With our season now over it’s time to re-evaluate our roster again and see where we can improve. Compared to how the team was back when Reggie McKenzie was hired its leaps and bounds better. Say what you want but the man can draft and manage a checkbook. We've drafted core players in like Derek Carr, Latavius Murray, Amari Cooper,Gabe Jackson, Mario Edwards Jr. ,TJ Carrie, Justin Ellis, Clive Walford, Neiron Ball, Ben Heeney, and Khalil Mack. Plus we signed impact free agents over the years like Charles Woodson, Justin Tuck, Donald Penn, Michael Crabtree, Dan Williams, Rodney Hudson, Lee Smith, Malcolm Smith, Marquette King, and David Amerson( I would add Aldon Smith if he wasn’t suspended). Not to mention that we have a pretty good coaching staff led by Jack Del Rio.

We have $75,570,918 in cap space and 8 draft pick with us having the 14th pick . That means that for the first time in a long time we have the perfect storm of good core pieces, the means to improve the roster without mortgaging the future, and a coaching staff that can put them all together.But the first thing we need to do is comb over the roster and see what we have to improve . I’ll be listing the coaching staff and each position. The depth chart will including the injury reserve, practice squad, and free agents. This is everyone wearing silver and black at years end. This is just the list and I will post my feelings about each position group in due time.

Coaching staff

( I don’t know why the coaches names are the way they are S.B Nation won't let me change it)

Jack Del Rio

Head Coach

Sam Anno

Defensive Assistant

Todd Downing

Quarterbacks

Darryl Eto

Asst. Strength and Conditioning

Jethro Franklin

Defensive Line

Joe Gomes

Head Strength and Conditioning

Tim Holt

Assistant Offensive Line

Nick Holz

Quality Control - Offense

Bobby Johnson

Tight Ends

Kevin Kijowski

Strength and Conditioning Asst.

Wesley Miller

Strength and Conditioning Asst.

Rob Moore

Wide Receivers

Bill Musgrave

Offensive Coordinator





Ken Norton, Jr.

Defensive Coordinator

Bernie Parmalee

Running Backs

Jake Peetz

Senior Offensive Assistant

Marcus Robertson

Defensive Backs

Brad Seely

Special Teams Coordinator

Tracy Smith

Assistant Special Teams

Travis Smith

Quality Control - Defense

Sal Sunseri

Linebackers

Mike Tice

Offensive Line

Brent Vieselmeyer

Assistant Linebackers

Rod Woodson

Assistant Defensive Backs

Depth Chart

Offence

QB: Derek Carr , $ Matt McGloin, PS Garrett Gilbert,

RB:Latavius Murray, Taiwan Jones, Roy Helu, PS George Atkinson III,

FB:* Marcel Reece, Jamize Olawale

TE:Lee Smith, Clive Walford, Mychal Rivera, $ Gabe Holmes

WR1:Michael Crabtree, $ Rod Streater, PS Larry Pinkard

WR2:Amari Cooper, $ Jeremy Ross, + Andre Debose

SlotW:$ Seth Roberts, $ Andre Holmes

LT:$ Donald Penn, $ Matt McCants

LG:Gabe Jackson, $ Khalif Barnes, PS Cole Manhart,

C:Rodney Hudson, $ Tony Bergstrom

RG:$ J'Marcus Webb, Jon Feliciano, PS Mitch Bell

RT:+ Austin Howard, + Menelik Watson,

Defence

(Base 4-3)

RE:+ Mario Edwards Jr., $ + Justin Tuck, $ Denico Autry

NT:Justin Ellis, Stacy McGee

3TEC:Dan Williams, $ Leon Orr

LE:Khalil Mack,$ Benson Mayowa, $ Shelby Harris, PS Josh Shirley

SAM:* $ Aldon Smith, + Neiron Ball, $ Korey Toomer

MIKE:Ben Heeney, Curtis Lofton, $ John Lotulelei, PS Colton Underwood,

WILL:Malcolm Smith, Lorenzo Alexander, + Jimmy Hall

CB1:David Amerson, Keith McGill, SaQwan Edwards

CB2:TJ Carrie, $ Dexter McDonald

Nickel C:$ Neiko Thorpe, D.J. Hayden, Tevin McDonald

SS: R Charles Woodson,$ Taylor Mays, $ Dewey McDonald, PS +Keenan Lambert

FS:+ Nate Allen,Larry Asante, PS Chris Hackett,











Special Teams

P: $ Marquette King

K:Sebastian Janikowski

LS:+ Jon Condo, $ Thomas Gafford

K/P Returner: Jeremy Ross, Taiwan Jones, TJ Carrie

KEY:

Freeagent = $

Injury Reserve = +

Practice Squad = PS

Suspended = *

Retired = R

Lingo:

NT = Nose Tackle

3Tec = 3 technique DTackle

Slot= WR lined up between the last guy on the line (T or TE) and the widest WR

NickelC= AKA Slot CB. the third CB in the Nickel formation

Sam = Strongside linebacker

Mike =Middle linebacker

Will =Weakside linebacker



With that we are done. In the comments below let me know what you think the biggest needs for the team are and and how we may fix them. Or if I missed anything. And keep an eye out all off season for my future articles breaking down the current roster, Free Agency, The Draft( my favorite part), and the Preseason rosters before the new season starts. Something tells me it’s going to be a good year to be a Raider. All hail Raider Nation.