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Last Monday opened the NFL's Free Agent legal tampering period. Immediately teams began wheeling and dealing to grab their most prized free agents. After a week, the Raiders came away with three big time additions - Kelechi Osemele, Bruce Irvin, and Sean Smith.
They also allowed several of their own free agents to hit the market, with two having already signed elsewhere - Tony Bergstrom and Rod Streater.
Their work is not done. And a week into this, here is what the offensive depth chart looks like:
Offense |
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POS |
FIRST |
SECOND |
THIRD |
OTHER |
QB |
Derek Carr |
Matt McGloin |
Garrett Gilbert |
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RB |
Latavius Murray |
Taiwan Jones |
Roy Helu, Jr. |
George Atkinson III |
FB |
Marcel Reece |
Jamize Olawale |
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WR |
Amari Cooper |
Andre Debose |
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WR |
Michael Crabtree |
Seth Roberts |
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TE |
Clive Walford |
Lee Smith |
Mychal Rivera |
Gabe Holmes |
LT |
Kelechi Osemele |
Menelik Watson |
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LG |
Gabe Jackson |
Mitch Bell |
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C |
Rodney Hudson |
Jon Feliciano |
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RG |
Jon Feliciano |
Matt McCants |
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RT |
Menelik Watson |
Austin Howard |
Matt McCants |
Observations:
The Raiders were in on several of the top Free Agent running backs but didn't manage to land one. They could dig around with what's left on the market (not much) or look to the draft.
After allowing Andre Holmes and Rod Streater hit the market, the team has just three receivers on the roster. Debose is more of a return specialist, so adding at least one wide receiver in free agency would be beneficial to fill out the roster and add competition.
Osemele's position is dependent upon what the Raiders do the rest of free agency and perhaps the draft. With the current roster, he is the left tackle. Should they end up bringing back Donald Penn or draft a left tackle, Osemele could move to right guard.
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