Commentary

What are the Raiders thinking?!

Thoughts from the Dark Sid

Raider fans across the country have spent nearly the entire offseason trying to defend a good amount of decisions that this Raider team has made.

First it was the purging that happened at seasons end which included the likes of Gibril Wilson, Kalimba Edwards, and Ronald Curry. Then it was the curious draft picks that every analyst on television, radio, website, newspaper, and telegraph has panned. These opinions of course were Darrius Heyward-Bey (ACC Honorable Mention!) being chosen too high, Michael Mitchell (who?) being chosen at all and then the mid and low round picks that weren’t on anyone’s draft boards.

After previous late round picks like FB Oren O’Neal two seasons ago and DE Trevor Scott and WR Chaz Schilens last year, Raider fans have built a rare bit of faith in the decisions this organization has made of late. An optimism that has taken a huge hit with the cuts that were announced Tuesday. All of which have been the hardest to wrap one’s brain around.

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