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Mr. Scot

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Two names caught my attention looking over the news this morning.

 

The first was WR Andre Holmes of the Raiders.  Holmes received the lowest RFA tender (meaning they can match the offer but they don't get a pick if they choose not to) which surprised some since he actually led the team in receptions last season.  Holmes is 6'4, 210 and ran a 4.53 in the 40.  He's believed to have good potential, though the Raiders apparently don't believe in it as much as they did before.  Are they right or is this a Raiders blunder we can tajke advantage of?

 

On the other side of the field is DB Sterling Moore of the Cowboys.  Moore, despite starting several games for the Cowboys last year and looking decent, wasn't tendered at all so at this point he's technically unrestricted.  Moore can play outside, nickel and is big enough (202) to perhaps play safety.  He's another player who would come cheap and be worth a look.

 

And also there's Chris Hairston, a player that caught Zod's eye.  Hairston is a right tackle from the Bills who's young and has some upside.  Buffalo chose not to tender him so he's unrestricted too.

 

In what research I've done, I found nothing glaring on these guys.  Right now they're just sort of nondescript.  At worst could be guys you'd bring to camp to see if they show you something.  If they don't, not much investment lost.

 

Any other players among the RFAs that might be of interest assuming the compensation isn't high (or isn't there at all, like these guys)?

 

Anybody with draft pick compensation that you'd still think is worth trying for?

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Yeah I thought of Holmes and I think we should make an offer, but I'm not very confident that they won't match whatever we could offer him.

 

Size-Speed combo is pretty good.  If his hands are there, definitely worth a look.

 

But of course, you always have to ask (even with a team like the Raiders) why don't they want him back that badly?

 

 

I hope Hairston is an option.

 

Zod does too.

 

Voth thinks we're done with big tackle signings, but an under the radar signing?  Who knows?

 

 

These are the types of guys we should target

 

Some people would probably argue that :lol:

 

I'm fine with it though.  Finding lesser known guys is how you build a roster without throwing ridiculous money around.

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