The ' draft was almost as much about the as it was about themselves. Last week, during the 2020 -- Jon Gruden's third draft back in charge of the Raiders and his second paired with general manager Mike Mayock -- the Raiders tripled down on wide receiver, giving themselves some much-needed firepower at the position, almost as if they know that they're stuck in the same division as the Chiefs and are forced to keep pace with the most explosive offense in all of football.With their first pick in the first round, they took the first receiver, Henry Ruggs, off the board. Then, with picks 80 and 81, they took two more receivers in Lynn Bowden and Bryan Edwards. Considering the top receivers on the Raiders' roster heading into the draft were , , and , it's fair to say that receiver was a clear and urgent need for the Raiders. No one was surprised when they took a receiver at No. 12. But it was surprising to see them use three of their Clark Harris Jersey five picks in the top 100 on one position group alone.Ruggs, , is a burner who's drawn comparisons to and . Bowden is a slot guy who's been compared to Edwards features good size for a receiver at 6-foot-3, even though he's a project like most third-round picks. All three players should vastly improve the Raiders' pa sing game as they look to keep pace with not just the Chiefs in the AFC West, but also a team that went all-in on its offense in the draft and a solid team that is being overlooked.But it wasn't all good for the Raiders. While the Raiders succe sfully added plenty of talent at wide receiver, they didn't fill all of their short- and long-term needs -- an impo sible task given how many holes they had. Below, you'll find a list of everything they failed to do, with the understanding that most teams, the Raiders included, didn't emerge from the draft with perfect grades. 1. Find a long-term franchise QBAnd with that, we now know that the Raiders' plan at quarterback in 2020 is a combination of -- the incumbent -- and , who will try to do to Carr what did to him a year ago in Tenne see. Remember when we thought they could sign or ? It turns out, the Raiders were happy with what they've already got (Carr) and what they've already added (Mariota).While was valuable in terms of the price and upside he still carries, and while Carr is coming off a productive season by his standards, neither is likely to become the Raiders' long-term franchise quarterback. Kevin Huber Jersey Carr's been around for six seasons now and he's averaging only 6.9 yards per attempt in his career, which among quarterbacks who have started at least 10 games. Meanwhile, Mariota has never developed into the quarterback the thought they were getting when they used the No. 2 overall pick on him in 2015. Since a good 2016 season, Mariota has averaged 7.4 yards per attempt while throwing for 31 touchdowns and 25 interceptions with an 86.0 pa ser rating. He might still have more upside than Carr if he's healthy, but health remains an ongoing i sue.I don't hate what the Raiders did by bringing in Mariota on but this is a team that is trying to get past the Chiefs in the AFC West. isn't going anywhere anytime soon. So, they need to find a long-term solution at quarterback, one that is better than the Mariotas and Carrs of the NFL. That said, it's difficult to blame the Raiders for not grabbing a quarterback in the draft. Three quarterbacks -- , , and -- were off the board before they were on the clock at No. 12. Taking at No. 19, before the eventually traded up for him at No. 26, would've been a reach while Trey Hill Jersey ignoring other blatant needs, like the one they actually addre sed at No. 19. They didn't have a second-round pick, which made getting impo sible. The only way the Raiders could've conceivably addre sed the quarterback position is if they'd made a move for or in the fourth round.All of this is just a long-winded way of saying you can't blame the Raiders for not getting a quarterback. Things just didn't fall into place. Taking a quarterback with any of their picks wouldn't have been great value. But quarterback still remains a glaring need. The good news is that if Mariota and Carr play the way they've been playing for the past few seasons, the Raiders should be picking in the top half of the first round again, which will give them a shot to locate their franchise quarterback a year from now. And if Mariota or Carr suddenly make the leap, then the Raiders won't have anything to worry about at quarterback.2. Get great valueSpeaking of value, while the Raiders did well to addre s two major needs in the first round, there's an argument to be made that they didn't get great value with either of their two first-round picks. Ruggs is a great prospect who just feels like a Raiders pick due to his afterburners, but he was considered by many to be the third best receiver in the draft behind both and , both of whom were available at No. 12 and are considered more well-rounded players. Lamb ranked eighth on . Jeudy ranked ninth. Ruggs ranked 13th. That doesn't mean Ruggs isn't a good player. It just means the Raiders had different evaluations of the receivers than we did. But when looking at the way the board shook out, it certainly seems like the Raiders would've had a chance to get one of Ruggs, Jeudy, or Lamb at No. 19 if they'd addre sed at No. 12. Jeudy went to the Broncos at No. 15 while Lamb fell to the at No. 17.There's also the matter of his fit with Carr, which won't matter a year from now if the Raiders find their franchise quarterback in the 2021 Evan McPherson Jersey draft. But in the short term, it matters. Henry Ruggs is the fastest player and best deep threat in the draft. And he's now about to play with a QB who lives to throw 5-yard check downs. Robert Mays (@robertmays) A similar argument can be made that the Raiders reached for cornerback Damon Arnette at No. 19. While cornerback was the Raiders' biggest need on defense, they didn't get great value in Arnette. After watching go to the at No. 3 and C.J. Henderson go to the at No. 9, the Raiders didn't have the ability to grab either of the top two corners. The took the draft's third corner, A.J. Terrell, at No. 16. Three picks later, the Raiders grabbed Arnette, The need the Raiders had at cornerback was undeniable. But this felt like a panic pick in the sense that they desperately wanted to addre s the cornerback position, knew they didn't have a second-round pick, and as a result, over-drafted a player who likely wouldn't have been there for them in the third round, but shouldn't have been taken that high in the first round. Arnette fills a need, but he definitely wasn't the best player available at the time. A Raiders defense that was among the league's D'Ante Smith Jersey worst a year ago could've used upgrades at nearly every position. Even taking someone like , who went to the Jaguars one pick later, would've been better value, even though the Raiders addre sed the pa s rush a year ago.I like the players the Raiders picked. I liked the pos