Briefly:
Any intelligent Raiders fan knows the hand McKenzie and Allen were dealt. If you are of a mind that they should fire Allen, and feel he was given a fair shake, or that McKenzie should be fired, you are a f###ing idiot, suck at life, and should slam your head into a car door until something smart comes out.
Link to Raider free agents:
http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2013/1/2/3829872/oakland-raiders-2013-free-agents
Seymour had his contract void because of playing time language in his contract. He's a free agent. My assumption is he is gone, and won't give any discounts for being grossly overpaid for recent years. No hard feelings, see ya.
Des Bryant, Matt Shaughnessy, Mike Mitchell, Brandon Myers, all completed rookie contracts, I could see interest in bringing all of them back. I like Bryant the most. Mitchell is more cheerleader/special teams demon than actual player, Shaughnessy gets more credit for having accomplished nothing than any player in recent history, and Myers is just a guy. Both of them have had their moments, but let's not go overboard.
Lechler is a free agent, we just don't have the room for the highest paid punter in the league. Word is we are already up against the cap.
Leinart is a free agent. If I have to drive to Oakland and cut off his hands to ensure he doesn't re-sign, than I will do it.
Wheeeler is a FA. Hope he re-signs, these are the kind of free agents we will be looking for, by the way. Solid young-ish vets with low price tags.
Would you like 18 mill in cap room to play with next year?? Wave bye-bye to Rolando McClain, Tommy Kelly, and Heyward-Bey. Hey, I like DHB as well, but 7.7 mill in cap room is a bit high for a nice guy/average WR.
It's way, way too early to speculate on draft plans.....well, actually it's not, I love doing that, but it's too early to make any confident predictions. The combine will see a massive shake-up in rankings, as will post draft workouts, etc. I am sure McKenzie would love to get three cheaper draft picks (or more) for the #3 pick, but there needs to be a player at #3 worth the flowers. I am really looking forward to wasting a lot of time over the next few months looking at the prospects. My first thought is that big mamma jamma DT, Lotulelei. What I am really rooting for is that Geno Smith shoots back up the boards, and either gets taken by KC, or someone traded up with us for him.