Edweirdo's Oakland Raiders Report

Raiders 2003 Mock Draft

Top Needs (in order)

1. DE
2. CB/S
3. RB
4. WR
5. LB

Strategy

• DE is top priority with our injuries and lack of playmakers
• We need depth in the secondary. There are a number of athletes with size and speed that should be available in rounds 2 or 3, so we don't need to burn a 1st round pick on Polamalu even if he's available. The guys I list in my mock are all CBs who have the size to play S
• We shouldn't package BOTH 1st rounders to move up. We wouldn't get very far, maybe to late teens at best
• No need to waste a 1st rounder on C. We have Treu and could find a decent C in middle rounds
• Forget McGahee in the 1st round. If anyone forgot how bad that knee injury is, I'll send you a link and you can watch the hit again. Aaayyiieee! We need value with our first rounders not a gamble
• Most seem content with our RB by committee. But I think we need more speed at RB, esp if Garner goes down. If the NFL in recent years, so many RBs have been out or hobbled by injury

Picks by Round

• 1a. DE: White/Redding. Or Kelsay/Haynes if they slip into late 20s, via packaging this pick with 3rd rounder (similar to what we did for Buchanon last year)
• 1b. trade down: The Raiders can gain an additional 3rd rounder by moving down from #32.
• 2a. RB: Suggs/Fargas (pick acquired from trade)
• 2b. WR: Calico
• 3a. CB/S: Weathersby(6-1 204 4.40)/Battle(6-2 205 4.43)/Asomugha(6-2 213 4.46) (pick acquired from trade). Battle and Weathersby will almost definitely be gone, but Asomugha may still be on the board
• 3b. C: Miami's Romberg (if didn't trade up in the 1st round with this pick).
• 4. LB: Tinoisamoa
• 5-7: O-line, D-line depth. LB Sam Williams (6-5, 235, 4.6) if we didn't get Tinoisamoa.