Will Davis got hurt and is nowhere near the same player he was when they traded for him. It's a smart move. And how is Ramsey, Jack & Fowler doing in Jacksonville? Best record in the league? Stanley>Ramsey. How is your blue chip draft pick Tunsil doing? I heard he's ranked behind Michael Pierce (undrafted free agent) in the top rookies this year. KO got paid as one of the top LT in the game - to play LG. Bad contract that the Raiders will regret when they have to pay Carr & Cooper top $$.
Another point, we as fans have fallen into the trap of defending the FO when they say things like "We can't pay him a tackle money ... He is a guard" The guy is a monster (KO) he is a mauler, he can play any position on the line. You keep him. His influence on the other players is priceless. I will easily admit that I don't know what the Ravens offered him, but I will go out on a limb and tell you that if they had come close, he would have signed for less than the Raiders paid him. I don't know why Ozzie would expect players to take huge pay cuts to sign with the Ravens.
NO player will ever take less. Why should they. Half of them don't even make it to the second contract deal. Ozzie does not expect players to take a pay cut to play here. He offers what they feel the players value is to the Ravens and eventually another team usually overpays. McPhee, Kruger, Torrey Smith, Arthur Jones, Ellerby are examples of other teams over paying. On the other hand you will lose a player like KO every now and then. That's life in the NFL.
plus you have to give Alex Lewis a chance. He was doing great at LG then did pretty good at LT and its only his rookie year.