Oakland Raiders After a few fits and starts
to begin free agency, Oakland Raiders the Raiders rebuilt their offensive and
defensive lines and addressed the secondary and offensive backfield while
adding veterans with championship pedigrees. Oakland
Raiders In the draft, Oakland scooped up the best player available
in linebacker Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders who has been nothing short of
impressive in the offseason workouts, Oakland Raiders while picking up the
franchise's quarterback of the future in Derek Carr (who has been
elevated to second string) and a potential starter at left guard in Gabe
Jackson. Oakland
Raiders But if you think the Raiders are
done tinkering with the 90-man roster, think again. General manager Reggie
McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen have said all along they expect to make moves
that, in their estimation, make the Raiders a better football team. Plus, they have money to play with when
entertaining such ideas. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Raiders
still have more than $10.7 million in salary-cap space. But again, to
paraphrase McKenzie's refrain, just because he has money in his pocket does not
mean he's going to spend it on junk. Sure, $10 million may sound like a lot, and
the Raiders are far from a perfect unit Allen himself equated his roster
situation to a kid sitting on Santa's lap and not getting everything he
asked for but Oakland's
cap surplus pales in comparison to the likes of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who
have more than $27 million in cap space. Yet it's enough to make the New
Orleans Saints and their relatively meager $1.9 million in cap space
squint with jealousy. Still, are
there any free agents still out there who would put the Raiders coming off
consecutive 4-12 seasons and with the NFL's toughest strength of schedule in
2014 over the top? Yes, the Raiders could still use a true No. 1
receiver. They could also use some veteran help at tight end. And sure, Oakland
Raiders with D.J. Hayden's injury, another tried and tested cornerback
would seemingly fit the bill, Oakland Raiders which is why the Raiders non-pursuit
of Brandon Flowers was a head-scratcher of sorts. Instead, Oakland
Raiders Flowers went from one division rival (the Kansas City Chiefs) to
another (the San Diego Chargers). Oakland Raiders McKenzie has
already made an assortment of minor roster moves this offseason, Oakland
Raiders and with more than $10 million still at his disposal, Oakland Raiders what
he decides to do with it will tell you all you need to know about how he feels
about the current roster. Oakland Raiders Should McKenzie stand pat, or
are there players out there he should target? Oakland Raiders Would it be more
prudent to possibly use that salary-cap space on camp cut, Oakland Raiders.
