Reggie M. gets Offensive.

After the Saffold debacle/confusion/events (depends who you ask), Reggie M. and the @oaklandraiders have made some nice bounce-back pickups. The moves continued today with the aquisition of former Green Bay Packer James Jones, a player I highlighted as just missing the cut for my personal top 5 FA wish list. It seems that both Reggie M. and I have the same hope: that James will come in and work hard, leading a strong group of young WR's into becoming stars. It's easy now to think every Raider move is bad. After so many years of seeing bad signings compared to glory day moves, I feel secure in saying that James coming into the fold looks a lot more like adding Andre Rison or Willie Gault, then adding Javon Walker. Oakland also added a solid chess piece to the O-Line puzzle by signing former Raider Kevin Boothe. Sadly, Kevin isn't the first recent Raider draft pick or UDFA that was slow to develop, only to catch on and fully hit their stride with another team. Pleasantly, he's one of the first that Oakland has been able to bring back while still somewhat in their prime. I think this is going to be great for the O-line and the team in general. Picking up a Super Bowl team (of a few years ago) starting LG who can also play center is a coup. I don't know what Reggie M. pictured his O-line would look like going into the draft, but as of today, the visions of big holes for Darren McFadden and the other Oakland backs are easier to see. Bringing in yet another player who can let the young Oakland draft picks know that they too can dream of a Super Bowl run (at some point) right here in Oakland doesn't hurt.