Holy Toledo ... How 'bout dem Raiders

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Keon Hatcher had quite a game last night. Chris Warren III is going to be on a team's roster this year, might regret it if we let him go - I'd certainly keep him over Doug Martin.

[Tamar Raider]

So we signed Brandon LaFell to a 1 year contract today.

[iffies]

So do we need to start thinking about Derek's future with the team? Yes it was just one game against a very good defense, but Carr is now in his 5th year, not a wide-eyed rookie and it's quite alarming that he seems to save these kind of performances for the national spotlight. What's the QB class looking like next year?

[RichardCunliffe]

Amari Cooper too perhaps?

[boknows34]

The best future NFL QB in college football won’t be eligible until 2021 - Trevor Lawrence.

I’m actually more concerned with Cooper than Carr. Cooper is next in line for a contract extension, as 2019 will be his last season under contract.

[Tamar Raider]

I'd be surprised if a decision hadn't been reached on the future of both within the franchise by the bye week, at least internally, it'll probably be a while before we find out.

Personally, as it stands at the moment, I think both are salvageable but if last weeks performance is indicative of the rest of the season then both are gone.

[Tamar Raider]

Well this season has been the bust we all worried it might be, how long does Gruden get to turn it around?

[Tamar Raider]

That's the season done and dusted, bring on the draft and the 2019 season.

So with 3 picks in the first round (4th, 24th & 27th) who do we take?

[iffies]

Originally Posted by Tamar Raider

That's the season done and dusted, bring on the draft and the 2019 season.

So with 3 picks in the first round (4th, 24th & 27th) who do we take?

Of course a lot depends on free agency - we have the 5th most cap space with some more wiggle room if the likes of Donald Penn are cut. Obviously we have holes everywhere and even with 3 first rounders we might not see a competitive Raiders team for at least a couple of years. I'm trusting Mayock to keep a lid on Gruden so we should get some impact players instead of the reaches that were Reggie's speciality, but I fully expect us to draft Kyler Murray at some point...

[iffies]

We have lost DB coach Derrick Ansley who is going back to college as co-defensive co-ordinator for the Tennessee Vols. Shame as he's an excellent coach. Charles Woodson is leaving ESPN, would be great to get him in as a coach.