[2] After being fired from the Raiders, Walsh went on to coach the Idaho State Bengals in 1997 and 1998, compiling a 6–16 record.
Walsh spent the years out of coaching operating a bed and breakfast in Swan Valley, Idaho.
[4] After five years out of football and twelve out of the NFL, Walsh was re-hired by the Oakland Raiders in February 2006, as offensive coordinator by head coach Art Shell but demoted before the end of the 2006 season which resulted in a 2–14 record and replaced by John Shoop.
After leaving the Raiders, Walsh stated that Randy Moss, whom he coached in Oakland, was "a player whose skills are diminishing.
"[6] Moss went on to break the single season touchdown reception record in 2007 after being traded to the New England Patriots.