The next was Khalif Barnes, a one time promising left tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Those days are over, and Barnes is now a right tackle with a tendency to commit hair-pulling penalties in the most crucial times.
The two signed for a maximum of $3 million. Not so bad, if things play out well. If they continue to play at the level they have recently, many fans will call for their replacements.
In a recent interview with Jerry McDonald, Reggie McKenzie revealed that Stefen Wisniewski is very likely to shift over to play center after Samson Satele signed with the Colts.
That leaves many to believe that newly signed Mike Brisiel will play left guard, but McKenzie doesn't think so. He believes that Brisiel is a better fit at right guard.
Yes, Raider Nation, that means that Cooper Carlisle is destined to play left guard, and McKenzie has no problem with that. Here's what McKenzie had to say officially.
"No, no. Coop didn’t think so. Coop feels like he can do it. We’ll let him work this whole offseason and play in preseason, and get it down, and adding Brisiel helps. Khalif signed on today officially, so that kind of helps solidify, now we just need to add some depth, Getting the corners in helps, getting two guys we like and with our cap situation, we were able to kind of solidify that position a little bit."
It is surprising to say the least. Carlisle has been the most criticized player on this offensive front. However, he was signed to the Raiders for specializing in a zone-blocking system and that's what the Raiders are planning on running this season. He definitely is not the player he once was, but a change in both system and posi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
