Fantasy Analysis: Oakland Raiders

Welcome back football fans. You’ll have to forgive us, because of the holiday we are off schedule. But once the weekend hits we should be back on track. Now that you’ve been warned let’s move on to our fantasy analysis of the Oakland Raiders. Let’s begin.

Tyler Wilson, Matt Flynn, and maybe Terrelle Pryor: There’s a quarterback competition underway in Oakland. Unfortunately, for Raiders fans it hasn’t been going well according to reports. And considering all of these QBs are unproven commodities that does not bode well, but according to rumors Flynn is in the lead. However, none of these QBs have any fantasy value so steer clear.

Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings: Let me start by saying that Darren McFadden is an impressive talent, and that’s coming from a Chiefs fan. Now let me finish by saying that he is made of glass, and that’s coming from the fantasy owner of Michael Bush (when he was in Oakland). But both of these statements are common knowledge so his value will be low so there is potential for a steal in a later round. As for Rashad Jennings, he started in place of Maurice Jones-Drew when he was injured last year, but he was awful. But even so, McFadden’s injury is all but inevitable so keep watch on Jennings.

Denarius Moore, Rod Streater, Jacoby Ford, and Joshua Cribbs: This is a pretty underwhelming group of receivers. If there’s any fantasy value it’ll be in Moore and potentially Streater. With Heyward-Bey in Indy Moore will slide into the number one role and Streater will get more time on the field. However this parade has a rain cloud and it comes in the form of Brandon Myers. Myers was the leading receiver for this team, from the TE position, with 806 yards. Myers had 27 more receptions more than the next receiver with the next most receptions, which was the fullback. Do you see what I’m getting at? There was so little faith in these receivers that the fullback was targeted more. Additionally Ford and Cribbs are already injured. If there is any fantasy value it will be with Moore as a flex or WR2 if he steps up and Streater as a potential flex.

Sebastian Janikowski: This guy has a crazy strong leg. And he hits just about every old FG, he’s perennially in the top kickers in terms of fantasy points. He will likely be the first kicker off the board.

And there you have it. The Raiders are looking are a little on the downside but, as a Chiefs fan I’ve learned to never underestimate them. Because even when they aren’t good, they still play hard. Also I’d like to take a moment to say how weird it is that Shane Lechler is not on the Raiders anymore. It’s like a completely different team. Okay, that’s all. Leave a comment below saying what you think. Until next time, best wishes.