Raiders agree to terms with Archuleta

[HMFFL]

The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms on a contract with Adam Archuleta on Monday in a move to add depth to their defense.

Archuleta was at the Raiders facility Monday morning and left with trainer Rod Martin to take a physical. Archuleta was expected to take part in the night practice. The team did not immediately announce a corresponding roster move to create space for Archuleta.

Archuleta has been a safety in the NFL but played linebacker in college at Arizona State. He could contend for a spot as a backup safety or for the starting strong side linebacker job in Oakland.

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[FNQ]

Archuleta as a LB would be interesting... he's an excellent tackler, just horrible at being a safety valve. If he's big enough for it, I wouldn't mind him landing the role next to Howard and Morrison... that would be one quick trio of LBs, all of whom who are at least decent at tackling.

Archuleta as a SS or even FS makes me wish Schweigert never left.

[Bay_Areas_Finest]

My best friend is a Rams fan, and basically, his view on Archuleta is "He's really bad in coverage, but is a solid tackler and is great up at the line especially in terms of blitzing".

So yeah, I dont really want to see him roaming deep as a "valve" as Reggae put it, but I'd like to see him at linebacker. We could just use him to blitz the hell out of opposing teams and help stop the run.

[RayStats34]

I think this is a low risk high reward scenario If he gains weight I think he will be a good linebacker.

[Bay_Areas_Finest]

Has Archuleta even seen the field? Anyone hear anything about him? (Reggae?)

He can't be anymore useless than Ricky Brown.

[FNQ]

He got cut... apparently wasn't in the same shape he was in a rookie. From what I heard, this will likely be the last you hear of Adam Archuleta in the NFL period. He was a disaster.