2025 Las Vegas Raiders thread - ☠ Mork and Brady - wait what is this weird feeling that doesn't hurt my heart after a draft is complete? ☠ (75 Viewers)

[joey]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

I want less than nothing to do with Pickens. Yet another prima donna Steelers WR that shouldn’t come close to this team. Pretty please.

 

[Chaka]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

Now that’s the Raiders I know.

They cant be that dumb.

Mark Davis: "Hold my b..."
Tom Brady: "No Mark...hold my beer!"

Is that a reverse Dutch rudder plus beer?

Uhhhhhh... yes???

 

[rockaction]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

Now that’s the Raiders I know.

They cant be that dumb.

Mark Davis: "Hold my b..."
Tom Brady: "No Mark...hold my beer!"

Tom Brady signed (in all but written payor on paycheck) AB after the Oakland thing. Both in New England and then again in Tampa Bay after New England got rid of him. AB helped them win a Super Bowl, although it was mainly Godwin and Evans at WR.

So Brady will sign these guys and think you can incorporate them into the team if you try hard enough.

 

[LawFitz]

Tyreek the Freak supposedly is available for trade with Miami. NO to him and Pickens.

DO NOT pay serious capital for any player who isn't of uber character, and/or hasn't earned trust wearing Silver & Black with a 1-2 yr prove it deal, first.

Neither Tyreek or George fit that. But if I am going to make an exception it'll be for Tyreek - because he is a freak.

 

[Chaka]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

Now that’s the Raiders I know.

They cant be that dumb.

Mark Davis: "Hold my b..."
Tom Brady: "No Mark...hold my beer!"

Tom Brady signed (in all but written payor on paycheck) AB after the Oakland thing. Both in New England and then again in Tampa Bay after New England got rid of him. AB helped them win a Super Bowl, although it was mainly Godwin and Evans at WR.

So Brady will sign these guys and think you can incorporate them into the team if you try hard enough.

I'm going to say that AB wasn't even an above replacement level player in Tampa Bay and New England.

And I doubt Brady left that situation feeling it was a net positive.

 

[efactor]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

Now that’s the Raiders I know.

They cant be that dumb.

Mark Davis: "Hold my b..."
Tom Brady: "No Mark...hold my beer!"

Tom Brady signed (in all but written payor on paycheck) AB after the Oakland thing. Both in New England and then again in Tampa Bay after New England got rid of him. AB helped them win a Super Bowl, although it was mainly Godwin and Evans at WR.

So Brady will sign these guys and think you can incorporate them into the team if you try hard enough.

I'm going to say that AB wasn't even an above replacement level player in Tampa Bay and New England.

And I doubt Brady left that situation feeling it was a net positive.

If you take his combined 2 seasons in TB, he played 15 games, 87 receptions, 1030 yards and 8 TDs. That's less than a full season of games. Not bad for a guy who was considered the #3 WR in TB. Plus they won a Super Bowl, which Brady was all about, so I'm pretty sure Brady is OK with it despite the way it ended. Would have been perfect if Brady had retired after 2020.

Tyreek, although something of a lunatic is not completely bat-shiot crazy like AB was.

 

[Atomic Punk]

They obviously need a WR1 but IF they were to draft Jeanty, I don’t see anything wrong with a Bowers, Meyers, FA TBD and Tucker.

I would be fine with any one Lockett, Cooper or Allen filling that FA TBD slot. Sure they are all old, but they can all still contribute to a run first, TE centric offence. If the o-line can show some improvement, which is not out of the question, this offence can be solid. I’m more worried about the defence coming together.

 

[Chadstroma]

“The Raiders converted Wilkins’ $20.5 million roster bonus, which came due last week, into a prorated signing bonus,” Bonsignore wrote in a March 21 mailbag. “Wilkins gets paid as scheduled, but the Raiders can now spread the cap hit over the remaining four years of the contract rather than absorb it all this year.

“That comes out to a $5.125 million cap hit over the next four years. Doing so created just over $15 million in additional cap space for 2025.”

 

[Chadstroma]

They obviously need a WR1 but IF they were to draft Jeanty, I don’t see anything wrong with a Bowers, Meyers, FA TBD and Tucker.

I would be fine with any one Lockett, Cooper or Allen filling that FA TBD slot. Sure they are all old, but they can all still contribute to a run first, TE centric offence. If the o-line can show some improvement, which is not out of the question, this offence can be solid. I’m more worried about the defence coming together.

Meyers is a top end WR2 and Bowers is the best TE in the league. If you added a premier RB to that, you can get by with a less than ideal WR1 which Lockett, Cooper or Allen are now at this point in their careers.

For the defense, really the only player that I really wanted to retain that we didn't was Spillane. I would have preferred to retain Moehrig and Hobbs but not at the contracts that they got. Chaisson was a "I would like to keep him for his potential" but with Koonce back it isn't a huge hit to the defense. Graham knows all these guys very well so I am sure they knew what they wanted and didn't want from his perspective. Retaining Koonce and Butler was huge and at the price we got them, bargains. Adding Chinn at his price point is awesome. Johnson, Roberts and Stokes... I am not exactly over the moon on them but hopeful they will be good enough. The big difference for this team will be having Koonce and Wilkins back (hopefully 100%) because if they are good to go along with Crosby, that is one of the best starting 4 defensive lines in the league.

 

[Chaka]

Rumors of us trading for George Pickens are heating up. Would certainly fill out #1 WR need and is young.

Now that’s the Raiders I know.

They cant be that dumb.

Mark Davis: "Hold my b..."
Tom Brady: "No Mark...hold my beer!"

Tom Brady signed (in all but written payor on paycheck) AB after the Oakland thing. Both in New England and then again in Tampa Bay after New England got rid of him. AB helped them win a Super Bowl, although it was mainly Godwin and Evans at WR.

So Brady will sign these guys and think you can incorporate them into the team if you try hard enough.

I'm going to say that AB wasn't even an above replacement level player in Tampa Bay and New England.

And I doubt Brady left that situation feeling it was a net positive.

If you take his combined 2 seasons in TB, he played 15 games, 87 receptions, 1030 yards and 8 TDs. That's less than a full season of games. Not bad for a guy who was considered the #3 WR in TB. Plus they won a Super Bowl, which Brady was all about, so I'm pretty sure Brady is OK with it despite the way it ended. Would have been perfect if Brady had retired after 2020.

Tyreek, although something of a lunatic is not completely bat-shiot crazy like AB was.

AB is probably the best WR of the 2010s, I can't think of one I would take over him.

The point is AB in 2020 didn't do much to ensure that SB victory. And they still win it with someone else manning that position. Scottie Miller had as much impact as AB towards that AB win. At that point in his career, through every fault of his own, he was, at most, a replacement level player.

 

[Atomic Punk]

They obviously need a WR1 but IF they were to draft Jeanty, I don’t see anything wrong with a Bowers, Meyers, FA TBD and Tucker.

I would be fine with any one Lockett, Cooper or Allen filling that FA TBD slot. Sure they are all old, but they can all still contribute to a run first, TE centric offence. If the o-line can show some improvement, which is not out of the question, this offence can be solid. I’m more worried about the defence coming together.

Meyers is a top end WR2 and Bowers is the best TE in the league. If you added a premier RB to that, you can get by with a less than ideal WR1 which Lockett, Cooper or Allen are now at this point in their careers.

For the defense, really the only player that I really wanted to retain that we didn't was Spillane. I would have preferred to retain Moehrig and Hobbs but not at the contracts that they got. Chaisson was a "I would like to keep him for his potential" but with Koonce back it isn't a huge hit to the defense. Graham knows all these guys very well so I am sure they knew what they wanted and didn't want from his perspective. Retaining Koonce and Butler was huge and at the price we got them, bargains. Adding Chinn at his price point is awesome. Johnson, Roberts and Stokes... I am not exactly over the moon on them but hopeful they will be good enough. The big difference for this team will be having Koonce and Wilkins back (hopefully 100%) because if they are good to go along with Crosby, that is one of the best starting 4 defensive lines in the league.

I’m excited to see the front four together for a whole season and agree they are one of the best in the league. It is the back half linebackers and secondary that has me worried. I’m also hopeful they change their scheme or philosophy this season, especially on third down. We seem to regularly sit back on 3rd and long which I’m sure sets the team back mentally too. A healthy line will help that but an overall more aggressive scheme is what I’m hoping to see.

 

[massraider]

The only guy I could see right now the Raiders taking over the best player in the draft, Jeanty, is Jalon Walker. He's a MAN.
I'm nervous about those chess piece type guys, they never really pan out, but he's something.

 

[SDJohnny]

Seth Walder
@SethWalder


The Raiders hired Ryan Paganetti ( Super Bowl 52 Champ w/ Eagles | Dartmouth Economics) to the coaching staff as Head Coach Research Specialist. His role will include game management. He was most recently the Jaguars Director of Football Analytics and previously worked for the Eagles, including when Raiders OC Chip Kelly was there.

8:28 AM · Mar 22, 2025

-Don't know much about this guy, hope its a good move.

 

[SDJohnny]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

 

[Chaka]

Seth Walder
@SethWalder


The Raiders hired Ryan Paganetti ( Super Bowl 52 Champ w/ Eagles | Dartmouth Economics) to the coaching staff as Head Coach Research Specialist. His role will include game management. He was most recently the Jaguars Director of Football Analytics and previously worked for the Eagles, including when Raiders OC Chip Kelly was there.

8:28 AM · Mar 22, 2025

-Don't know much about this guy, hope its a good move.

The Jaguars, who didn't resign any of their own free agents this year?

That tracks.

 

[ZADO]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

Kind of a wild ride he`s had

Christian Elliss was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from Philadelphia on December 8, 2023 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia (1/18/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23).

 

[Chaka]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

Kind of a wild ride he`s had

Christian Elliss was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from Philadelphia on December 8, 2023 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia (1/18/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23).

Pats matched the offer sheet.

 

[Hankmoody]

There are other LB I like better out there. EJ Speed and Kyzir White are two of them.

 

[kaso]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

Kind of a wild ride he`s had

Christian Elliss was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from Philadelphia on December 8, 2023 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia (1/18/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23).

Pats matched the offer sheet.

I would have lost this bet. They had signed Spillane and then another LBer shortly after the Raiders offer sheeting signing of Elliss

 

[Chaka]

Cornerback Asante Samuel.
Receiver Amari Cooper.
Receiver Stefon Diggs.
Cornerback Mike Hilton.
Safety Justin Simmons.
Cornerback Rasul Douglas.
Receiver Keenan Allen.
Safety Julian Blackmon.
Offensive guard Brandon Scherff.
Offensive tackle Jedrick Wills.

Not saying the Raiders should rush out and sign any of these guys but I would like to see some of them brought in for visits.

 

[Hankmoody]

Offensive tackle Jedrick Wills.

Love this call. Former top 10 pick, injuries and inconsistency in CLE but let's see if we can't rekindle some of that former draft status!

 

[SDJohnny]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

Kind of a wild ride he`s had

Christian Elliss was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from Philadelphia on December 8, 2023 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia (1/18/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23).

Pats matched the offer sheet.

 

[rockaction]

Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL
Mar 21
#Raiders salary cap currently carries a pending $4.842 million charge for Christian Elliss, per a league source. Signed offer sheet with Las Vegas, and #Patriots now have until Monday afternoon to match for restricted free agent tendered for $3.263 million @KPRC2

Kind of a wild ride he`s had

Christian Elliss was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from Philadelphia on December 8, 2023 ... Originally signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent (5/5/21) ... Released by Minnesota (8/23/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (9/9/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/6/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (10/11/21) ... Released by Philadelphia from the practice squad (10/18/21) ... Signed by San Francisco to the practice squad (11/3/21) ... Released by San Francisco from the practice squad (11/10/21) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (11/24/21) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (1/8/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (1/10/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia (1/18/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the practice squad (8/31/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/3/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/5/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/10/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/12/22) ... Elevated by Philadelphia to the active roster from the practice squad (12/17/22) ... Reverted back to the Philadelphia practice squad (12/19/22) ... Signed by Philadelphia to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (12/23/22) ... Released by Philadelphia (12/6/23).

Pats matched the offer sheet.

I would have lost this bet. They had signed Spillane and then another LBer shortly after the Raiders offer sheeting signing of Elliss

That's what $81M in cap space will do. Not to mention that they have nothing but Maye and Henry on the offensive side of the ball (they also pay Rhamondre a decent salary), and you've got a recipe for spending on defense and non-premium positions like LB.

 

[SDJohnny]

Veteran DL Leki Fotu is signing with the #Raiders, per source.- On IR Most of last year.

Free agent nose tackle Leki Fotu has agreed to terms with the Raiders, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.

Fotu, 26, recently visited the Raiders and Bills last week.

The Cardinals drafted Fotu in the fourth round in 2020, and he spent his first four seasons in Arizona. Fotu started 21 of the 56 games he played for the Cardinals.

He totaled 89 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, 3.5 sacks, three pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery with the Cardinals.

A year ago, Fotu signed with the Jets as a free agent.

He appeared in only two games with one start last season, making three tackles.

 

[Hankmoody]

“The Raiders converted Wilkins’ $20.5 million roster bonus, which came due last week, into a prorated signing bonus,” Bonsignore wrote in a March 21 mailbag. “Wilkins gets paid as scheduled, but the Raiders can now spread the cap hit over the remaining four years of the contract rather than absorb it all this year.

“That comes out to a $5.125 million cap hit over the next four years. Doing so created just over $15 million in additional cap space for 2025.”

Curious move since they didn't need the cap space when they did it and don't appear to have any plans to spend much more. We're currently 10th in cap space with over $36M available. Geno's already on the books for 2025 so any extension isn't likely to impact it either. Very odd IMO.

 

[SDJohnny]

“The Raiders converted Wilkins’ $20.5 million roster bonus, which came due last week, into a prorated signing bonus,” Bonsignore wrote in a March 21 mailbag. “Wilkins gets paid as scheduled, but the Raiders can now spread the cap hit over the remaining four years of the contract rather than absorb it all this year.

“That comes out to a $5.125 million cap hit over the next four years. Doing so created just over $15 million in additional cap space for 2025.”

Curious move since they didn't need the cap space when they did it and don't appear to have any plans to spend much more. We're currently 10th in cap space with over $36M available. Geno's already on the books for 2025 so any extension isn't likely to impact it either. Very odd IMO.

I don't think Spotrac has Wilkins modified contract yet. We have $50m after the contract restructure, and Wilkins cap number is down to $18m from $33m. The Restructure makes it harder to move on from Wilkins if he has a down year and impacted the cap for next year. I don't know why they made this move unless they are going to sign a bunch of left over free agents after the draft. Or a big trade?

 

[Hankmoody]

The Restructure makes it harder to move on from Wilkins if he has a down year and impacted the cap for next year

Not really. Unused cap space rolls over, so it he's a $20M hit this year, or $5M this year and $15M dead year next, it's still the same $20M over two years. This just frees up $15M this year but there doesn't look like any use for it now? Had they done this in early March and then splurged more in FA I would get it, but this just looks like spinning dimes.

 

[Chadstroma]

“The Raiders converted Wilkins’ $20.5 million roster bonus, which came due last week, into a prorated signing bonus,” Bonsignore wrote in a March 21 mailbag. “Wilkins gets paid as scheduled, but the Raiders can now spread the cap hit over the remaining four years of the contract rather than absorb it all this year.

“That comes out to a $5.125 million cap hit over the next four years. Doing so created just over $15 million in additional cap space for 2025.”

Curious move since they didn't need the cap space when they did it and don't appear to have any plans to spend much more. We're currently 10th in cap space with over $36M available. Geno's already on the books for 2025 so any extension isn't likely to impact it either. Very odd IMO.

I don't think Spotrac has Wilkins modified contract yet. We have $50m after the contract restructure, and Wilkins cap number is down to $18m from $33m. The Restructure makes it harder to move on from Wilkins if he has a down year and impacted the cap for next year. I don't know why they made this move unless they are going to sign a bunch of left over free agents after the draft. Or a big trade?

Geno's extension is coming and just because they didn't splash money around in the over spending days of free agency doesn't mean that they aren't going to be making more moves. The more cash you have to spend the more flexibility you have to make moves as they come.

 

[Chaka]

“The Raiders converted Wilkins’ $20.5 million roster bonus, which came due last week, into a prorated signing bonus,” Bonsignore wrote in a March 21 mailbag. “Wilkins gets paid as scheduled, but the Raiders can now spread the cap hit over the remaining four years of the contract rather than absorb it all this year.

“That comes out to a $5.125 million cap hit over the next four years. Doing so created just over $15 million in additional cap space for 2025.”

Curious move since they didn't need the cap space when they did it and don't appear to have any plans to spend much more. We're currently 10th in cap space with over $36M available. Geno's already on the books for 2025 so any extension isn't likely to impact it either. Very odd IMO.

I don't think Spotrac has Wilkins modified contract yet. We have $50m after the contract restructure, and Wilkins cap number is down to $18m from $33m. The Restructure makes it harder to move on from Wilkins if he has a down year and impacted the cap for next year. I don't know why they made this move unless they are going to sign a bunch of left over free agents after the draft. Or a big trade?

Geno's extension is coming and just because they didn't splash money around in the over spending days of free agency doesn't mean that they aren't going to be making more moves. The more cash you have to spend the more flexibility you have to make moves as they come.

Yup. I am not 100% Geno gets a legit extension, I could see something with a similar structure to Darnold that looks good on paper but is actually a 1-2 year "prove it" deal.

But there are now quite a few talented veterans who likely priced themselves out of the initial market and now realize the money is drying up.

Some veterans like Scherff or Simmons (Amari & Diggs) may have enough of a war chest to wait until injuries start hitting teams when OTAs begin.

Younger guys like Jedrick Willis, Asante Samuel and Julian Blackmon may have more financial incentive to take a deal sooner than later. I would love the Raiders to go after all three of those guys.

 

[SDJohnny]

Replacement for Harrison Bryant.

The Las Vegas Raiders continued to slowly add depth to their 2025 roster by signing veteran reserve tight end Ian Thomas on Tuesday, the team announced.
Thomas, who turns 29 in June, has spent his entire seven-season NFL career with the Carolina Panthers. He was a fourth-round pick out of Indiana in 2018.
Thomas has played in 99 NFL games with 54 starts. He started all 17 games for the Panthers in 2022, but has just a combined seven starts in the past two seasons. He missed 12 games due to injury last season and five games in 2023.

Thomas has a total of 119 receptions in his NFL career. The team saw third-string tight end Harrison Bryant sign with the Philadelphia Eagles this month.

 

[Chaka]

Replacement for Harrison Bryant.

The Las Vegas Raiders continued to slowly add depth to their 2025 roster by signing veteran reserve tight end Ian Thomas on Tuesday, the team announced.
Thomas, who turns 29 in June, has spent his entire seven-season NFL career with the Carolina Panthers. He was a fourth-round pick out of Indiana in 2018.
Thomas has played in 99 NFL games with 54 starts. He started all 17 games for the Panthers in 2022, but has just a combined seven starts in the past two seasons. He missed 12 games due to injury last season and five games in 2023.

Thomas has a total of 119 receptions in his NFL career. The team saw third-string tight end Harrison Bryant sign with the Philadelphia Eagles this month.

NOW, we're cooking!!!???

 

[lakerstan]

A lot of injury history with these recent signings. I hope they stay healthy.

 

[Chaka]

It's an interesting contrast watching the Patriots going all in throwing money at the roster. They just signed Diggs for 3/$69.

I'm okay with the measured approach the Raiders are taking but I do admit I wouldn't mind them doing something a little more than signing third string TEs from losing teams.

 

[joey]

How about they sign a linebacker or something?

 

[Chaka]

How about they sign a linebacker or something?

Makes sense but I'd rather make sure they shore up the backup punter position first.

 

[ZADO]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

 

[Chaka]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I'd like that a lot.

Amari too, although he'd be more expensive.

Not sure about Keenan Allen, he may be cooked but that Bears team was pretty much a mess so it's hard to say for sure.

 

[joey]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I'd like that a lot.

Amari too, although he'd be more expensive.

Not sure about Keenan Allen, he may be cooked but that Bears team was pretty much a mess so it's hard to say for sure.

I like the Lockett and Allen ideas. Geno and Carroll know Lockett of course, so if we don’t sign him, I trust their first hand opinions on what he’s got left.
as for Allen, whenever I saw parts of Bears games, and the ball was thrown Allen’s way, he seemed to do his usual thing and make the grab every time.
Cooper…been there, done that. Every time I see him play, it’s the same as it ever was: makes an amazingly difficult grab. Drops an amazingly routine grab. No thanks.

 

[Chaka]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I'd like that a lot.

Amari too, although he'd be more expensive.

Not sure about Keenan Allen, he may be cooked but that Bears team was pretty much a mess so it's hard to say for sure.

I like the Lockett and Allen ideas. Geno and Carroll know Lockett of course, so if we don’t sign him, I trust their first hand opinions on what he’s got left.
as for Allen, whenever I saw parts of Bears games, and the ball was thrown Allen’s way, he seemed to do his usual thing and make the grab every time.
Cooper…been there, done that. Every time I see him play, it’s the same as it ever was: makes an amazingly difficult grab. Drops an amazingly routine grab. No thanks.

Pretty much agree with all that but I'm willing to take a swing on Amari. I don't expect a dominant #1 WR or even a true #1 anymore but, IMO people are overly optimistic on Tre Tucker. I'm not, he seems like a one trick pony/gadget guy. He's a lot more Tavon Austin than Wes Welker IMO. Jakobi needs help at WR. Bowers is great but, IMO, not enough.

 

[Chadstroma]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I am not disaapointed in missing out on Diggs. For both him and Cooper, I am less than enthusiastic about bringing them on board when they have bounced around different organizations that essentially showed they were not wanted there any longer. There are reasons for that.

Lockett makes sense for more so the relationship connections to Carroll and Smith but he is a bit up there in age but more importantly has shown a steady decline in production.

I believe Keenan Allen is done. I have no interest in him.

That all being said, we do need to add a veteran to their WR group and Cooper or Lockett would be the best two options. I think Cooper has more in him and closer to being a top WR but is potentially a locker room problem and may not have interest in coming back to the Raiders. Lockett would add more to the locker room but is a far cry from being a #1 at this point in his career.

The point is, I don't think any particular WR is a must target at this point but we do need to add someone.

 

[DocHolliday]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I am not disaapointed in missing out on Diggs. For both him and Cooper, I am less than enthusiastic about bringing them on board when they have bounced around different organizations that essentially showed they were not wanted there any longer. There are reasons for that.

Lockett makes sense for more so the relationship connections to Carroll and Smith but he is a bit up there in age but more importantly has shown a steady decline in production.

I believe Keenan Allen is done. I have no interest in him.

That all being said, we do need to add a veteran to their WR group and Cooper or Lockett would be the best two options. I think Cooper has more in him and closer to being a top WR but is potentially a locker room problem and may not have interest in coming back to the Raiders. Lockett would add more to the locker room but is a far cry from being a #1 at this point in his career.

The point is, I don't think any particular WR is a must target at this point but we do need to add someone.

Feels like the Raiders are planning to draft a WR early. There isn’t much hope for the FA that are left. I’m ok with that. Trying to fill holes with FAs that are washed doesn’t work.

 

[Chadstroma]

Feels like the Raiders are planning to draft a WR early. There isn’t much hope for the FA that are left. I’m ok with that. Trying to fill holes with FAs that are washed doesn’t work.

Agreed except we need more than one WR. We have Meyers and Tucker now. Granted, having Bowers is kind of a cheat code that helps but we are woefully thin at WR right now. (It also makes me confused on why we reportedly shoped Mayer considering if we are that thin at WR why not keep two good TE's and go 12 personnel a lot?).

I like Lockett as an addition, not a solution.

 

[joey]

I’ll take Keenan Allen’s 750 yards and 7 TDs on the cheap as a vet WR in the room. He did that on a team with no time to throw the ball.

 

[massraider]

Agreed except we need more than one WR

This all day. We need like 3 new interesting bodies

 

[massraider]

It would be nice to add a different element at WR. Most of these vets feel like Jakobi to me. I dunno if he's the goods, but Tet McMillan really fits

 

[rockaction]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I am not disaapointed in missing out on Diggs. For both him and Cooper, I am less than enthusiastic about bringing them on board when they have bounced around different organizations that essentially showed they were not wanted there any longer. There are reasons for that.

Lockett makes sense for more so the relationship connections to Carroll and Smith but he is a bit up there in age but more importantly has shown a steady decline in production.

I believe Keenan Allen is done. I have no interest in him.

That all being said, we do need to add a veteran to their WR group and Cooper or Lockett would be the best two options. I think Cooper has more in him and closer to being a top WR but is potentially a locker room problem and may not have interest in coming back to the Raiders. Lockett would add more to the locker room but is a far cry from being a #1 at this point in his career.

The point is, I don't think any particular WR is a must target at this point but we do need to add someone.

Feels like the Raiders are planning to draft a WR early. There isn’t much hope for the FA that are left. I’m ok with that. Trying to fill holes with FAs that are washed doesn’t work.

Your point is very well-taken, but I think they go Jeanty. You can't go into a season with Zamir White, Sincere McCormick, Raheem Mostert, and Dylan Laube as your running back room on a Pete Carroll-coached team. Mostert is the best of those and I think he'll be thirty-three.

Well, maybe you can take a guy later on in the draft to compete with those guys, I guess, but do you really think Carroll is going to abide that without protestation? I was going to say something about Brady, but he functioned without a good RB room for years. Aside from Corey Dillon, NE totally skimped at RB.

 

[joey]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I am not disaapointed in missing out on Diggs. For both him and Cooper, I am less than enthusiastic about bringing them on board when they have bounced around different organizations that essentially showed they were not wanted there any longer. There are reasons for that.

Lockett makes sense for more so the relationship connections to Carroll and Smith but he is a bit up there in age but more importantly has shown a steady decline in production.

I believe Keenan Allen is done. I have no interest in him.

That all being said, we do need to add a veteran to their WR group and Cooper or Lockett would be the best two options. I think Cooper has more in him and closer to being a top WR but is potentially a locker room problem and may not have interest in coming back to the Raiders. Lockett would add more to the locker room but is a far cry from being a #1 at this point in his career.

The point is, I don't think any particular WR is a must target at this point but we do need to add someone.

Feels like the Raiders are planning to draft a WR early. There isn’t much hope for the FA that are left. I’m ok with that. Trying to fill holes with FAs that are washed doesn’t work.

Your point is very well-taken, but I think they go Jeanty. You can't go into a season with Zamir White, Sincere McCormick, Raheem Mostert, and Dylan Laube as your running back room on a Pete Carroll-coached team. Mostert is the best of those and I think he'll be thirty-three.

Well, maybe you can take a guy later on in the draft to compete with those guys, I guess, but do you really think Carroll is going to abide that without protestation? I was going to say something about Brady, but he functioned without a good RB room for years. Aside from Corey Dillon, NE totally skimped at RB.

Let’s not forget about the Chip Kelly/Ohio State connection that might lead us to one of the 2 Buckeye RBs being drafted by the Raiders in the 2nd, perhaps.
So Tet at 1.6 and Judkins/Henderson at 2.6?

 

[rockaction]

Let’s not forget about the Chip Kelly/Ohio State connection that might lead us to one of the 2 Buckeye RBs being drafted by the Raiders in the 2nd, perhaps.
So Tet at 1.6 and Judkins/Henderson at 2.6?

Quite possible.

 

[Chaka]

Tyler Lockett before the Eagles or Cowboys grab him please

I am not disaapointed in missing out on Diggs. For both him and Cooper, I am less than enthusiastic about bringing them on board when they have bounced around different organizations that essentially showed they were not wanted there any longer. There are reasons for that.

Lockett makes sense for more so the relationship connections to Carroll and Smith but he is a bit up there in age but more importantly has shown a steady decline in production.

I believe Keenan Allen is done. I have no interest in him.

That all being said, we do need to add a veteran to their WR group and Cooper or Lockett would be the best two options. I think Cooper has more in him and closer to being a top WR but is potentially a locker room problem and may not have interest in coming back to the Raiders. Lockett would add more to the locker room but is a far cry from being a #1 at this point in his career.

The point is, I don't think any particular WR is a must target at this point but we do need to add someone.

Feels like the Raiders are planning to draft a WR early. There isn’t much hope for the FA that are left. I’m ok with that. Trying to fill holes with FAs that are washed doesn’t work.

Your point is very well-taken, but I think they go Jeanty. You can't go into a season with Zamir White, Sincere McCormick, Raheem Mostert, and Dylan Laube as your running back room on a Pete Carroll-coached team. Mostert is the best of those and I think he'll be thirty-three.

Well, maybe you can take a guy later on in the draft to compete with those guys, I guess, but do you really think Carroll is going to abide that without protestation? I was going to say something about Brady, but he functioned without a good RB room for years. Aside from Corey Dillon, NE totally skimped at RB.

There was a ton of talk in here, by people more knowledgeable than I about such things, that Luke Getsy really did Zamir a disservice switching to a zone blocking scheme. Apparently Zamir can excel in a power blocking scheme (or maybe it's the other way around) if the last four games in 2023 are any indication.

He probably isn't a game changer but with a good scheme and competent QB play he can probably manage the position and he has some upside.

 

[Chadstroma]

It would be nice to add a different element at WR. Most of these vets feel like Jakobi to me. I dunno if he's the goods, but Tet McMillan really fits

Tets draft stock has sermingly been falling. I have seen several times that he struggles against press which scares the crap out of me for any NFL receiver but more so for a bigger guy that isn't known for elite speed. If you can't get off the line, you can't be a NFL receiver.