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Two things I just wanted to throw out there to continue to the feel good story of this off season.

1.) I was looking at a few pre draft big boards that had Jermod McCoy hovering right around pick 14, which is the pick we would have gotten from the Ravens if they didn’t back out of the Crosby trade. The fact that we still got to pick up a prospect with that level of talent and we got to keep our best defensive player just feels fantastic.

2.) You could see the Tyree trade as a further indication that they aren’t looking to trade Crosby anymore. That 100% could change depending on the offers and how the season goes, but I think that as of right now, both parties really have moved on from that idea.

I’m excited to see Crosby get a better supporting cast around him. The whole back of our defense looks so much better than it did last year. I love that we got Stokes back and now adding Stukes and McCoy to the mix could give Max more time to get to the QB.

Everything is still a projection at this point but you can’t help but get excited at this time of year.

I am sure I am not the only person that feels this way but this year seems different.

They first got a head coach that is not a cast off re do or unproven scheme but someone that has moved up the ladder in the NFL and other teams were going to take him.

Our free agency has been deliberate a solid center to start.

Other pieces added not over paying for weak Talent . Getting a veteran qb that another team is on the hook for a portion of his pay this year.

The qb selected first overall well he is the exact opposite of the last qb we drafted in the 1st round. JaMarcus Russell held out Fernando showed up in the building the next day. JaMarcus lied about looking at plays or play book Fernando has been working with the qb coach. JaMarcus was a party kinda guy Fernando is all business and family. JaMarcus once drafted seemed like he was fat and happy [literally and figuratively ] Fernando seems like he is not satisfied with just being another qb in the league but he has winning that elusive Lombardi trophy.

You get where I am going.

Further more we absolutely got a dog in the forth barring further injury. The rest of the draft looks pretty solid both this year and last year. Remember last year we got WR

Will this translate to success only time will tell.

My hopes are high for 2026 and beyond.

Am I crazy for thinking The greatness of the Raiders is NOW finally in it's future?

No big reaches, no weird positional value, no surprises, just highly regarded players at important positions up and down the draft.

As is the case with every draft, who knows how it will turn out… but it’s really nice to finally see us run like a professional NFL team

Treydan Stukes 4.33, Mike Washington Jr 4.33m, Malik Benson 4.37

Thought I’d start a thread for all of the UDFAs instead of having a thread for each.