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LAST SEASON: Raiders entered 2017 full of optimism following 12-win season and first playoff berth in 14 years in 2016. Little went right for Oakland as QB Derek Carr regressed Bo Scarbrough Jersey Elite , defense struggled and coach Jack Del Rio was fired following third season. Jon Gruden returns to Raiders in charge of team that had plenty of holes. Defense struggled to generate pass rush or strong coverage in secondary as opponents easily picked apart unit. Offensive line that was so stout in 2016 showed some holes, contributing to Carr's struggles. WR Amari Cooper plagued by drops and had major dropoff following two straight 1,000-yard seasons. RB Marshawn Lynch provided boost in second half of season in return from retirement but Beast Mode wasn't enough to carry team to success.

THEY NEED: LB, CB, DT, T, RB, WR.

THEY DON'T NEED: QB, G, C.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: LB Roquan Smith Seahawks Alex McGough Jersey , Georgia; CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State; LB Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech; DT Vita Vea, Washington.

OUTLOOK: Team is being remade in Gruden's vision with significant changes made in free agency. Gone are stalwarts WR Michael Crabtree; CBs David Amerson, Sean Smith and TJ Carrie; and specialists Marquette King, Sebastian Janikowski, Jon Condo and Cordarrelle Patterson. Most of newcomers added so far are either in their 30s or role players, making draft key for finding more foundation pieces to team with Carr, Cooper and Khalil Mack. Linebacker and cornerback have been positions of need for years and still need help. Tackle also could be important with potential hole on right side and LT Donald Penn nearing end of career.

The Bears went back to building their offense on the second day of the draft.

Chicago took Iowa center James Daniels and Memphis receiver Anthony Miller on Friday night, giving prized quarterback Mitchell Trubisky more protection and another target.

The Bears took Daniels with the 39th overall pick. They then traded back into the second round with New England to take Miller at No. 51. In exchange Customized New York Giants Jerseys , the Bears sent the Patriots a fourth-round pick this year (105) and a second-rounder in 2019.

The Bears have spent the offseason loading up the offense to help Trubisky develop into the franchise quarterback they believe he can become, and they were back at it after drafting Georgia standout linebacker Roquan Smith with the No. 8 pick.

General manager Ryan Pace said the Bears plan to have Daniels compete at left guard with Eric Kush and "cross train" at center. That means Cody Whitehair will be snapping the ball to Trubisky after bouncing between center and guard over two seasons.

"That's how we want to go right now," Pace said. "Cody was a tackle in college and we felt he had the position versatility to play multiple spots. No different than James Daniel. No different than Eric Kush. Position versatility in our offensive line is important. They all have that."

The 6-foot-3, 306-pound Daniels 鈥?who turns 21 in September 鈥?played three seasons at Iowa and was honorable-mention, all-Big Ten last year. He is looking forward to playing with Trubisky after getting shredded by him in an Ohio regional playoff game in high school. Trubisky threw for five touchdowns and ran for one to lead Mentor over Warren G. Harding in 2012.

"I'm real excited," Daniels said. "In 2012, if you would have asked six years ago that I'd be blocking for him, I would say you're lying. That's the craziest thing I ever heard. But it means a lot to me."

The Bears can see Miller contributing in the slot and on the outside.

"He's got good route savvy, good route quickness," Pace said. "He just knows how to set things up. really strong hands 鈥?he's got 10-inch hands so he can really pluck the ball."

Miller had no FBS offers coming out of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and opted to walk on at his hometown school. He went on to catch 238 passes for 3 DJ Moore Panthers Jersey ,590 yards and 37 touchdowns in three seasons and was a first-team, All-American as a senior last year. A broken bone in his right foot caused him to miss the Senior Bowl. He said it's completely healed.

"I'm going to prove everybody who passed me up wrong," Miller said. "The Bears are going to get all I got. They're going to get the Memphis grind. I don't think they've seen that yet. But I'm going to introduce them to it."

Memphis grind?

"This area, there's not a lot going on around here," Miller said. "People have got to work for everything they've got. Nobody is put over anybody as far as status. In order to get respect, you've got to work for it. You've got to grind for it. You've got to put in time. I believe I get a lot of respect around here because I didn't ask for any handouts. I just came to work every day and put it in. It's all paying off for me."

The Bears did not have a third-round pick late Friday. They have one each in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh on Saturday.

The Bears finished last in the NFC North for the fourth straight year and missed the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 seasons since the 2006 team's Super Bowl run. They haven't posted a winning record since 2012, Lovie Smith's final year. But the Monsters of the Midway made some big moves designed to get the most out of their prized quarterback and lift a struggling franchise.

They fired John Fox and replaced him with the offensive-minded Matt Nagy, a protege of Andy Reid. They also gave Trubisky some new targets Cheap Customized Buffalo Bills Jerseys , including a new No. 1 receiver in Allen Robinson.

In the draft, there was a different feel through the first two rounds this year. Pace landed more established, NFL-ready players this time. That was a bit of a change from 2016 and 2017, when he took linebacker Leonard Floyd and Trubisky in the first round.

"I would say that it's just the way our board fell," Pace said. "Sometimes it's going to feel the other way. these are guys that fell that way this year."

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