Brisiel has been an average to above average guard for Houston over the last few seasons, ranking 9^th in 2010 and 35^th in 2011. The Raiders are getting him at a reasonable rate (5 years, 20 million) and needed to make a cheap move like this with limited cap space and draft picks. There are some questions about his ability to play in a scheme other than Houston’s, but Oakland will be running a zone style scheme as well.

Grade: A