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TE O.J. Howard visiting...

 

Raiders' Transactions
IN OJ Howard TE (55)
IN Jordan Willis DL (55)

Howard - immediate starting TE. Decent as a receiver. Spend a lot of time blocking. Good size. Good speed.

Willis - 6'4" and listed between 255 and 270 but with a 4.53 40 time. He plays special teams (99 snaps last season, has a memorable punt block on his resume; even does kick coverage!), DE, and used to play some OLB. Exciting addition.

 

Austin Hooper?

 

IN Cam Sims WR
IN Keelan Cole WR (back)
Two guys who saw significant snaps on offense with their respective teams, and Sims is a big special teamer, too.

WR Corps
Adams 95
Meyers 78
Renfrow 63
Dorsett 61
Cole 53
Sims 52
-This is looking DEEP.

Hosted: Austin Hooper TE
Hooper's 70 simple rating would top the TE depth chart. Would really round out the offense.

 

We'll be using a short but quick passing offense but still built around Jacobs.

 

IN Jaquan Johnson S
Howard is an interesting addition. He has increased his play time each season, culminating in 3 starts and 226 snaps on D last year. He has made his living on special teams, totaling at least 181 snaps in each of his four seasons.

 

IN David Long CB
Simple Rating: 53
Long has appeared in 52 games, has 10 starts, with 9 of them coming in the past two seasons. Outside of 2021, he has been torched a bit in pass coverage (38-51, 463 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT). He has experience on special teams and in the playoffs, too. So, there's that.

 

Ya-Sin gone then? If so, wasted trade of Ngakoue then signing the mostly ineffective Jones.

 

It seems that way. Losing Ya-Sin is a blow. He was easily our best DB.

I like Ngakoue, but there's a reason he hasn't stuck anywhere long term and still isn't signed. He's really only a pass rusher. Even in a year where Jones was supposedly very bad...Ngakoue did more damage in terms of sacks and TLF, which are huge, but Jones matches or beats him everywhere else.

In 2022, they both played 15 games.
Jones vs. Ngakoue
38 Tackles 29
15 QB Hits 16
4.5 Sacks 9.5
3 TFL 8
1 FF 1
3 FR 0
1 DTD 0

 

Perryman now a Texan. #StayHydrated

 

IN Austin Hooper TE
Simple rating: 70.

Gotta hand it to the guys. Roster updating coming.

 

QB Garoppolo 74
-solid starter

FB Johnson 57
RB Jacobs 90
-elite duo

WR Adams 95
WR Renfrow 63
WR Meyers 78
WR Dorsett 61
-one of the best three-man WR corps in the league; right?

TE Hooper 70
TE Howard 55
-we got some help!

C James 78
LG Parham 79
RG Munford 61
LT Miller 92
RT Elueumunor 84
-This is not a bad group. Four of the players here are quality starters, and I expect Parham and Munford to be improved. There's also some depth behind them.

DI Nichols 69
DI Tillery 57
-We could use a big run stuffer.

DE Crosby 95
DE Jones 74
-We could use another outside rusher, but I expect Jones to bounce back.

ILB Spillane 63
OLB Deablo 61
OLB Masterson 42
-This is our biggest need, but I like Spillane. Masterson did okay for an undrafted rookie, I suppose.

CB Robertson 71
CB Hobbs 69
FS Moehrig 70
SS Epps 75
-Four okay DBs, Facyson, Teamer, and Hall are all there as backups, too.

 

Wow. Foster Moreau was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. Sad. Wish him the best. He seems like a great dude and was one of my favorites.

 

Yes, read the news about it. Ditto for a speedy recovery. Our new TE's seem to have brought in more for blocking to help the run game.

 

Defense was so much better with him on the field but injuries were starting to catch up to him. It seems that we are replacing our oft-injured vets with younger and cheaper versions. Not necessarily better but it looks like it.

 

Duke Shelley signed.

 

IN Duke Shelley CB
Simple Rating: 70!

That's another solid signing, giving the Raiders a suddenly deep set of DBs.

 

WR/KR/PR Deandre Carter visiting the Raiders. He'd be a 71.

He's not a great return guy, but he was good on punts last season. I'm not sure if this is bad news for Renfrow.