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because most of our teams are already in their offseason, lets discuss what should happen with our teams
to say this is a big ass offseason for Oakland would be a monumental understatement. A huge portion of ignorant fans for years said the Raiders would be better off with Al Davis dead, and so far that's been far from the case. McKenzie has been purging our roster which I suppose had to be done, but now its time to see what he's got. He has a full slate of picks and a bunch of cap space, but also some key free agents of his own. So far we haven't seen much with his limited cap space and draft picks to work with, but he has been more 'miss' than 'hit' in both areas with the chips he has had to play with. He was also a part of enabling Allen to run Pryor's stock into the ground, but that's another thing.
Raiders FAs of note:
LT Jared Veldheer- we can't let him hit the open market. lock his ass up long term
DE Lamarr Houston- had his best season and is our best DL, but probably better to let him walk than overpay to keep him. he isn't a game changer most days
RB Darren McFadden- no chance he is back
S C-Wood- wouldn't mind bringing him back one more year if he doesn't feel like hanging em up quite yet
CB Mike Jenkins- played well enough that I'd give him another 1 year deal and let him compete for playing time next year
WR Jacoby Ford- I can't advocate bringing him back, too fragile. can be a true game changer when healthy though from the slot or returning kicks
RB Rashad Jennings- give him a 1 year deal and draft a RB in the 6th/7th round to compete for carries
FAs the Raiders should target with their abundant cap space:
Jared Allen- we haven't had a decent edge rusher since Derrick Burgess. he is from northern California and is only 31.. I would give him a 3/4 year deal worth big money. I think this can be a huge step in the right direction for our D
Alex Mack- one of the top centers in the league and sticking with the theme of dudes from CA, he went to Berkeley. Signing Mack lets Wiz jr slide back over to LG where he excelled as a rookie. then we just need a RG and the line is set with Big V-Wiz Jr-Mack-FA/Draft-Watson (2nd r pick out of FSU last year)
Michael Vick- Keeping up the theme of having competition at each position I would try to bring in Vick on a 1/2 year deal to compete with a first round rookie. Pryor is going to be traded and McGloin can stick around as third string, which is about the extent of his capability. In my dream world we can trade up to #1 to get Bridgewater, but realistically we take whoever we rate the highest at #5 and have him compete with Vick, ultimately hoping he takes the job obviously. Vick isn't going to stay healthy for 16 games but he is a great backup who can give your team a boost if the starter goes down
WR Hakeem Nicks- Disappointing contract season means we maybe get him cheap if the Giants let him walk. I love his potential, maybe if we pay him like a #1 and treat him like a #1 he will perform like it. I think once Cruz emerged he sort of tuned out when he wasn't being featured in a lot of games.
@Danielson give us that Giants scoop.
@Snowman how do the Ravens get back on track
@pottsy946 whats next for Chicago after dat lulzy Cutler contract?
@Varus who the Lions gonna hire?
tag other users to get more teams. I can't think of any more atm
all of our teams suck lol
to say this is a big ass offseason for Oakland would be a monumental understatement. A huge portion of ignorant fans for years said the Raiders would be better off with Al Davis dead, and so far that's been far from the case. McKenzie has been purging our roster which I suppose had to be done, but now its time to see what he's got. He has a full slate of picks and a bunch of cap space, but also some key free agents of his own. So far we haven't seen much with his limited cap space and draft picks to work with, but he has been more 'miss' than 'hit' in both areas with the chips he has had to play with. He was also a part of enabling Allen to run Pryor's stock into the ground, but that's another thing.
Raiders FAs of note:
LT Jared Veldheer- we can't let him hit the open market. lock his ass up long term
DE Lamarr Houston- had his best season and is our best DL, but probably better to let him walk than overpay to keep him. he isn't a game changer most days
RB Darren McFadden- no chance he is back
S C-Wood- wouldn't mind bringing him back one more year if he doesn't feel like hanging em up quite yet
CB Mike Jenkins- played well enough that I'd give him another 1 year deal and let him compete for playing time next year
WR Jacoby Ford- I can't advocate bringing him back, too fragile. can be a true game changer when healthy though from the slot or returning kicks
RB Rashad Jennings- give him a 1 year deal and draft a RB in the 6th/7th round to compete for carries
FAs the Raiders should target with their abundant cap space:
Jared Allen- we haven't had a decent edge rusher since Derrick Burgess. he is from northern California and is only 31.. I would give him a 3/4 year deal worth big money. I think this can be a huge step in the right direction for our D
Alex Mack- one of the top centers in the league and sticking with the theme of dudes from CA, he went to Berkeley. Signing Mack lets Wiz jr slide back over to LG where he excelled as a rookie. then we just need a RG and the line is set with Big V-Wiz Jr-Mack-FA/Draft-Watson (2nd r pick out of FSU last year)
Michael Vick- Keeping up the theme of having competition at each position I would try to bring in Vick on a 1/2 year deal to compete with a first round rookie. Pryor is going to be traded and McGloin can stick around as third string, which is about the extent of his capability. In my dream world we can trade up to #1 to get Bridgewater, but realistically we take whoever we rate the highest at #5 and have him compete with Vick, ultimately hoping he takes the job obviously. Vick isn't going to stay healthy for 16 games but he is a great backup who can give your team a boost if the starter goes down
WR Hakeem Nicks- Disappointing contract season means we maybe get him cheap if the Giants let him walk. I love his potential, maybe if we pay him like a #1 and treat him like a #1 he will perform like it. I think once Cruz emerged he sort of tuned out when he wasn't being featured in a lot of games.
@Danielson give us that Giants scoop.
@Snowman how do the Ravens get back on track
@pottsy946 whats next for Chicago after dat lulzy Cutler contract?
@Varus who the Lions gonna hire?
tag other users to get more teams. I can't think of any more atm
all of our teams suck lol
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