When free agency started, most expected that Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie would be targeting some of the marquee defensive free agents on the market. With glaring needs on that side of the ball, most anticipated that McKenzie – despite somewhat limited flexibility under the cap – would make a run at adding some top-flight talent to the front seven.
But after the first couple of weeks of free agency, Oakland’s needs are largely the same as they were when the free agency window opened.
This isn’t to say that McKenzie hasn’t made some decent moves in free agency, this is simply to say that the biggest, most glaring needs on the team – defensive tackle and inside linebacker – haven’t yet been fully addressed.