The Las Vegas Raiders brought in Pete Carroll and John Spytek this offseason, and the new leadership tandem made so many transactions that the fan base's collective head started spinning. While a handful of them were exciting, plenty of them defied logic or felt a bit risky.
No signing was a bigger gamble than the addition of Jamal Adams just before training camp, as the former All-Pro safety looked washed at his most recent stops. But Carroll believed in his former player's ability to transition to linebacker, and Adams dominated throughout the preseason.
This didn't translate into a large role in the regular season, as Adams, despite being the highest-graded defender on the Raiders' defense through two weeks, played just 19.