Rocky McIntosh Should Be On Raiders' Radar

The Raiders need to replace linebacker Kamerion Wimbley and they may have to wait a little bit longer for the market price on second-tier guys (that fit their budget) to be set.

Linebacker Stephen Tulloch (along with Peyton Manning and DT Brodrick Bunkley the only three left from my overall top 20 free agents) looks like he might re-sign with the Lions. Curtis Lofton and Wimbley would then be the biggest names available, but there are plenty of other cheaper linebackers who could step in and start.

Free agent Jo-Lonn Dunbar played strong-side and middle linebacker for the Saints, just turned 27 and the Raiders could use what some scouts say is his nose for the ball. The 6-foot, 226-pound Dunbar had a career-high 79 tackles last year and told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he has a few teams interested and may take his first visit this week.

Rocky McIntosh is another interesting name at OLB. A bad fit in the Redskins’ 3-4, the 6-2, 242-pound McIntosh, 29, is a good athlete and open-field tackler. I have no idea if he is on the Raiders radar but he should be. Scouts Inc. says “McIntosh reads and reacts well to route progressions as a zone coverage defender” and that skill has been lacking in Oakland.


(sfgate.com)