Ted Washington Ron Stone Denard Walker

It's amazing what you can do in just 24 hours. Thursday was a busy day for , as they reduced their roster size, saved themselves nearly $9 million, and added a new face to their coaching staff.To climb a $23.6 million cap hole, Oakland showed three veterans the door on Thursday: defensive tackle Ted Washington, guard Ron Stone, and cornerback Denard Walker.With their release of 14-year veteran Ted Washington, Oakland became 365 pounds lighter and $4.747 million richer. In his two-year tenure with Oakland, Washington tallied 88 tackles and three sacks-all three of which came in 2004. He provided a strong presence on the line for his 32-game duration with the Raiders; however, his 37-year old age was highly apparent. In 2004, the ' rush defense ranked 22nd in the NFL, giving up 125.8 yards per game. In 2005, they dropped to 25th, giving up 128.1 yards per game.Washington also received the company of guard Ron Stone and cornerback Denard Walker. Like Washington, Stone and Walker were given two years to prove themselves in Oakland before their release. Stone played in 21 of 32 games with Oakland and proved to be fairly dependable when uninjured, but not worthy of $3.08 million at the ripe age of 34. Denard Walker, the youngest of the cuts at 32 years old, would have counted $4.59 million against Oakland in 2006. In 2004 with Oakland, Walker was a reliable backup-registering 44 tackles, five pass deflections, and one interception. However, in 2005 he was forced out of the picture by rookies Fabian Washington and Stanford Routt, contributing just three tackles in nine games of action.With the NFL's new extended deadline set, Oakland will have until Sunday night at midnight to cut another $14.8 million of cap room from their roster.In addition to these three player cuts, the Raiders found themselves a quarterback's coach on Thursday. To take over for John Shoop, who was reallocated to tight end duties, the Raiders acquired Michigan State assistant coach Jim McElwain. McElwain served his last three years as an assistant head coach, wide receivers, and special teams coach at Michigan State. Although he was not a quarterback's coach at MSU, he earned experience at the position with Eastern Washington from 1987-1994 and with Montana State from 1995-1999.Nevertheless, what fans really want to know is: was he introduced to Kerry Collins? It could be hours, or even a couple of days, before the anxious Raider Nation gets their answer.