Let's start predicting our first round

[Mars]

My predictions for the Raiders in the first round will be:

1. Kevin Williams DE, Oaklahoma State

2. Willis McGahee RB, Miami (FLA.)




What does everyone else predict?

[RaiderInNY]

Willis Mcgahee and a possible trade up to get a DT/DE....if not the trade up of one pick, then willis and maybe Troy Polamalu/Ty Warren

[Raidahs7]

there is a cardinal insider in phoenix that has a radio show out here, but he has TONS of connections throughout the league, and he claims he is hearing serious rumors of the Raiders trading up to get a QB......I hope his sources or wrong......

[crizpynutz]

Originally posted by Raidahs7
there is a cardinal insider in phoenix that has a radio show out here, but he has TONS of connections throughout the league, and he claims he is hearing serious rumors of the Raiders trading up to get a QB......I hope his sources or wrong......

Why do you hope that? My opinions:

1. QB is the most important position on a football team.
2. QB has the most trade value of any position on a football team.
3. You can NEVER have too many good QB's.
4. Although I really like Tui, he is no guarantee to be anything.
5. If the player is Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich or Kyle Boller I am definitely down with it.

I know this might hose our DE plans in the first round if it's Palmer or Leftwich because we'd have to give up both #1's, but to get a good young QB like say, Palmer to sit behind Gannon would set us up for a long time. Nothing against Tui, but Palmer has far more potential. Plus Palmer is a USC guy and Boller is a Cal guy -- you know how Al loves them local boys.