Peters, Allen Join Raider Staff : Pro football: Mike White hires new defensive line coach; George Allen’s son to work in front office as senior assistant.

Floyd Peters and Bruce Allen are the two newest figures to join the Raiders as part of a vast restructuring that will drastically change the face and style of the organization.

Peters, former defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Minnesota Vikings and the then-St. Louis Cardinals, has been hired as defensive line coach. Allen, a longtime agent and the son of former coach George Allen, has been given the title of senior assistant and will work in the areas of player procurement, salary-cap management and agent negotiations.

There’s more to come.

The Raiders have talked to Walt Harris, former quarterback coach of the New York Jets, about taking the same position with the Raiders, according to sources. And the Raiders are interested in Dick Selcer as linebacker coach, a position he held with the Rams.

All this comes just six days after Mike White replaced Art Shell as coach.

Shell is expected to meet with Ray Rhodes, new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, later this week about the job of offensive line coach. Sources say Shell has become the favorite for that job.

Peters replaces Ray Hamilton, who was fired. Allen will assume some of the duties of Steve Ortmayer, who left to join the Rams. Ortmayer also served as the Raiders’ special-teams coach, a position still to be filled.

There was a rumor that Fred Biletnikoff, wide receiver coach, was leaving the Raider organization, but that was denied by a source.

Beyond all the comings and goings, White is trying to redefine the chain of command on offense, his specialty. He said at his opening news conference that he considers the quarterback coach, a position he held with the Raiders, to be nearly as important as the offensive coordinator.

White might eliminate the job of offensive coordinator altogether, but will lean heavily on Joe Bugel, who is listed as senior assistant and offensive line coach, and the new quarterback coach, whether it is Harris or somebody else, in formulating an offensive philosophy. White is expected to take a much larger role in the offense than did his predecessor.

Tom Walsh, the current offensive coordinator, is expected to be retained, but his role remains unclear.

Although he has been a defensive coordinator for more than a decade, the 59-year-old Peters will work under defensive coordinator John Fox, the only holdover from last year’s Raider defensive staff.

Not only does Peters bring to his new job 21 years of coaching experience, but also 13 seasons as a defensive tackle with the then-Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns, the Detroit Lions, the Eagles and the Washington Redskins. He was also a three-time Pro Bowl player and was named the most valuable defensive player of the 1966 Pro Bowl.

Allen will be put in the unusual situation of negotiating with agents for players he once represented himself.

The Raiders’ top draft choice last season, linebacker Rob Fredrickson, was an Allen client who held out at the beginning of training camp while Allen and Ortmayer were at loggerheads over a final contract.

Now, Allen finds himself on the other side of the desk.