Aldon Smith to Raiders....could be playing on Sunday

[Wes Mantooth]

This doesn't make much sense to me at all. It's not necessarily the gamble on the player though, that does make some sense. The risk/reward seem worth it, given the right situation. It's the timing of it.

Why now? He's been available for a full month. Why wait? Why not bring him in earlier, to learn the system and to become a member of the team? I just don't get why'd they take all that time to decide they wanted to take a flyer on him.