Why Oakland Raiders Will Build Through Draft, Not Free Agency

March 11, 2012   ·   Vincent Frank   ·   Jump to comments

New Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has made it darn clear that he plans on building his team through the draft.
This isn't a new thing for McKenzie, he has been a member of the Green Bay Packers front office for the last 19 years. The Packers are a team that has done it the right way, building through the draft and supplementing in free agency.
This is going to be the modus operandi of the Oakland Raiders moving forward.
 
Previous Regime Handcuffed McKenzie
It isn't that acquiring the likes of Carson Palmer and Aaron Curry was a bad idea. In fact, both promise to be important parts of the team moving forward. Give Palmer an entire offseason to learn the nuances of the Raiders offense and you will be surprised with his performance. I am looking for a breakout 2012 season from him.
With that said, Oakland did give up a bounty to acquire Palmer, a first- and second-round pick. That is a lot to give up for a veteran starting quarterback ...

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