The Raiders have kept their draft plans shrouded in secrecy, to the point where they dismissed their core scouts in order to keep a lid on things. With hours to go before the draft, we may have some insight into their strategy, courtesy of ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano (on Twitter).
If the Raiders stay put at No. 4, Graziano does not expect the Raiders to select a quarterback, despite the rumblings we’ve heard as of late. If Alabama defensive end Quinnen Williams is available, which seems increasingly unlikely, Graziano thinks he’ll be the pick, or the Raiders could opt for Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver as a Plan B.
If the Raiders move up, Graziano hears they’ll target Nick Bosa. They could conceivably land this year’s consensus top talent by sliding up to the Niners’ No. 2 overall choice if SF is eyeing Josh Allen, as has been rumored.
Should the Raiders could choose to keep all three of their first-round picks, they could surprise by using the No. 24 or No. 27 on Marquise Brown, Graziano hears. That would be a stunner after the Raiders added Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams in the offseason, but crazier things have happened on draft day.
“Should the Raiders could choose to keep all three of their first-round picks,”
Read….Hate to be that guy, but just proof read before you post.
I’m wincing at the idea of how badly Gruden is going to screw up having 3 picks in rd 1
Draft Quinnen and Jacobs and trade the 3rd 1st rounder for draft capital and I’d think that was awesome. Offense/Defense both get plug and play starters and have more depth to try and fill other holes
I feel like RB is the reason why we hear that Mayock wants more picks in the 2nd and 3rd. Our hands are tied needing an RB but not having a 3rd because of the AB trade. That’s where the RB value is. I like Jacobs but 24 feels early and he’ll likely not be there at 35 and then we miss out of the RB value picks
The QB guru is going to trade all 3 1st round picks to move up to 2nd to get Haskins. This is the big surprise he promised. Haskins will be severely outplayed by Carr in pre season. Gruden being the arrogant QB guru picks Haskens to start. He plays so bad after 2 weeks the calm and cool fans riot in the stadium. They find Davis and give him a decent haircut could anything be worse? They tear chuckie’s arms and legs off all the time he makes the Chucky face. Finally the fans make such a commotion it shakes the stadium and the sewers break and feces covers the fans.
You have too much time on your hands.
Lol 3 failed back surgeries and a neck surgery plus I need another one has made it tough to do much. I am a smart a** and try to bring levity to these boards. People get all worked up over a bunch of wannabes that think they know more than everyone else. Me I try to be funny. Sometimes I am sometimes I fail. I remember the days from the AFCW and some nasty fun games. Still like to goad the enemy even though they aren’t anymore.
lol it’s all good…How you feel about your Seahawks draft? My Raiders reached a bit to get the guy they wanted in Clelin, but it feels like the Hawks reached too for Collier.
Why not just trade all 3 and move up to #1 and get Murray
If the raiders take a quarterback at number 4 might have to switch teams to the broncos. Lol