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Raiders sign RB Kenyan Drake (2 years, up to $14.5, $11M gtd)


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2 hours ago, drfrey13 said:

Not saying I am against this signing but if I had to choose between Desmond King for $3.5 and Drake for $5.5 I choose King.  No reason why we could not have signed both.  I would have like to have signed King over Brown also.  If we go out and spend $10 on a slot CB I will be pissed.

We aren't paying anyone over 10 other than Ngakoue. 

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5 hours ago, Humble_Beast said:

this kinda makes up on blowing that Bowden pick too. Bowden could only dream on getting Drakes level. honestly Josh and Drake are probably a top 3 RB tandem in the league! 

I'll be happy with a top 10 tandem. Lotta good tandems out there. We just need our RBs to stay healthy. 

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3 hours ago, drfrey13 said:

Not saying I am against this signing but if I had to choose between Desmond King for $3.5 and Drake for $5.5 I choose King.  No reason why we could not have signed both.  I would have like to have signed King over Brown also.  If we go out and spend $10 on a slot CB I will be pissed.

Said in another thread - surely Bradley would’ve made more of a move for him if he really wanted him. I’d imagine he just doesn’t fancy him that much. 🤷‍♂️

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6 hours ago, drfrey13 said:

Not saying I am against this signing but if I had to choose between Desmond King for $3.5 and Drake for $5.5 I choose King.  No reason why we could not have signed both.  I would have like to have signed King over Brown also.  If we go out and spend $10 on a slot CB I will be pissed.

Yeah see your point. I just think that right now if we wanted to sign King we have enough options to get the $4 mio it would have taken to sign him. 

Signing Drake isn't stopping us from signing a d-guy at this point at least. 

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2 hours ago, reddevil said:

Said in another thread - surely Bradley would’ve made more of a move for him if he really wanted him. I’d imagine he just doesn’t fancy him that much. 🤷‍♂️

The fact he was traded away from his LAC defense might be a hint!

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I would hope not. With Drake Richard has no role on the team. His snaps have already gone down with a RB like Booker on this team now you got a back who can do everything Richard does but better. With Reddick back you get the special teams player so I think you have to release Richard. 

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Just now, big_palooka said:

This is basically the Nassib deal. He's guaranteed 5.5 next year if he's cut. And he's paid 8 mil if he's on the roster. Am I seeing this correctly?

Im not sure, 
2.5 mil base in 2022?
5.5 roster bonus 2022
makes it sound like we have an option? hes guaranteed 2.5?
the 2021 base/both RBS fully guaranteed is confusing lol

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5 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said:

With the recent TV deal the cap is going to absolutely explode next year. I'm not worried about this in the slightest. 

The thing is we're paying Jacobs almost nothing so we can afford a more expensive backup. Our offense is based on the running game, Jacobs has struggled staying healthy throughout a season and the NFL is adding a 17th game.

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Just now, oakdb36 said:

The thing is we're paying Jacobs almost nothing so we can afford a more expensive backup. Our offense is based on the running game, Jacobs has struggled staying healthy throughout a season and the NFL is adding a 17th game.

For sure. He's also a lot more than a simple backup RB too. I don't think touches will be 50/50 but he'll be used often. 

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