Obviously, we can't keep everybody. Robert Gallery has already been shown the door. The Raiders offered Gallery $2.5 million for next season, but the veteran guard wouldn't budge on his demands of an $8 million dollar salary.
If Michael Bush demands a starters pay, he might be the next guy out of town. I want Bush back in Oakland, as he and Darren McFadden can be the best duo in the NFL, but money is tight right now.
Michael Bush's recent arrest can't sit well with Al Davis either, who hates negative attention. If Bush and Davis can't come to an agreement, then the Raiders may look the April's draft to find a compliment to MacFadden. Here go a few possible candidates the Raiders can target in the later rounds of the NFL Draft.
Roy Helu, Nebraska, 6 ft, 221 lbs
Helu Impressed scouts with a 4.40 forty-yard dash and a 6.67 second three cone drill. His 11 reps of 225 lbs was a little disappointing. He is known as a speed RB, but he does have the frame to bang it inside. He comes in the mold of Justin Fargas and if he runs with the heart that Fargas did he will do good in the NFL.
He does need to work on his pass protection, which is his biggest weakness at this point. He ran for 1,245 yards, 11 touchdowns, with a 6.6 YPC in his final season with the Cornhuskers. He is from Danville, CA, so you know he would love to play ball close to home.
Mario Fannin, Auburn, 5'10" 231 lbs
He made a lot of heads turn with his 4.37 forty yard dash and 21 reps. He didn't really got an opportunity to prove himself at Auburn, so what he can do on the field is still a mys...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
