ALAMEDA -- The barrel Reggie McKenzie has been fishing in for the past two years has become a pond.
By virtue going 7-25 over two seasons, the Raiders' general manager was in position to reel in Buffalo defensive end/linebacker Khalil Mack with the fifth pick in 2014 and then take Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper a year ago with the fourth selection.Those two players had something to do with a 7-9 season that puts the Raiders in the No. 14 slot Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft.If all goes according to plan, the Raiders will be even further down the list in 2017.