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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 25, 2009
In 2007, he drafted quarterback JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick of the draft. With one of the strongest arms the NFL has ever seen, he is the ideal quarterback to build his team around.
This year, he drafted wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, with the seventh overall pick of the draft. With a 4.3 second time on the 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, he is the ideal receiver to pair up with Russell.
Davis hopes that Heyward-Bey is the next Cliff Branch, the blazing fast receiver who was a member of all three of the Raiders' Super Bowl champion teams.
Unfortunately, it takes more than raw athletic ability to win in the NFL.
Great coaching is as important as ever.
The Raiders hired Ted Tollner as the team's new passing game coordinator. After two seasons of Lane Kiffin and Gregg Knapp's conservative short passing offense, expec...
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