Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen begin new day in Raiders football

This season the Oakland Raiders will start a new regime. After the passing of longtime owner Al Davis, the franchise shifted its operations to first time general manager Reggie McKenzie, who was formerly the director of pro personnel for the Green Bay Packers. His first order of business was to fire Hue Jackson and hire first time head coach Dennis Allen. As the Raiders move in a new direction, the pair will have to succeed together. McKenzie comes to the Raiders, where he played linebacker, as a defensive minded general manager. He brought in Allen, who was an up and coming defensive coordinator in Denver, to change the franchise direction. The hires should improve the poor Oakland defense from a year ago, where they ranked 27th in the NFL in both passing yards allowed and rushing yards allowed. As the Raiders finish their first offseason workouts under Allen, McKenzie is impressed with the first year head coach. “I think he’s, from the standpoint of big picture, he gets it,”...