Raiders Offseason Shows a Clear Change in Oakland’s Defensive Philosophy

June 14, 2010   ·   David Wilson   ·   Jump to comments

What has been abundantly clear over the last 12 months is that the Oakland Raiders have had a total change in their defensive philosophy.
Since their last appearance in a Super Bowl in 2002-03, when their defense ranked third against the run, they have never ranked better than 22nd in any year.
That is seven years of abysmal run defense.
Their personnel strategy during that time concentrated on the defensive secondary, leaving the front seven devoid of quality players and any real investment in terms of talent or draft picks. Players like Michael Huff, Fabian Washington, and DeAngelo Hall were brought in at great expense and never made any significant impact. 
The last 12 months have seen a marked change in that approach.
It started with the acquisition of Richard Seymour last year from the Patriots for a 2011 first round pick and has continued through this offseason.
Kamerion Wimbley came in on a trade with the Browns for a third round pick (obtained...

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