Official Las Vegas Raiders Thread

Raiders send a 6th round pick to Buffalo for CB Taron Johnson and a 7th rounder.

Johnson graded in at 66th among CBs last season, which would be the best of any Raider CB under contract. Not as good as Stokes, but Stokes isn't currently under contract.

 

Hoping we re-up Stokes.

 

Stokes back on board...

 

Tyler Linderbaum 3 for $81M...

 

Raiders add Linderbaum, giving them a much improved OL

With players on roster:
T 1 elite, 1 rotational
G 1 starter, 1 rotational player
C 1 elite
-I have a metric for how the OL is doing. They were 55.8 (averaging a low-end starter, close to rotational players), but this has moved them to 36.0 (averaging a high-end starter, closing in on pros). That's a solid unit.

They add Nailor at WR
2 starters (Nailor, Tucker), 2 rotational (Bech, Thornton) who could push for starter status

CB
Stokes and trading for Taron Johnson
CB: 1 pro, 3 rotational players

I'm really happy with these moves so far. Need a DE, LB

 

Kwity Paye on board. Good pass rusher AND can defend the run...

 

So we flipped Crosby for Linderbaum and two 1st round picks...

 

LB's - Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker... Both inked.

 

IN Nakobe Dean LB (starter)
BACK Malcolm Koonce DE (rotational)
IN Kwity Paye DE (rotational)
IN John Simpson OG (starter)
IN Quay Walker LB (rotational)

Updates (under contract)
LB: 1 starter, 2 rotational player
DE: 3 rotational players
OG: 2 starters, 1 rotational player (OL looking even better)

Raiders spending a lot of money. I don't know what the latest tally is, but that cap is disappearing. Are the Raiders already better than last season? I guess it's hard to say that until Mendoza is on roster, but I'm liking the way this FA haul is looking.

 

Raiders also added picks 134 and 175 (compensatory).