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Raiders have questions, we’ve got answers: Safety

Thoughts from the Dark Side

I initially did not have the safety position as a great need for the Raiders because the team had some decent depth, and at least one solid starter in Gibril Wilson. Well, Wilson was cut and the Raiders lost depth when Rashad Baker left. Suddenly I look at the roster and say “Oh crap, all the Raiders have is Michael Huff, Hiram Eugene, and Tyvon Branch.” Huff lost his starting job last season to the departed Baker, Eugene is primarily a special teamer, and Tyvon Branch has been injured nearly his entire two year Raider career. So what was once a “safe” position for the Raiders, is now in some serious danger.

There wasn’t much on the free agent market in the first place at safety but now even the semi big names have signed already. Brian Dawkins, Josh Bullocks, and Sean Jones (well and Gibril Wilson of course) are all gone.

The draft doesn’t offer anyone that would be worth being chosen with the Raiders top two picks. And even if there was one, the Raiders have much bigger areas of need which they should address in the first two rounds like DT, LB, WR, and OT.

But the question area today is safety and the answers should be one or more of these guys:

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