Raiders Insider: Signing Asomugha is a top priority

[Raiders40]

http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/393118.html

[RaiderNewJerz]

good read... I dont think we can afford to lose Asomugha, but Fabian needs to get his head out of ass.

[raiderfos34]

Thats good to hear

[Sonic Raider]

I totally agree. Nnamdi Asomugha is one of our premier defensive players right now & losing him would seriously hurt us.

[JRaider17]

Good to know, would be a real huge thing for us if we lost him.

[XXX-RAIDER]

Wasn't able to read the article, but we need to keep Aso...get er done.

[dtraider4life]

Nmandi is obviously a priority and letting him go is something I dont see us doing yet, unless things unfold differently. I fully suspect him to be signed. As for Fabian hes a good cover db he justs relinquishes so much size on most recievers that he gets picked on.

[Gen_Man]

How about we start to draft more guys that can play in the front seven? That should be top priority IMO.

[Jimbo UK]

Not sure if he is the 2nd best corner in the league (yet) but get him signed up...

[LadysRaiders44]

Thanks 40

Nnamdi is truly one of those talents that we can't afford to lose. He is also a humble guy, goes out and plays his 60 minutes to the best of his ability. He has shown he's earned it and he's only played as a Raider, this should work in our favor as well. Once you get the love from the best fans on earth, it would be hard to leave that. Mr.Davis loves speed in the corners, I'm sure he will have a new contract come the end of the season. As a side note, we need to continue to put that pressure on the QB so he makes mistakes, and Aso can take advantage. I'm also adding I hate Chump and love when he gets beat no matter who the Donks are playing. Nnamdi is better IMHO.

[or24]

Losing him would be such a big blow and he is my favorite Raider right now but Burgess has to be the #1 priority. We have seen how poor our defense has been without any pressure. We need to get both deals done. Nnam is younger and a better player than derrick imo but Burg is so vital because his position is so important. I would give up every 1 of our db's for a good young defensive line and then build from there if it were possible. Al's mind is just working backwards and he needs to draft some dlineman or spend some money on them in free agency, which might be tough if trying to re-sign Nnam and holding on to Burgess.

[R8rNation]

Originally Posted by Gen_Man

How about we start to draft more guys that can play in the front seven? That should be top priority IMO.

YUP

[j. ViLLA]

we got to re sign aso...i would hope they can resign a nice long term deal rather than franchise tag.

[LatinoRaider]

Originally Posted by or24

Losing him would be such a big blow and he is my favorite Raider right now but Burgess has to be the #1 priority. We have seen how poor our defense has been without any pressure. We need to get both deals done. Nnam is younger and a better player than derrick imo but Burg is so vital because his position is so important. I would give up every 1 of our db's for a good young defensive line and then build from there if it were possible. Al's mind is just working backwards and he needs to draft some dlineman or spend some money on them in free agency, which might be tough if trying to re-sign Nnam and holding on to Burgess.

I agree with your assesment of how important Burgess is to the defense, but I disagree with the priority part. Burgess is under contract for 3 more years including this one so he is going nowhere no time soon. Nnamdi can and will opt out to become a FA at the end of this year. Based off those contract facts, I'd say Nnamdi is the #1 priority, not Burgess.