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Oakland Raiders Get ILB Their Defense Needed

By Carl Cockerham

Sep 20, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) onto the field prior to the Redskins
Sep 20, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) onto the field prior to the Redskins /
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Sep 20, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) onto the field prior to the Redskins
Sep 20, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) onto the field prior to the Redskins /

The Oakland Raiders have just made a great move in signing veteran inside linebacker Perry Riley. The move didn’t get a whole lot of hype but they just got a player that can bring the Raiders defense the rest of the way.

Last year, the Oakland Raiders started the season off horribly on defense. They couldn’t stop the run or tight ends and receivers in the passing game. But the Raiders made some moves and as the season went on, the Raiders defense improved.

The big move was claiming CB David Amerson off waivers from the Washington Redskins. His big immediate impact on the Raiders defense was four INTs and 27 passes defensed last year. This year so far, Pro Football Focus has him as the best CB in the NFL.

Amerson now hs CB Sean Smith, who had a bad first couple of games then solved his problems. FS Reggie Nelson is back on the right track too with 2016 1st-round SS Karl Joseph. But starting inside linebackers Malcolm Smith and Ben Heeney are both injured.

Rookie Cory James played well at one ILB spot Sunday but one more was needed. So the Raiders took to the streets to find 4-year starter Perry Riley also cut by the Redskins. And this acquisition is going to work out the same way claiming Amerson did.

Turn the page why.

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