What do you think about the Raiders’ handling of free agency? Apart from Wilkins’ significant signing, not much happened. I don’t think we’re trading up, but some others do. Our valuable draft capital would be used if we decided to move up. In order to cover gaps, we would have heavily invested in free agency. Since we didn’t, we won’t be upgrading. Please share your ideas.
A: Like most fans, I was hoping the Raiders would pursue offensive linemen more aggressively, but I’m a little disappointed with how they’ve handled free agency. The guard market has been crazy this summer, so I can’t say I blame them too much.
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The first week of NFL free agency started with a big splash for the Las Vegas Raiders as they struck a deal with Christian Wilkins on a four-year, $110 million contract. However, the buzz surrounding the Raiders quickly fizzled out as adding quarterback Gardner Minshew has been the only other notable transaction the Silver and Black have made.
What Las Vegas is going to do next is a consistent theme with this week’s mailbag questions, so let’s dive into it.
Question: Are the Raiders now in bargain bin mode for free agents? Or is there any splash with cash left in them?
Answer: I think the Raiders are about to start dipping into the bargain bin during free agency. While they have about $27.5 million in cap space available, per Over The Cap, a lot of the big-name or splash players at positions of need have already agreed to deals. There are still some decent starting options out there but it seems like Wilkins is going to be their one big move in free agency, barring a trade.
