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Trade for Oakland: I understand the Raiders need to spend a certain amount of money over the next 3 seasons to get to the salary floor for the 2013-2016 period (after being unable to spend much cash last season because of all the dead money on their cap). However, the…

This contract is way better than the one the Raiders gave to Rodger Saffold (5 years 42.5 million). The Raiders lucked out when Saffold failed his physical, though it is pretty pathetic that the Raiders needed a failed physical to prevent them from making a massive mistake. That being said,…

This is another one of the Raiders’ weird signings of 30+ year old players (currently 5 starters on defense are 30+). As I’ve said, this is a weird approach for a team that needs to focus on a two or three year rebuild. However, I like this move a little…

Like the Justin Tuck deal, the money is about right here for LaMarr Woodley. He was overpaid in Pittsburgh and he isn’t the same player he was in 2010, when he graded out as Pro Football Focus’ 5th ranked 3-4 outside linebacker and he hasn’t played more than 641 snaps…

The price here is right for Justin Tuck, 11 million over 2 seasons. Tuck was a dominant defensive lineman from 2008-2010, grading out 4th, 6th, and 9th among 4-3 defensive ends, but he was only an average starter in 2011 and 2012. However, he had a great contract year in…