When you ask any NFL fan to name players from his or her favorite team who could play for another team, the list usually has 15-20 names on it. But, when you ask a Raider fan to come up with their list, unless you include Punter Shane Lechler and place kicker Sebastian Janokowski, there’s a struggle to come up with 10 names, let alone 15.  What do the Raiders have?

 

So, here’s my list of Raiders who could play on other NFL teams…

 

In no particular order…and I have not included those who are on Injured Reserve…

 

#1        Namni Asomugha

#2        Thomas Howard

#3        Kirk Morrison

#4        Justin Fargas

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I'm getting sick and tired of the needless "roughing the passer" penalties in NFL games this season...I realize that the QB is probably the biggest player investment for a team, but this football, not tag. If the qb gets up, then it's not roughing…simple as that. If the refs call the penalty (and it's accepted), then the QB should have to sit out the next play, just like any other “injured” player. In a recent Raider game, Kirk Morrison ran into Denver’s Jake Cutler just as he was passing the ball and got called for it. First, there’s no way Morrison could have let up. Second, how is Morrison supposed to know whether Cutler is going to pass the ball, or bring it back down and run with it? Then, Derek Burgess got called for it, after he was blocked i

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