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Obvious Mendoza #1 no consideration of trading that pick.
But who you got picks 2 - 4 thats going to help Mendoza.

#2 Raiders should be able to select WR Chris Bell or WR KC Concepcion with our early 2nd.

#3 I forget who it was, but someone here mentioned that the best pure dominant RT coming out of college could be got in the 3rd. And stated hes played his whole career at RT, and not being moved around the line.

Sounds like solid gets

Id hope the rest of the draft is building the trenches, with maybe 1 DB in there

Who else you like ?

WNYRAIDER wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:35 am ...if nothing else, we have invested some high picks on o lineman, and if we can get them to forget everything they were told last year, even if we have to employ a hypnotist on the staff,.

If the reports are true about last year I doubt there would be much to get them to forget

RickRyb wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:32 am Are the "trash players" truly trash? Or have they just been severely under coached?

Cappa Meredith Glaze, and Parham I have no problem showing the door. Parham on a cheap deal maybe, the others are fodder

WNYRAIDER wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:35 am ...if nothing else, we have invested some high picks on o lineman, and if we can get them to forget everything they were told last year, even if we have to employ a hypnotist on the staff, (....) they should all be stronger and more physically, NFL ready, which is still a significant positive.

I don't think they were told anything last year. That's why they had their own meetings... trying to figure out what to do.

RickRyb wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:32 am Are the "trash players" truly trash? Or have they just been severely under coached?

You never know, but I'm also hedging against counting on poorly performing players until they prove it.

I agree with most comments previously stated about who we should keep and who is shown the door. As others have stated previously, Glaze might be better suited as an IOL. He also is good enough to retain as a Swing Tackle. Just my 2 cents

RickRyb wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:32 am Are the "trash players" truly trash? Or have they just been severely under coached?

This is one of the biggest issues the new offensive staff is going to have to resolve. We have little idea of how good or bad any of our IOL are. JPJ would seem to be good, but he's injury prone and could be out of the league by next year.

We've had a lot of bad coaches over the years but we've never had an o-line coach as dismal as Pete's kid. I think a good OL coach may be able to make our current guys look respectable. If a BPA high level O-lineman falls to us in the second, then great, but otherwise, our OL coach has his work cut out for him.

Attyla wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:19 am Cappa Meredith Glaze, and Parham I have no problem showing the door. Parham on a cheap deal maybe, the others are fodder

Keep Glaze, try him at guard. He is on a rookie deal. Someone will offer Parham more than we should give him.

raider_kin wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:19 am Keep Glaze, try him at guard. He is on a rookie deal. Someone will offer Parham more than we should give him.

Glaze is a strange case. Talent is there but zero improvement. Not sure if it is coaching, dissatisfaction or laziness.

KillerRaider30 wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 7:47 am

I wonder what AI was use to put DT, LB and OT in the same category and label S as SAF?

raider_kin wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:19 am Keep Glaze, try him at guard. He is on a rookie deal. Someone will offer Parham more than we should give him.

I am also in the keep Glaze camp. Meredith too. Meredith played well as a starter two seasons ago. He shoulda never been C this year. He’s a guard. Glaze, played solidly as a rookie at RT &, terrible this past year. Coincidence for these two? I’d say no. It was horrible coaching/scheme. Glaze could be better at OG, just like Meredith. Glaze could also play OT.

At this point, they seem like great backup/depth pieces at least. Plus they’re cheap. I see no reason not to keep them.

Get rid of the other backups. Except Tasi. Keep him for now, see if the lottery ticket hits.

SkullCrusher wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:55 am I wonder what AI was use to put DT, LB and OT in the same category and label S as SAF?

9 DTs, LBs and OTs each in the top 100 players for a total of 27 players. Lots of publications use SAF as an abbreviation for safety

Attyla wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:19 am Cappa Meredith Glaze, and Parham I have no problem showing the door. Parham on a cheap deal maybe, the others are fodder

If Cappa plays a snap for the raiders next year the season is over

Trainnvain wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:24 am 9 DTs, LBs and OTs each in the top 100 players for a total of 27 players. Lots of publications use SAF as an abbreviation for safety

Ha on me! I see now, thanks.

Attyla wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:39 am Glaze is a strange case. Talent is there but zero improvement. Not sure if it is coaching, dissatisfaction or laziness.

coaching sounds like a safe bet considering who's been in charge of overseeing the offensive line since Glaze has been there