Offseason checklist
This according to insidebayarea.com. Updates to come.
1. Decide on Nnamdi Asomugha and Shane Lechler: Both are Pro Bowlers and prospective free agents. Are the Raiders going to commit millions to re-signing one or both of them or should they use that money on new players?
2. Find a big-play receiver: Javon Walker was a collosal failure, Drew Carter suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp and none of the other wide receivers caught more then 22 passes. This team needs a No. 1 wide receiver in a BIG way, either by free agency, trade, or the draft.
3. Bolster the offensive line: Kwame Harris was a failure, Cornell Green's is nearing retirment. Word out of Oakland is that Raiders second-year man Mario Henderson appears to have secured the starting spot at left tackle heading into next season. After replacing the much-maligned Kwame Harris, Henderson impressed interim head coach Tom Cable in a three-game starting stint to close the campaign. Barring the drafting of a tackle in the first round or the signing of a big-name free agent, the job will be Henderson's to lose (Pro Football Weekly).
4. Assemble a coaching staff: Wide receivers coach James Lofton is the only coach under contract beyond Jan. 13. Al needs to hire a new coach or give Tom Cable the job ASAP. The Raiders need to get started on next season now!
5. Improving defense: The Raiders need to add more game-changing players to a defense that gave up too many big plays this year.
You also forgot that they need to kill Al Davis, move to L.A. and change their name to the Huckleberries.
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