7 New Year’s resolutions for the Oakland Raiders in 2019

By Brad Weiss | Jan 5, 2019

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders reacts after a Derek Carr #4 one-yard touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 28, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Karl Joseph No. 42 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking the quarterback and recovering a fumble against the New York Jets during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. The Raiders won the game 45-20. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Add depth to safety

Heading into the 2018 NFL season, the Raiders knew that they had issues at the safety position. They brought in Marcus Gilchrist to add depth to the unit, and were hoping that former first round pick Karl Joseph would actually start to step up and look like a first round talent in year three in the league.

Well, the safety spot actually saw some incredible growth, as Joseph was a beast in year three, and looks to be a guy who can help lead this secondary moving forward along with cornerback Gareon Conely. Erik Harris really stepped up in a starting role towards the end of the season, and should add good depth on this team moving forward.

Gilchrist is going to be a free agent in 2019, and the team may decide to move on from him. There is no way they bring back Reggie Nelson next season, as he is just too old to be a productive player in the league anymore, so you can expect the Raiders to be players at the position group in the draft, and via free agency.

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