023 since head coach Andy Reid has always been the Chiefs' offensive play-caller, meaning Bieniemy had his first chance to call plays this season.

The results weren't great, as the Commanders ranked 24th in total offense and 25th in scoring.

Getsy spent the past two seasons as the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator, and his unit showed improvement from 2022 to 2023.

In his first season, the Bears were 28th in yardage and 23rd in scoring, but they were 20th in total offense and 18th in scoring offense this season.

Kelly has extensive experience as a head coach, serving in that role at Oregon from 2009 to 2012, with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013 to 2015, with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 and at UCLA since 2018.

He has also often been an offensive play-caller along the way, the Raiders could represent his ticket back to the NFL.

Regardless of who lands the Las Vegas OC job, the coach will have a tough job ahead of them due to uncertainty at quarterback.

In 2023, rookie fourth-round pick Aidan O'Connell started 10 games, completing 62.1 percent of his passes for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

O'Connell acquitted himself well, so he could win the starting job in 2024, or Vegas could look for a new QB in the draft, via free agency or through a trade.

Whatever the case, major improvements are needed for a Raiders offense that ranked 27th in yards and 23rd in scoring in 2023.