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New GM first, or hire a coach? Las Vegas Raiders must decide how to proceed

"The one thing I know, is what I don't know. The one thing I did know was I needed to bring the right people in here." -- Mark Davis, upon introducing Reggie McKenzie as the Raiders' general manager on Jan. 10, 2012.

HENDERSON, Nev. -- It's the classic chicken and the egg dilemma in the oft-upside down world of the NFL -- what comes first, the general manager or the coach? And when it comes to the Las Vegas Raiders under the stewardship of Mark Davis, who took control of the franchise upon the passing of his father, Hall of Famer Al Davis on Oct.