The Oakland Raiders have gaping holes to fill this offseason

One thing that the 2007 season showed is that despite the improvement there are still gaping holes in the Raiders' squad that need to be filled. via MVN - Recent Articles

[Andrew]

The biggest needs are definetly D-tackle and wide receiver! Then after that we can try top find a safety and a defensive end!

[RaiderFaith]

We also need a wall on the Oline...One guy that can give Bush Time...He had a bad injury and if we are going to put faith in him we need to be able to protect him.

Andrew wrote:

The biggest needs are definetly D-tackle and wide receiver! Then after that we can try top find a safety and a defensive end!

[Andrew]

yea we do need o-line help but i say we deal with that in free agency rather than in the draft because we need someone who is proven rather then guessing on someone!

[RaiderFaith]

To be honest I would rather pick up all of our needs via free agency and use the draft as a back up tool. But realistically we probably don't have the money for that.

[TexasRaider]

The biggest needs are resigning our own free agents that we need like Tommy Kelly, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Justin Fargas.

I'm in favor of aquiring Albert Haynesworth via free agency & Drafting Chris Long and Mario Manningham. I'm also in favor of aquiring Larry Fitzgerald or Bernard Berrian as long as it's not for somebody we need.

[Andrew]

fitzgerald and berrian are free agents so we wont have to give up anyone!^^ But now i might prefer arrington in the draft instead of manningham!

[TexasRaider]

Andrew wrote:

fitzgerald and berrian are free agents so we wont have to give up anyone!^^ But now i might prefer arrington in the draft instead of manningham!

That's even better if that's the case.

[Freddy]

Andrew wrote:

yea we do need o-line help but i say we deal with that in free agency rather than in the draft because we need someone who is proven rather then guessing on someone!

Good point. With Jake Long expected to go to the Rams, one would think the Raiders will have to do something in free agency and not depend on the draft (unlikely to get a starter in the draft).

[Freddy]

RaiderFaith wrote:

To be honest I would rather pick up all of our needs via free agency and use the draft as a back up tool. But realistically we probably don't have the money for that.

I agree with your thinking. It seems WR and O-line would be the priority since the Raiders will be in a position to get a DE or DT in Rd. 1 of the draft. If they land a DT (Haynesworth-a.k.a. big money), the Raiders will have a lot of flexibility in the draft.

[Freddy]

Andrew wrote:

fitzgerald and berrian are free agents so we wont have to give up anyone!^^ But now i might prefer arrington in the draft instead of manningham!

Arrington did look good in the bowl game.