Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie set out to acquire “starter-type guys” in free agency. That was the term he used during a sit down at the NFL Scouting Combine. It was right one and, while there are few big names to speak of, it matches the Raiders haul.

The Raiders have signed eight unrestricted free agents. Half of them are presumed starters. The others will fill important roles in the grand scheme.

“We feel really good about them,” McKenzie said on Saturday night, before the Raiders’ annual Commitment to Excellence dinner. “We had a plan. Every year, we go after a lot of guys. You’re not going to get them all. Our intent was to go after them hard and heavy, and we were able to add a whole lot of guys that we really like. We feel really good about the guys we were able to add.”

via Scott Bair of CSN Bay Area