Rod Streater
OMG! Should we draft Oakland Raiders Rod Streater? Now, before we go too crazy, let’s all take a deep breath and remember this is preseason. It’s “fake football” as Michael Wilbon always reminds us on PTI. Darrius Heyward-Bey is expected to be the #1 and seemed to have a great connection to Carson Palmer at the end of last year finishing with three touchdowns in his last five games and four straight 70 yard games and two games over 130. Denarius Moore is expected to be the other starting wide-out with Jacoby Ford as the third option and Juron Criner a fifth-round pick from Arizona also expected to be in the mix for receptions. Also, be sure to remember that this is a team that will be best served by getting plenty of touches for Darren McFadden as a run-first offense.
All that being said though, Streater carries some serious potential. I see him as a legitimate sleeper going into the season. Obviously the coaching staff likes his skill set and are giving him the opportunity to prove himself early on in preseason. Juron Criner has struggled and actually started camp behind Eddie McGee on the depth chart. Denarius Moore hasn’t been able to get on the field in either preseason game due to a nagging hamstring injury and that could leave Streater starting across from DHB with Ford’s recent injury.
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Don’t be that guy that takes the “sleeper” in the fifth round or anything like that. There’s a chance Streater is just a preseason wonder. However, as your draft winds down and you’re getting your second backup wide receiver, Streater is worth a shot with the other issues the Raiders WR have had being consistent. I’d take him as a fourth or fifth WR in most leagues. He has some serious upside and whether he’s on your team or the waiver wire keep a close eye on how things play out over the first few weeks of real football. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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