As fans get impatient with the 2012 version of free agency, it's important to remember that the real gems in free agency are rarely high-profile.
In fact, only one or two of the players on this list were a "big name" and many were in the twilight of their careers.
I've come up with a few arbitrary qualifiers and I hope doing so adds a little bit of objectivity to an otherwise subjective list.
The qualifications are:
1. Signed as a free agent;
2. On Raiders for at least two full seasons;
3. At least one season with an approximate value (AV) above 10. AV is a way of comparing seasons and positions to each other and was developed by pro-football-reference.com.
Let's see who made the cut...
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders