Raiders Trade Philip Buchanon

We got 2nd and 3rd round picks from the Houston Texans for him, which seems like pretty good value. No one would have given us a first round selection. He simply hadn't produced enough to justify such extravagance.

It's possible the Raiders will try to package some picks to get into the first round again, if there's a player Davis has his heart set on. I won't guess. The mock drafts I've seen do suggest that the Raiders will have a very young defense next year.

Here's how I see the starting line-up:

4-3 alignment

Bobby Hamilton LDE
Warren Sapp DT
Tommy Kelly DT
Tyler Brayton DE

SAM Draft Pick #1
MIKE Danny Clark
WILLIE Sam Williams

LCB Charles Woodson
RCB Nnamdi Asamugha

SS Derrick Gibson
FS Stuart Schweigert

Average age (assuming our draft pick at SAM is 22 years old); 26.5

This will mean a lot of pressure on the few veterans we have to provide leadership. I'm talking to you Charles. You're the old man in the secondary now (provided we don't trade you by draft day).