Twitter: Keith Smith To The Raiders

[KingintheNorth]

So no we will get a 7th round and a 4th round compensatory pick!!

These teams are so dumb. We just load up for the draft and continue to outsmart everyone.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

he went to a team where he has a really good chance of not sitting home for the playoffs

Raiders were 6-10 last year

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Damn I actually liked him

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Nice ST player and hard worker. Good hands too. Makes perfect sense to let him go. I suspect FB is high on the list for the draft.

Sure if we know there won't be any FB's available late in the draft or undrafted.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Dimitri Flowers anyone?

YES PLEASE
I came in here to comment this

 

[Alexander]

Smith was an OK fullback, essentially a special-teammer that they found a position for because he wasn't good enough as a linebacker. Hopefully, this will force us to upgrade the position, but probably not.

Of course, I doubt we're going to find anyone that cheap in FA, so it will be up to a late-round pick or UDFA.

Why do you think we are hoarding comp picks?

With their fourth round pick, the Dallas Cowboys select fullback---

 

[Alexander]

Dimitri Flowers anyone?

No way I draft a fullback. You can easily get one as an undrafted free agent.

 

[jrumann59]

No way I draft a fullback. You can easily get one as an undrafted free agent.

or carry an extra TE?????

 

[KeepinTime]

or carry an extra TE?????

If we’re going to carry an extra TE can we at least carry one that can block worth a damn?

 

[John813]

Zach Line is still a FA, no?
Curious how many times he was a lead blocker for Ingram and Kamara.

Or are we planning to use Jarwin in the backfield

 

[Teague31]

Read somewhere he played 11% of the snaps last year. So yeah, no way I’m paying that kind of $

 

[conner01]

Single back sets. Put a big fatty back there in short yardage

 

[xwalker]

LOL

I would prefer to use Rod Smith at FB for the 2 plays per game where they use a FB.

 

[jujoboys]

They’re going to take Wilber, too. ST experience.

Sucks to lose Smith though.

Please let them take Wilber.

 

[glimmerman]

Losing today.

 

[Nightman]

Rod Smith can handle the FB duties

No sense paying 4x a STer rate over a UDFA

 

[OmerV]

LOL. What happen to “we wanna pay and keep our own”?

They never said they would keep everyone, and they especially didn't say cost was no object to keep players. Keith Smith was a sparsely used FB, and Rod Smith can fill the role if needed.

 

[Teague31]

Just remember, this is a guy we cut and resigned like 17 times. He’s the definition of JAG

 

[OmerV]

He would’ve took a hometown discount to stay too.

Did he say this, or is it an assumption? He is a California boy, and went to college in the Bay Area not far from Oakland (San Jose St.).

 

[Toruk_Makto]

He would’ve took a hometown discount to stay too.

You're in his inner circle?