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Oakland Raiders' Three Most Glaring Needs

 
The Raiders have started the Free Agency period by locking up Nnamdi Asomugha and Tommy Kelly and signing the top safety available in Gibril Wilson.  Not a bad start, but after missing on the chance to even speak with Donte Stallworth or Bernard Berrian where do the Raiders go from here?  Is Receiver the biggest need?  After taking a close look at the Raiders roster and assuming the future departure of players like Lamont Jordan, Dominic Rhodes these are the top three spots the Raiders will need to address either through the draft, free agency or through a trade:   1. Offensive Tackle With the release of Barry Sims, the Raiders' tackles are as follows: Mario Henderson, Cornell Green, Paul McQuistan, and Seth Wand. Now Paul McQuistan can play Right Tackle or Guard and is a pretty versatile good young lineman but by no means is he a stud yet. Mario Henderson abilities to play at this level are unknown due to the fact he has never seen the field.  It  ... (link)

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