The Las Vegas Raiders signed five offensive players across different position groups and Just Blog Baby is grading the signings as they are announced.
The Las Vegas Raiders offense was in the bottom half of the league in 2019 according to the standard measurements of total yards and total points. According to some more advanced statistics like DVOA, the Raiders offense was in the top-10 but far from elite.
Based on the eye test, it was clear that the Raiders offense could score points when the run game was effective and things were clicking but it was prone to stalling at times, particularly against good defenses. However the glaring holes of the lack of a big play threat on the outside and an overall lack of depth ultimately kept the unit from being elite.
In the first week since the free agency window opened, the Raiders made several signings on offense but none were major splashes like the addition of Cory Littleton on defense. They do however fit the bill as depth signings and in the case of their new free agent lineman Eric Kush, could also be a potential starter. Mike Mayock acknowledged that the team lacked depth in 2019 and he has clearly made it a priority to address that need.
In this piece we will take a look at what each player can bring to the Raiders defense and assign them grades based on how we believe they will fare in Silver and Black. First, the signing that has the potential to cause the most controversy in Las Vegas: