The Oakland Raiders made a big splash this offseason in prying Jon Gruden away from the ESPN booth to be their next head coach. He has since assembled a monster staff including guys like Paul Guenther, Greg Olson, Tom Cable and Edgar Bennett.
While the Raiders aren’t swimming in cash heading into free agency, general manager Reggie McKenzie has enough available space to pay a premium to acquire at least one great player. If the Raiders are going to be big spenders on one position group this free agency cycle, it should be to target an elite wide receiving talent and here is why.