Official Las Vegas Raiders Thread

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IN Kenny Pickett QB
IN Amari Cooper WR
-If we're losing Meyers, and I'm hoping we're not, Cooper is an okay replacement. At his price tag, he would be a good addition if Meyers sticks around.

OUT Ayedze T
OUT Hufford C
OUT Clements T
-No surprises.

OUT Ismail TE
OUT K. Jackson WR
OUT Callaway WR
OUT Dorsett WR
OUT C. Johnson WR
-Adding Cooper definitely took a spot away from someone.

OUT Booker DT
OUT Coburn DT
OUT Carter DE
OUT Joyner DE
-No real surprises.

OUT Barrett LB
OUT Smith LB
OUT Gainer LB
-A bit surprised about Gainer, but he was mostly a special teamer.

OUT Humphrey CB
OUT Webb CB
OUT Clark S
-Sam Webb out? Surprising.

 

Meyers is and has been solid with us. You never know when or what you will get with Cooper.

 

100%. Coop says he wants to finish what he started. I think of him as a bit of a quitter, a soft dude, but with a ton of athleticism. I'm welcoming him, and I hope he proves me wrong.

Among all qualified WR last season, Cooper was 61st in receiving grade from PFF. There were only 98 qualified receivers. We can also look at what he did well and not well. The list of what he did well was pretty short. He caught balls downfield (22nd best ADOT). He dropped 8 balls and racked up only 2.7 YAC. Not good from a guy who was explosive in the past. That said, he'd rank well ahead of Tre Tucker, the 94th overall WR last season. So, Cooper is probably WR2 at present.

Pickett for a 6th isn't bad. He's already better than most 6th rounders of late. He was rated as the 46th best QB last season, according to PFF. He's one of only two QBs from his draft class to be a starter in two seasons, and he has a career winning record. He was 27th in QBR in 2023, making him a very low-end starter. He's below average in everything except for sack% and int%. So, I guess he avoids mistakes.

 

We had some chatter on here about him. I don't think he's ready to be a backup. The best thing for him is practice reps and consistency right now.

 

The others...

OUT Miller QB
-Bummer.

OUT Collier B
OUT McCormick RB

OUT Runyon TE
OUT Okwuegbunam TE

OUT S. Jackson WR
OUT Mellott WR
OUT Shorter WR
OUT Bachman WR
-I liked Jackson and Bachman.

OUT Mafi G
OUT Wagner T
OUT Tasi OL
-Hope Tasi clears waivers.

OUT Carter DT
OUT Harvey DE
OUT Ma'ae DT
OUT Oghoufo DE
-really liked what Ma'ae showed.

OUT Jones LB

OUT Vance CB
OUT Woods S
OUT Taylor S
Out Edmunds S
-Some surprises here. Would like to see Vance on the practice squad.

This means the Raiders have parted with two of their 6th rounders (Miller, Mellott).

 

NSFW language...

 

This part is exactly right. He doesn't make a ton of mistakes, but he doesn't have the arm talent to win games. Hard to complain about him as a backup - and for a 6th rounder.

FWIW, I liked Vince Evans. He just threw too many picks.

Notre Dame fan here - Mirer

 

Savage. And it's kind of a self-own, too.

 

Raiders have some positions of strength, but I'm worried about their LBs, their depth at Safety, and their Defensive Interior. Really sucks about Wilkins.

QB
Smith 90
AOC 62*IR
Pickett 48

RB
JEANTY 80
Mostert 55
White 52
Laube 50

WR
Meyers 83
Tucker 74
Cooper 70
BECH 58
THORNTON 42

TE
Bowers 88
Mayer 61
Thomas 24

OL
Miller 89
Parham 71
Glaze 79
JPJ 77
Meredith 76
Cappa 71
GRANT 48
ROGERS 48
Munford 44
Putnam 14

DI
Butler 70
Laulu 55
Booker 45
HEMINGWAY 45
PEGUES 43
Fotu 27

DE
Crosby 78
Koonce 73
Wilson 67
Snowden 60

LB
Pratt 77
Roberts 62
White 48
Adams 29
Eichenberg 28
LINDENBERG 14

CB
Porter 71
Stokes 66
Richardson 56
Holmes 53
Kelly 23

S
Chinn 81
Pola-Mao 70
Smith 32
Harper 23
Johnson 22*IR-R

Specials
Bobenmeyer
Carlson
Cole

 

Interesting...

OUT AOC QB to IR (this was expected, lets the Raiders grab someone else for now)
OUT Munford (waived) OT
IN Stone Forsythe OL
IN Brennan Jackson LB
-Forsythe has experience with Carroll. Though he played solid snaps last season, he was the 132nd graded OT at PFF, just behind Munford at 125th. He has starting experience. Jackson graded out in limited snaps as a solid pass rusher as a rookie last season. He's an OLB/DE.

They also filled out their practice squad
QB Cam Miller
RB Chris Collier
TE Carter Runyon
TE Albert Okwuegbunam
WR Shedrick Jackson
WR Justin Shorter
WR Alex Bachman
OL Antonio Mafi
OL Laki Tasi
OL Dalton Wagner
DI Treven Ma'ae
DE Jahfari Harvey
LB Matt Jones
CB Greedy Vance
S JT Woods
S Trey Taylor
S Terrell Edmunds
-Good moves.

 

If I knew that would give us a dynasty, I'd probably be okay with the tank...but I think the Raiders are going to be a better team this year. What do you think? 8 wins? 9 wins?

 

IN Tristin McCollum S
OUT Thomas Harper S

McCollum is 6'3, was solid against the run and poor in coverage. Harper was solid against in coverage and so-so against the run. He was a higher-graded player than McCollum. Harper is younger, while McCollum has more playing experience. Interesting move.

 

Raiders just signed McCollum, but Jabrill Peppers is out there...