ALAMEDA
Numerologists will note that the Raiders have the 14th, 44th, 75th, 114th, 143rd, 154th, 194th and 234th picks in next week’s NFL draft. The process will take three days, or four fewer than the seven reported in Genesis needed to create the world.
It was easier to get things done in those days.
Biblically speaking, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has sparked an an Exodus-like movement out of the NFL wastelands, his draft picks have been so good. He nailed it in 2014 with All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack and Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr, and he landed keepers the same year with offensive lineman Gabe Jackson, defensive tackle Justin Ellis and defensive back T.