For the Oakland Raiders, the only constant this offseason has been change. New/old head coach Jon Gruden has brought in a ton of new faces in an effort to rebuild a squad that already had plenty of talent, but underachieved their way to a 6-10 record last year.
And let’s be real here, given how poor they looked for much of the season, they were almost lucky to have gotten to six wins last year.
But, Gruden’s been tasked with turning the ship around. And to that end, he’s shaken things up, jettisoning some dead weight, and bringing in more than twenty new faces to compete for positions on the depth chart this summer
Though Gruden has been criticized in many corners for the age of the free agents he’s brought in, what he has done is brought in some established leadership in these veterans.