Remaining free agent targets to fill needs

Burnett

1.yes
2.no
3.yes
4.no
5.no
6.no
7.no

This is definitely a worthwhile discussion and I think we should continue to add to the list through discussion. Here are a few of my thoughts:

1. No to Richard Marshall – The statistics that support the idea that Stanford Routt and Chris Johnson are nearly as good as Darrelle Revis and Nnamdi Asomugha also support the idea that Richard Marshall isn’t that good. See here and here. I think between CJ, Van Dyke, Chekwa, and Ware the Raiders can manage the CB spots.

2. If the Raiders Do Decide to Bring in a Veteran CB – I don’t necessarily see it happening, but if the Raiders do choose to bring in a veteran CB you’re on point with guys like Carlos Rogers, who is accustom to playing man coverage. Also, as much as many feel he’s overrated, Antonio Cromartie also plays man coverage fairly well, and has the height-speed combination we know Mr. Davis loves.

3. Weakside LB – I’m not sold on either Travis Goethel or Quentin Groves playing WLB. Quincy Black would have been interesting, but the Bucs already re-signed him. Same for Burnett, who recently signed a deal with the Dolphins. Kirk Morrison didn’t have a terrible year for the Jaguars last season – maybe he’d be amenable to a return to the Silver & Black.

4. Sign Zach Miller – Other than upgrading the offensive line, which the Raiders have done well through the draft and signing Jared Gaither, nothing is more important to the Raiders’ offense than bringing back Zach Miller. A must sign.

5. Free Safety? – I’m not sure this is a necessary move. The Raiders could elect to go with Hiram Eugene, Stevie Brown, or even move Tyvon Branch into the FS spot. I wouldn’t break the bank to keep Huff or bring in Goldson, certainly not pay Weddle money.

6. More OL Help? – I could see the Raiders bringing in a few more veteran OL for the interior to compete for the guard spots.

If they can’t get DRC, then I would say go for Rogers. A Rogers and Routt combo wouldn’t be terrible. I think it could work. And the only strong passing attack to worry about in the West is San Diego. However they lit us up even with Nnamdi, and we still swept that ass last year. CJ is ok, I think he plays good against middle talented receivers, the better WR’s usually run wild on him. I would love for Al to get something in the corner spot, just so they don’t have to force the rooks and Ware into action right away. They need to learn their positions better. I thought we got burnt a lot in games because of missed assignments rather than lack of talent.

IT IS NEEDED.

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TE Zach Miller- duh.

LG Justin Blalock- strong and stout at the point of attack. uses hands well and excells in the run game. low penalties all round great talent at LG (gave up 1 sack last year and 1 penalty). Combining him with Gaither would give us a dominate left side.

. CB Antonio Cromartie- I know the tackling stuff is pretty weak, but I have always been pretty high on Chrome. Especially for our system where his press skills can showcase. I think Chrome is a better player on our team then he has shown thus far. Ballhawk with fluid hips and long arms.

FS Michael Huff- Don’t know why this guy gets dogged so much. Solid player and best FS available for our team. Rod Woodson could really coach him into being an even greater player. I have no problems with seeing Branch slim down a bit and focus on coverage skills this year, but if we don’t do that Huff is clearly #1 for the position. It would be pretty hard to lose Nnamdi and Huff in the same offseason.

FS Brodney Pool- Solid all round player. Breaks up plays rather then going for the pick. Solid in run support and quick in coverage. Wouldn’t really notice Huff gone and would most likely come a lot cheaper. I still think I would rather have Branch then anyone not named Huff try FS this year. If he slimmed down I think he could manage pretty well there, its hard to focus on coverage when your playing Strong Safety for us. Either way, I liked Pool coming out of Oklahoma and he’s been a solid player in his career, and could be even better.

OLB Manny Lawson- Manny Lawson despite having the make up of a 3-4 outside linebacker, I think fits the 4-3 better. Particularly with our beefed up front 7. This is purely a luxury pick but Lawson would be probably our best possible FA move to the front 7, other then bringing back the Captain.

OLB Kirk Morrison- Fan favorite and would finally play his more natural position of Will Backer for us. I could see us skipping out on OLB or FS. I would like to see Branch and Mitchell on the field at the same time more regularly, but I do really like Mike Huff. So I think we add either an OLB or FS, Morrison would be another player that we can get the most out of.

CB Carlos Rogers- would do really well in our system. Ball skills aren’t the best but can mirror opponents and come up in run support. Would be an excellent #2 or #3 corner, I think CJ is still a quality starter, and provides some time for our next gen of Raider Corners to develop. Also, don’t sleep on Philip Buchanon making a comeback, could still have a year or two left in the tank and could share some knowledge with DVD and Chekwa.

WR Randy Moss- I’m buying that he’s hungry. I’m also not making excuses for him and what happened here. I think Hue and Al and Campbell are something that Moss can get with. I think its a low cost, potentially very high reward for both parties. Moss isn’t going to get a lot of love and we don’t really have a lot of $ to spend on a WR. Randy never had a problem with Mr. Davis and vice versa. I think if this move panned out it could be the one that seperates us from the competition.

I would be very happy to see Miller, Justin Blalock, Randy Moss, Carlos Rogers, Kirk Morrison

I don’t think moving Huff would be wise as he has shown he can’t hang in man to man coverage especially when he was forced to move.

1) Z. Miller / Bush / M. Reese / D. Bryant
2) J. Gaither
4) L. Walker
5) S. Satele
6) K. Morrison

We have a squad and coaching let them gel and save some cash.