If we can get a 1st+ for Ford then we should keep Houston and trade Ford. Houston will be a quality DE in a 4-3 defense and i'm not sure Ford fits.

We can also experiment and see who works best on the opposite DE from Houston. I want them to move Chris Jones around ala Neil Smith. His athleticism and quickness should allow him to attack OTs without being a weakness against the run. Then we can put Williams at NT and Nnadi at the 3-tech for a stout interior run defense.

Houston,Williams,Nnadi,Jones or Houston,Nnadi,Jones,Speaks
Niemann , Hitchen , O'Daniel
Ward, Berry , Lucas , Fuller (Nickle - Nelson in, Fuller to slot)

When Jones is at DE the Defensive line should be able to rush the passer and stop the run. That protects our linebackers and let our safeties maintain their depth and help more effectively against the pass.

Niemann will probably need to be replaced at SSLB, although if Scott Fujita could do it, maybe Niemann can too.

He missed the combine as a potential first round pick because he wasn't able to run.

https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2019/...-franchise-tag

“I wouldn’t mind it,” Ford said. “We’re working toward removing the franchise tag in the future. A long-term deal is more suitable, especially [since] this is a 100-percent-guaranteed-injury industry. So we want to move toward that soon, but no one’s tripping about a franchise tag.”

Dee expects to be injured in the near future.

One Dee Ford is worth more than two average defensive backs.

If he isn't available due to injury he then becomes irrelevant

About 25% of the time, that is.

Healthy? Maybe. But are they willing to bet on that?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chiefs unveil full defensive staff:<br>Steve Spagnuolo – Coordinator<br>Brendan Daly – Run Game/Line<br>Matt House – Linebackers<br>Dave Merritt – Def Backs<br>Sam Madison – Def Backs/Corners<br>Britt Reid – LBs/OLBs<br>Terry Bradden – Def Quality Control<br>Alex Whittingham – Def Asst</p>&mdash; Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_rosen88/status/1098003389454172160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Nice to see them getting britt some more experience

( insert fireworks )

You think you're getting a first with that injury history? My mother****ing ass you will.

Like.

****.

I think i'm not going to base my opinion on a guy who doesn't even watch football's take...

The raiders got 2 1sts for mack and ford was right there statistically last year. But you wouldn't know that, right?

Dee Ford had more tackles, more sacks, more ff, and more pressures than mack had last year.

**** yes he's worth a 1st.

If he's worth more than Mack then we should keep him.

How many people here roasted Oakland for trading Mack? Even for two first rounders? Then laughed as John said pass rushers are hard to find?

Not when you have to pay him and he has an injury history. Absolutely no chance that happens.

Not me. I saw that The Raiders suck, and were going to rebuild, and in that case, if you can get a haul like that for a guy you take it.

The ****ing Raiders should own the next two drafts.

I still think Chucky's crazy, but he's loading up #1's. If you're shit, you know you're shit, why the hell not? They're going to get good in a hurry