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sandwich picks

I was reading an interview of the SD GM.  He says they do not get involved in free agency because when they lose a free agent and don't get one themselves they get sandwich picks and build their team by draft picks.  That sounded rather smart from where I sit.  It costs considerably less,and gives them a stream of rich talent on their team (if they draft wisely).  He explained generally how it works, if  you lose more players than you get by free agency then you are rewarded with these picks.  That got me to thinking, so far the Raiders have only signed one free agent, and have lost 3.  Brayton, Clemons and Porter have all left.  If the Raiders do not sign another player then I think they should get two picks around the 4th or 5th round.  I hope that is the case.  If they sign Kwame then that would be reduced I guess.  
Does anyone know anything about this????