The Raiders have had ample funds to spend in free agency for a few years now. Despite that fact, importing veteran talent hasn’t always gone well. General manager Reggie McKenzie tried to band-aid several holes with short-term deals in 2014, to bring championship backgrounds without sacrificing long-term salary-cap flexibility.
Didn’t work. The likes of LaMarr Woodley, Carlos Rogers, Matt Schaub and Maurice Jones-Drew could save a doomed season that produced three wins all year.
McKenzie gave up more years to slightly younger players last offseason, using roster bonuses to up antes without saddling his team with future debt service or dead cap space.