Silver Mining 3/21: Raiders must help Paul Guenther and the defense after addressing offense this off-season

Raiders News

Raiders have to help Paul Guenther after spending heavily on offense | NBCS Bay Area
The Raiders have revamped their offense. It’s time to give the same amount of energy to the defensive side.

Raiders’ Trent Brown carries on in honor of stricken friend
New Oakland tackle Trent Brown won a Super Bowl and got a big contract this winter but struggles as best friend Neiron Ball, a former Raiders linebacker, is in a coma from an aneurysm.

Can Antonio Brown, Vontaze Burfict REALLY put bad blood aside as Raiders? - SBNation.com
The history of both players suggests their newfound friendship as Raiders teammates could easily fall apart.

Jon Gruden is Turning Around the Oakland Raiders [Video]
After trading away Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper last season, there didn't seem to be a clear direction as to what the Oakland Raiders were doing. Yet SI Now host Ryan Asselta never lost faith in the Super Bowl winning coach.

Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins impresses Mike Mayock: 'He put on a show' | NBCS Bay Area
The Raiders are doing their due diligence on quarterbacks at the top of the 2019 NFL Draft.

AFC West

Could a Sean Smith reunion be an option for the Chiefs?
Former Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith was reinstated to the NFL this week.

The Chiefs created a heightened degree of difficulty in crucial offseason | Yardbarker.com
Of the handful of stinging Chiefs playoff defeats over the past 20-plus years, the game flow and stakes of the most recent blemish presents a case for it to be the worst.

How will the Chargers replace Tyrell Williams? - Bolts From The Blue
Well, dang.

With Tyrell Williams chasing the bag and signing with the Oakland Raiders for $44 million across the next four years, the Chargers had to say goodbye to one of Tom Telesco’s greatest...

Russell Okung: NFL needs guaranteed contracts like MLB, NBA
Russell Okung spent the eve of fellow Los Angeles star Mike Trout's massive guaranted contract speaking out about the lack of them in the NFL.

Arrest Video Of Former Denver Broncos Quarterback Chad Kelly Gets Released | The Daily Caller
Chad Kelly's arrest video has been released, and it's pretty strange. He was arrested for allegedly trespassing while dressed as Woody.

Haskins could be the young QB Scangarello is looking for - Mile High Report
Good morning, Broncos Country!

As the first week excitement of free agency wanes and interest returns to draft prospects, a new choice at quarterback for the Broncos has emerged - Ohio State’s...

2019 NFL Free Agency: 10 second-wave free agents who could be under-the-radar bargains - CBSSports.com
Five defenders and five offensive players who could be available for low-money deals

NFL News

The small-school, NAIA sleeper gaining NFL draft buzz | SI.com
Growing up in North Dakota and initially uninterested in playing college football, Jamalcolm Liggins is getting attention from NFL teams—one gave him a playbook to study—and could solidify himself as a draft sleeper at his pro day next week.

These 5 NFL teams overpaid in free agency - The Washington Post
The 49ers, Raiders and Jets are among the teams that might not have gotten the most for their money.

NFL draft 2019: Most important trait at every NFL position | SI.com
Every NFL position has one skill that is most crucial to that position—and smart draft scouts look at that part of a prospect’s game first when evaluating.

Ranking how all 32 NFL teams did in free agency: Browns at the top, Giants rank dead last - CBSSports.com
Yup, we ranked all 32 teams based on how well they did in free agency