First, let me congratulate the Raiders on their free agent pickup of Javon Walker. I was scared for a little that the Cowboys would try to sign the oft injured receiver. Al Davis continues his very unusual offseason spending spree by giving Walker a 6yr deal for $55 million dollars, before that he opened up the bank to an average Tommy Kelly. If you’re a free agent and just care about money, goto Oakland, what a disaster over there. Supposedly Davis thinks McFadden reminds him of Bo Jackson, so don’t be surprised if he drafts McFadden.
With Walker off the market, that leaves the rest of the free agent market filled with very average #2 and #3 receivers. This just about seals the deal on us taking a receiver early, as in the 1st round or very soon after. We knew this time would come, and this year we need to add a good receiver with a good pedigree. There are some promising receivers this year, and the good ones will be gone by the 2nd round. I do have a few prospects we should consider:
Limas Sweed – Texas
Malcolm Kelly – Oklahoma
James Hardy – Indiana
Eddie Royal – Virginia Tech
DeSean Jackson – California
Jordy Nelson – Kansas State
These are just a few of the top players we could utilize in our offensive attack. I think Garrett will want to get his #2 guy, he didn’t get to use Glenn this year, but I think Garrett will want to draft an Alvin Harper type player to team up with Terrell Owens. Sweed and Kelly fit this mold the closest, and Hardy is there in that mix too. If Garrett wants to go with a speedier slot type guy, he’ll probably be looking at DeSean Jackson, and Eddie Royal, similar in size to Kevin Williams from back in the 1993. Garrett knows how to utilize these two type of receivers in our system, I expect some of these guys to be high on our list.
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