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Today is any given Sunday in the heart of the off-season. The most important sports going on today are the remaining college basketball conference championship games. But what if the Raiders had to put a team on the field today? What would it look like?
The next time the Raiders have to put a team on the field is a good five months from now. And that's good because it would be a difficult bordering on impossible idea to try and field a team right now. But just for the fun of it, let's look at what that team would look like.
Offense
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QB |
Carson Palmer |
Terrelle Pryor |
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RB |
Darren McFadden |
Jeremy Stewart (ERFA) |
Taiwan Jones** |
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FB |
Marcel Reece |
Jamize Olawale |
Jon Hoese |
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WR |
Denarius Moore |
Juron Criner |
Travionte Session |
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WR |
Rod Streater |
Jacoby Ford* |
Isaiah Williams |
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TE |
David Ausberry |
Richard Gordon |
Mickey Shuler |
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LT |
Jared Veldheer |
Tony Bergstrom |
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LG |
Alex Parsons (ERFA) |
Jason Slowey |
Jason Foster |
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C |
Stefen Wisniewski |
Alex Parsons (ERFA) |
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RG |
Mike Brisiel |
Lucas Nix |
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RT |
Tony Bergstrom |
Willie Smith |
Defense:
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DT |
Christo Bilukidi |
Brandon Bair |
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DT/NT |
Pat Sims |
Johnny Jones |
Tommy Kelly*** |
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LDE |
Lamarr Houston |
Jack Crawford |
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RDE |
Jason Hunter |
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SLB |
Kaluka Maiava |
Kaelin Burnett (ERFA) |
Mario Kurn |
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MLB |
Nick Roach |
Travis Goethel |
Rolando McClain*** |
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WLB |
Kevin Burnett |
Miles Burris**** |
Keenan Clayton |
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SS |
Tyvon Branch |
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FS |
Brandian Ross (ERFA) |
Corey Nelms |
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CB |
Chimdi Chekwa |
Coye Francies |
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CB |
Phillip Adams |
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah |
*Jacoby Ford will be the team's slot receiver
**Team has discussed trying him at corner but as of now he is still a running back.
***Still on roster but expected to be released.
****If team makes switch to 3-4, Burris would also be a starter.
Specialists
|
P |
Marquette King |
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K |
Sebastian Janikowski |
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LS |
Jon Condo |
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KR |
Jacoby Ford |
Coye Francies |
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PR |
Phillip Adams |
Denarius Moore |
ERFA= Exclusive Rights Free Agent
That adds up to 54 players on the roster if you include the four Exclusive Rights Free Agents who were on the active roster at the end of last season. Figure Rolando McClain would be inactive even if he were on the roster and the Raiders have just enough players to make up a 53-man roster. Not the ideal 53-man roster, but 53 warm bodies none the less.
They are allowed 90 players in training camp so this chart will change quite a bit between now and then.
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