3 moves the Las Vegas Raiders got wrong this offseason

3 moves the Las Vegas Raiders got wrong this offseason

The signing of John Brown and Willie Snead

Signed on a one-year deal this offseason, John Brown was expected to fill the role left by Nelson Agholor, who departed for the New England Patriots via free agency. With such a young roster at wide receiver, it seemed that Brown had the opportunity to revitalize his career in Vegas and become a dependable target for Carr.

However, the writing was on the wall early for Brown, as second-year receivers, Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards had spectacular camps and came into the season bulked up and healthy. Ultimately the lack of playing time seemed to be the case for Brown asking for his release, and it seemed the signing was a waste of time for both parties.

Willie Snead is another casualty of the young receivers developing this season. With Ruggs, Edwards, and slot receiver Hunter Renfrow becoming bright spots on this offense, there is almost no target share available for the veteran in Snead. So far this season, the free-agent acquisition has only made two catches, with a long of 15 yards.

And his most notable highlight was a dropped pass in Week 1, which resulted in an interception and almost gave away a victory to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime.

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There is good in these two receivers not working out for the Raiders, as the young receivers have surpassed all expectations, and outside of tight end Darren Waller, have finally given Carr some useful weapons as he leading the league in passing yards. Nevertheless, the money could have been spent elsewhere, maybe even on more offensive line help, so it truly makes these two signings meaningless and overall detrimental to a team that needs help in other areas.