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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
You don't think the Raiders would rather have that 5th year option and the extra $15-20 million in cap space that comes from it? Because that cap would then roll over indefinitely. The money they save there could go to Mack or Cooper.
I mean sure, they'd take him in the 2nd over not having him at all, but the idea that they just don't care about the massive cap savings they could've had if they'd have drafted him in the 1st is silly.
The 5th year option is an often overlooked and MASSIVE potential advantage for a football team.
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The Raiders were a ****ing dumpster fire organization and needed all their draft picks.
Cap space is a thing that teams are getting more and more of, at a rate faster than they would like. That's before discussing that waiting another year just means Carr's value could be a shit load more because the Packers could lock up Arod at a new enhanced rate, which would reset the market.
E: Cousins for sure will reset the market