How the 2018 Raiders were built from laiyongcai92's blog

 Well over half the team and starters arrived this offseason There’s turnover and then there’s what has happened to the Raiders this offseason. They went 6-10 last season http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-p.j.-hall-jersey , but with as many new players as Jon Gruden has brought in, you’d have a hard time believing they’re just a season removed from being a 12-4 playoff team.As we approach the start of the 2018 season, here is how the Raiders squad was built:Count ‘em up. That’s 29 of the Raiders current 53-man roster who weren’t here before this year. Well over half the team.That leaves 24 holdovers. There were 27 former Raiders draft picks alone on this team when Jon Gruden was hired. Now there are just ten, and only two from the 2017 draft — Gareon Conley and Marquel Lee.Of those 29 newbies, 14 are either starters on offense or defense or the primary position holder on special teams. That’s nearly half the starters and every single special teams position holder (kicker, punter, long snapper, kick/punt returner). There are only 9 positions which will have the same starter as last year according to the first depth chart — QB Derek Carr Gareon Conley Jersey , RB Marshawn Lynch, WR Amari Cooper, TE Jared Cook, LG Kelechi Osemele, C Rodney Hudson, RG Gabe Jackson, DT Justin Ellis, and S Karl Joseph.Follow @LeviDamien As we pointed out recently Youth Derek Carrier Jersey , with so much turnover the task of finding even 12 returning players can be difficult. This was obvious when we posted the Raiders 2018 calendar and 7 of the 12 players on it were not on the team’s active roster this season. In many cases if a Raiders fan kept the calendar up, they were staring at former players. Often painfully, as was the case with October where Khalil Mack was featured.The question is if there are even 12 players on this team who figure to be back next season, let alone be worthy of being the face of the team for a whole month. Let’s see.Current Raiders starters who are under contract next season are as follows:Offense (7)QB Derek CarrWR Jordy NelsonG Kelechi OsemeleC Rodney HudsonG Gabe JacksonT Kolton MillerT Brandon ParkerDefense (5)LB Tahir WhiteheadLB Marquel LeeDT Justin Ellis DT Maurice HurstCB Gareon ConleyTotal: 12And that’s it. Out of 22 starters, nearly half of them will see their contract up after this season.Other sometimes starters include fullback Keith Smith, slot receiver Seth Roberts, blocking tight end Lee Smith, and situational pass rusher Arden Key.Starters who the team could look to re-sign include Jared Cook and Daryl Worley.Making it quite likely we will see at least 8 new starters next season at running back http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mike-nugent-jersey , wide receiver, linebacker, defensive end (2), cornerback, and safety (2).Follow @LeviDamien