The Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson have been tied together throughout this coaching cycle -- specifically the past week.

The buzz surrounding Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as a head coaching candidate is growing louder ahead of the divisional round. There is

Starting last Thursday, the talk started to intensify of Johnson to the Raiders. Coincidentally, or not, that was the same day the Raiders fired G.M. Tom Telesco, clearing a path for the "alignment" that Johnson has prioritized with the front office.