Oakland Raiders: Week 1 53-man roster projection v.3
By Sanjit T.
Offensive Line (9): Kolton Miller, Jonathan Cooper, Rodney Hudson, Jordan Devey, Trent Brown, Lester Cotton, Denver Kirkland, David Sharpe, Brandon Parker
The starting offensive line for the Raiders is Kolton Miller, Richie Incognito, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson, and Trent Brown when the team is completely healthy. This would be a very dominating offensive line. However, unfortunately for Oakland, Incognito has been suspended for two games, and Gabe Jackson will miss a few games with a knee injury.
To replace Incognito and Jackson for the first two weeks, Jonathan Cooper and Jordan Devey will step in at left and right guard. Although Devey is the backup center, if anything were to happen to Hudson, the Raiders would need Andre James close by, since he’d be the only other player who can play center.
Brandon Parker took a lot of grief from Raider Nation this past week. However, he is still developing and actually had some nice plays over at right tackle. He will stay on the roster as the swing tackle.
Denver Kirkland, Lester Cotton, and David Sharpe are all good backups to have as well. But at the end of the day, if needed, will these guys be reliable? Tom Cable and Gruden have to make that decision. But as of now, those three players seem like the best fits for this zone blocking scheme.