When Pete Carroll and John Spytek took over for the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason, one of the first things that they did was reconstruct the roster, particularly the defensive backfield. Before the preseason even began, all five starters in the secondary from opening day of last season were gone.
Tre'Von Moehrig, Nate Hobbs, Jack Jones and Marcus Epps all left the building, and Jakorian Bennett was eventually traded. While they bolstered the safety room with the free agency signing of Jeremy Chinn, they did very little to address the cornerback position.
The new brass signed a former first-round draft bust in Eric Stokes and took a gamble on a project in the third round of the draft by taking Darien Porter.