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Originally Posted by Mother****erJones
Raiders agreed to terms with OT Donald Penn, formerly of the Bucs.
Five days after the Rodger Saffold fiasco, the Raiders have found their left tackle. Going on 31 with well-documented weight issues, Penn was released by the Bucs last week, but is still a perfectly-fine left tackle. He's a massive upgrade on what the Raiders trotted out after Jared Veldheer's injury last season. However, Penn is not a long-term option for what is still the league's thinnest roster. GM Reggie McKenzie has gotten active in free agency after a quiet first 48 hours, but is throwing all sorts of money at players over 30 years of age. It's not the way to rebuild a team. Mar 18 - 7:47 PM
Source: Albert Breer on Twitter
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Raiders signed players around 30 who still have some gas left in the tank, and signed them to cap friendly deals. The players we've signed are stop gap players who will mentor draftees while we rebuild the tea via the draft. Raiders hope that Watson, second round pick from last year, will capitalize on his physical gifts and become the LT of the future. This would require him to actually stay healthy enough to get on the field, hence why we signed Penn.
BTW, Saffold was signed to play guard, not tackle and the only people confused about it were media types who throw crap at the wall hoping something will stick.
Still a lot of work to be done in Oakland, but we are already a better team than last year on paper anyway.