Posted by Nirpal Sihota on March 5th, 2010 in
2010 NFL Draft,
Opinions
You tried to find any reason to fire the head coach, you brought in coaches all offseason although it was never for the head coaching position (wink wink), you hired coordinators with little interaction with your head coach, you kept what is now the sure-fire biggest bust in NFL history at QB with a coach that all but said I can’t coach that guy…all the while evaluating free agents and potential draftees which I’m guessing had little input from the head coach. Raider Nation folks!!!
The Raiders are well known for making moves in the off-season. They will sign free-agents and get rid of them the following year. They will make trades for top talent who will conveniently forget how to play at a top level until further traded. And they will draft talent that will continue to underperform until they are booed onto another team. Aren’t you excited yet!!!???
So what should they do this offseason?
Go after Jamaal Williams. Get the run-stopper you need in the middle to help those linebackers who have speed but have no ability to shed a blocker, and get a motivated player to beat the one team that you haven’t beaten since 2003.
Go after Antrel Rolle. Get the safety that makes plays, can make a tackle, and give you that QB on the defense that all teams need. See the effect Darren Sharper had this year and Bob Sanders didn’t.
Draft the best player possible. More thoughts on that as we get closer to the draft.
You have already made the worst of the possible 4 scenarios by bringing back both the coach and the QB. The fan base is not renewing their season tickets and it is highly likely that other than the Indianapolis Colts game, the rest of the games will blackout. You have to make some flashy moves this offseason, but they can’t be variety of Gabril Wilson, Javon Walker, Kwame Harris and re-signing Tommy Kelly. Get Williams and Rolle, fix 2 big needs, and draft smart.