Raiders need to use late round picks more judiciously

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To make a statement, whoever the Oakland Raiders select with their fourth, fifth, and sixth round picks in April should start the season opener.

Now let’s be serious. It won’t happen. But there is something that should happen. Oakland should actually let their late-rounders see light of day, instead of keeping them confined to darkness of the practice complex.

Have you ever heard of a guy named Shawn Johnson? How about Cody Spencer? Shurron Pierson? Dustin Rykert? If you have heard of one of them, it’s understandable. If you have heard of 2-3 of them, I’m a bit worried. If you have heard of all four, you may need to get out of the house more often.

Each one of the above names belong to players that were drafted by the Oakland Raiders after the third round between 2003 and 2005.

As we all know, everyone that comes out of the draft is not necessarily expected to cut it in the NFL. One fourth rounder may not be a good enough competitor for NFL Europe, while another may become a perennial Pro Bowler. But that’s something that the Raiders rarely even let you evaluate for yourself.

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