The Oakland Raiders will be on the draft clock at No. 10 about 48 hours from now. We’ve had you covered on all things draft since we launched in January. Now, as we get to the nitty gritty, I wanted to share some late draft-related thoughts: The buzz Tuesday was about the Raiders’ showing late
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I agree that Smith won’t be there at 10
However, Vea, Edmunds or Fitzpatrick might be available. There are still good options at 10.
I’m not in favor of any of the OTs at number 10.
Don’t disagree, Ghost.
I’m still having a hard time seeing Minkah make it to 10 – I sure hope it happens, but I don’t think there’s any way it does.
My biggest fear is Minkah getting to us at 10 and then we trade back. Especially if it is for poor compensation.
I think you hit the nail on the head, and I have to agree.
Deciding whether to trade this pick is going to be really hard, especially with a Minkah, or equivalent, available.
It will get REALLY hard of one of the 4 QB’s are there, because the offer will be that much better.
A “can’t miss” vs a couple “probable starters” is a hard swap to weigh out.
However – and this is just 8 year old memory – but I think I remember that our very own Cork was very enthusiastic with the “can’t miss” Rolando pick. I was too. Not critical of Cork … just remembering how damned hard it is to separate “can’t miss” vs “rather had two or three shots at the lottery vs one big one”.
Cork, please correct me if my memory is haywire.