However, that hasn't stopped general manager Reggie McKenzie from making a few smart signings, and the Raiders made another one Wednesday.
Return specialist Josh Cribbs, 29, had visited with a handful of prospective suitors over the past week, but questions about the condition of Cribbs' surgically repaired knee left the nine-year veteran without a new home.
Until now, that is. The Raiders must be confident enough in that knee to have brought Cribbs on board, and the question now becomes where he fits into the Oakland offense.
Cribbs was barely used in the passing game in Cleveland in 2012, catching only seven passes for 63 yards.
However, the year before, Cribbs was a much bigger part of the Browns' game plan on offense, reeling in 41 passes for 518 yards and four touchdowns.
With the departure of Darrius Heyward-Bey in free agency, an already thin wideout corps in Oakland is that much thinner. The depth chart is littered with players like Jacoby Ford and Denarius Moore, who have shown flashes of talent but also an inability to stay healthy.
Cribbs isn't going to single-handedly revamp that bunch. At the very least, however, he provides the Raiders with some depth at the position as well as a downfield threat who has some experience carrying the ball on reverses and from Wildcat sets.
Where Cribbs can really do some damage for the Raiders is on special teams.
It's an area where the Raiders could use a boost. The team ranked 20th in the NFL in kick returns in 2012, and no team in the league averaged fewer yards per punt return than Oakland's 5.1.
In Cribbs, the Raiders get a player who was third in kickoff return yardag...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
