ALAMEDA – Paul Guenther was as shocked as anyone when the Raiders traded Khalil Mack.
The Raiders defensive coordinator said he let out an, ‘are you kidding me?’ after news broke. That might be the clean version. Could’ve been a few swear words sprinkled in.
The initial shock, however, has worn off. Guenther can see the long-term vision in a move to strengthen the overall product.
“Khalil is a fantastic player. We all know that,” Guenther said Thursday. “We’ve been here for six months trying to build this thing the right way, and we brought a lot of guys in this offseason.