Raiders should shake up depth chart for final six

By Anthony Carroll  |   Friday, November 21, 2008  |  Comments( 63 )

Oakland Raiders
Got something to say?

Log In above and share your thoughts on this topic with other fans!

This has to get old for fans of the Oakland Raiders.

There are still six games to play in 2008, and all the focus in Oakland is on 2009. The Raiders sit 2-8, second last in the AFC West and losers of four straight. They have the worst scoring offense in the NFL, a 25th-ranked defense and another lame-duck head coach. And Al Davis is still in charge.

Everyone is now focusing in on what’s next. You know, like they did in 2003 and 2004 and 2005 and 2006… and, you get the point.

But instead of thinking about which future rookie the Raiders should draft (ruin the career of) with their impending top five pick, let’s focus on the now. After all, trying to anticipate Davis’ next move is about as difficult as coaching two full consecutive years in Oakland.

So with that being said, what should the dysfunctional Raiders do with their remaining six games? In short: Make losing as interesting as possible. They should shake up the depth chart; coaches should send in players they don’t know the names of at positions they don’t belong.

Or, at the very least, do something like this:

Offense

QB: JaMarcus Russell/Andrew Walter/Marques Tuiasosopo
RB: Darren McFadden/Louis Rankin (activate from practice squad)/Justin Fargas
FB: Michael Bush/Luke Lawton
TE: Zach Miller/John Madsen/Tony Stewart
WR1:Chaz Schilens/Ronald Curry
WR2: Johnnie Lee Higgins/Ashley Lelie
WR3: Todd Watkins
LT: Mario Henderson/Kwame Harris
LG: Robert Gallery/Chris Morris
C: Jake Grove/John Wade/Chris Morris
RG: Cooper Carlisle/Chris Morris
RT: Cornell Green/James Marten

Defense

LDE: Trevor Scott/Derrick Burgess
DT1: Tommy Kelly/William Joseph
DT2: Terdell Sands/Gerard Warren
RDE: Kalimba Edwards/Jay Richardson
LOLB: Thomas Howard/Sam Williams/Marquis Cooper
MLB: Kirk Morrison/ Isaiah Ekejiuba
ROLB: Jon Alston/Ricky Brown
CB1: Nnamdi Asomugha/Chris Johnson/Justin Miller
CB2: Michael Huff/Stanford Routt/Michael Waddell
FS: Hiram Eugene/Michael Huff
SS: Gibril Wilson/Rashad Baker
Got something to say?

Log In above and share your thoughts on this topic with other fans! (63)

About Anthony Carroll

Anthony Carroll began writing for RealFootball365.com on Sept. 26, 2005, making him one of the longest tenured contributors to the “365” team. As a senior writer, Anthony has taken on the task of delivering original content to the silver and black faithful year round, despite having to deal ...
read more
Article Tools Share!   |  RSS  |  Bleacher Report About Bleacher Report