GM Reggie McKenzie had purged the roster of almost every bad deal and this contract was one of the lasting memories of everything wrong with the Raider organization in the 2000’s. He was in the final year of his outlandish contract and the Raiders finally should have been poised to move on. Last year the Raiders finally had a chance to get things right with their kicker. I was tempted to go with Austin Howard simply because the Raiders clearly made a mistake with the fine print in the contract, but there really is no comparison between that and the continual overpaying of Sebastian Janikowski. The Raiders should get the most out of Brown in 2014 at a pretty reasonable price. While you would have liked to have seen this as a two or three year contract, the clear tradeoff for getting Brown at this figure was the one year contract so that he could cash in next season. It is the ultimate “prove it” contract in that he should get more exposure and credit than he had before and thus has every incentive to play exceptionally well for Oakland. I feel like this is a situation where the Raiders presented Brown with a strong chance to stand out on a defense that does not have a great reputation which could lead to a bigger payday down the line. That is in the same range as players like the always injured Dimitri Patterson, Antonio Cromartie and Charles Tillman, all of whom are coming off worse seasons with more to prove than Brown. Brown’s deal is a pure one year contract worth $3.5 million, all of which is guaranteed. I selected Tarell Brown because I feel he not only has the most upside of their signings but was someone that probably could have gotten a better contract elsewhere. Most of the contracts are essentially one year deals for players who are out of their primes and looking to prove they still belong in the NFL at higher than average salaries. For the most part all of Oakland’s contracts follow the same basic pattern but I’m not sure any of them fit the mold of a good or bad contract. They have done their best to change the culture and makeup of the franchise, but it’s hard to pick and choose among the contracts they have on the team. Much like last season I don’t think there is a lot to choose from on the Raiders. We close out week one with the Oakland Raiders Best Contract: Tarell Brown
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