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Oakland Raiders top 6 acquisitions during 2018 offseason

By Brad Weiss

OAKLAND - DECEMBER 19: A view of an Oakland Raiders helmet at the game against the Tennessee Titans on December 19, 2004 at Network Associates Colesium in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
OAKLAND - DECEMBER 19: A view of an Oakland Raiders helmet at the game against the Tennessee Titans on December 19, 2004 at Network Associates Colesium in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 12: Jordy Nelson #87 of the Green Bay Packers moves after a catch against Eddie Jackson #39 and Cre’von LeBlanc #22 of the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 12, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers defeated the Bears 23-16. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 12: Jordy Nelson #87 of the Green Bay Packers moves after a catch against Eddie Jackson #39 and Cre’von LeBlanc #22 of the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 12, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers defeated the Bears 23-16. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

2. Signing Jordy Nelson, and trading for Martavis Bryant

During the 2016 NFL season, Derek Carr established himself as one of the best young quarterbacks in the league. However, injuries and bad play calling led to him having a rough 2017 campaign, but 2018 should net much better results.

Last season, tight end Jared Cook led the Raiders in receiving, which speaks to how bad the wide receiver group played. Amari Cooper had his worst season as a pro, and Michael Crabtree proved to be more of a nuisance than anything else.

When Gruden took over, that spelled the end of the road for Crabtree, who was essentially replaced by Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson. Nelson has been incredible productive during his NFL career, and should be a great compliment to Cooper in the passing game this season.

During the 2018 NFL Draft, the Raiders made another play for a wideout, as Gruden said the team was not done with the position. They traded a third round pick for Martavis Bryant, who, when on the field, can be as dominant a wide receiver as their is in this league.

This is by far the best wide receiver group Carr has had, and there is no reason why he won’t have a monster season in 2018. These two additions will prove to make this Raiders offense one of the best in the league, and one can only imagine the different looks they will have when inside the red zone.

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