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Jon Gruden, Raiders still waiting for return on huge investments in free agency

Steve Corkran by Steve Corkran
October 8, 2020
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Jon Gruden couldn’t wait until his second offseason with the Raiders. That was going to represent the first time he could replenish the roster with free agents that would help transform the team. Gruden and first-year general manager Mike Mayock had plenty of money to throw at high-profile, big-name players, and they wasted little time.
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Steve Corkran

Steve Corkran

Steve has covered the Raiders in some capacity since their return to Oakland in 1995. He was the full-time beat writer from 1997-2010. for the Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News and covered more than 400 NFL games, including four Super Bowls. He also is the co-author of a recently released book titled "Al Davis: Behind the Raiders Shield."

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Comments 3

  1. Ghost to the Post says:
    4 months ago

    I agree, but only to a certain extent. Is it the players or the system? Are the Raiders putting the players in the best role to succeed? The FA’s picked by the Raiders played well on former teams. Did they suddenly LOSE their skills? Did they suddenly drop off physically?

    There are discarded Raider players in other organizations contributing to their teams:

    Denico Autry
    Jihad Ward
    Karl Joseph
    PJ Hall
    S. Calhoun
    Mario Edwards (see last night’s game)

    Is Joyner in the right role on defense? Littleton made a comment a week ago about his role and said “I just do what I’m coached to do” or a comment to that effect.

    I’m not convinced it’s a talent issue but primarily a system or coaching issue.

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    • snakepitwebsite says:
      4 months ago

      Fair point, but we both overlooked a salient point. That is, Maliek Collins was just another defensive lineman for the Cowboys. The Raiders signed him in hopes of him becoming THE linchpin for the Raiders line. That oftentimes doesn’t pan out as hoped for. That seems to be the case here. Littleton, Collins and Nassib were being counted upon to be impact players instead of just another solid player on a defense with better players than them.

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    • Ben Romero says:
      4 months ago

      Concur 100 percent with your assessment Ghost. All the high priced free agents were roundly applauded by all the pundits when the Raiders landed them – especially true for the Linebackers. Cork came right out after week 1 and blasted their performance. I thought that was a bit premature and overly negative – I was very, very mistaken. If PG wasn’t a close friend he would most assuredly be gone. No freekin way you spend that amount of money and GET WORSE. You shitcan the D Coordinator and try someone else. So hey John – Your Defense cannot stop the run, cannot stop the pass, cannot rush the passer, cannot get any turnovers. What are you going to do? Enough.

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