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Oakland Raiders: 5 players who must be better in Week 8

By Brad Weiss

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Tahir Whitehead #59 of the Oakland Raiders reacts to a play against the Los Angeles Rams during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 10, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Tahir Whitehead #59 of the Oakland Raiders reacts to a play against the Los Angeles Rams during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 10, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: David Moore #83 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders and Tahir Whitehead #59 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: David Moore #83 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders and Tahir Whitehead #59 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /

Tahir Whitehead

Tahir Whitehead was brought into Oakland to be a leader on this defense, and through his first six games in the Silver and Black, he has been anything but. He is currently one of the lowest-graded linebackers in football, and looks nothing like the player who was racking up 100-plus tackles for the Detroit Lions.

Check out this tweet from Austin Gayle from Pro Football Focus.

The linebacker group in Oakland has struggled all season long, and we have already seen Derrick Johnson get released during the first six weeks. Whitehead is a guy who could have trade value for the Raiders, and it will be interesting to see what player shows up on Sunday.

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