Raiders: Tom Cable out

(01-04) 20:55 PST -- An 8-8 record, the Raiders' best mark since 2002, was not good enough for owner Al Davis, as he informed Tom Cable on Tuesday night that the team will not pick up the option in the head coach's contract.

Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson will become the head coach, a source close to Jackson said. Raiders senior executive John Herrera, however, there was no second announcement coming.

"We have not talked to anybody yet," Herrera said. "Nothing has been done. This was the decision that had to be made first."

A phone call to Cable was not returned.

Oakland had until Jan. 17 to decide whether to pick up a two-year option in Cable's contract. Cable, who started with the Raiders as an offensive line coach, finishes 17-27 as head coach since replacing Lane Kiffin on an interim basis in 2008.

"The Raiders express gratitude to Tom Cable for his contributions in his four seasons as an assistant and as head coach of the Silver and Black," the team said in a statement.

The Raiders finished 8-8, 6-0 in the AFC West. It was the first time since the 1970 merger that a team has gone undefeated in its division and not made the playoffs. Davis probably will cite the 2-8 record outside of the AFC West, as well as a franchise-record 1,276 yards in penalties, as reasons for letting Cable walk.

Jackson, 45, was pursued earlier in the day by the 49ers, who asked the Raiders and were granted permission to interview him for their vacant head-coaching job.

Davis brought in Jackson last year to take over the play-calling duties from Cable and the Raiders more than doubled their point total from 2009 (197 to 410). Running back Darren McFadden had a breakout season, fourth-round pick Jacoby Ford made big plays at receiver and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns, and quarterback Jason Campbell responded after a rocky start to the season.

The 410 points were the sixth most in the NFL and the sixth most scored in a season in franchise history

Moments before he was told he was being let go, Cable made a regularly scheduled appearance on Sirius Radio.

"It's out of my hands," Cable told hosts Brian McGovern and Marty Schottenheimer. "Make no mistake about it: I want to be head coach of the Oakland Raiders. If that's not to be, by someone else's decision, then I'll be a head coach somewhere else. If not, I'll coach the (offensive) line for somebody, and I can do that pretty darn good. But I want to be the head coach here."

Cable is the only Raiders head coach besides Jon Gruden to survive more than 32 games under Davis since the team returned to Oakland before the 1995 season.

"I think I've proved that I can be a head coach in this league," Cable said on Sirius, "and succeed and win. It's not always easy, but it's part of the deal. ... I think I've proven that I can handle it and get it done under some tough circumstances."

This season was the first time since 2002 that the Raiders didn't lose at least 11 games. An elated Cable said after Sunday's win at Kansas City and again Monday that "we're not losers anymore."

That did not go over well with Davis, a source on the team said.

Cable has had a tenuous hold on the job, as the Raiders left the coach in limbo for weeks after last season. The 2009 season was marred by an investigation into whether he assaulted assistant Randy Hanson and allegations of a history of violence toward women.