Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels may be eyeing a marquee name to replace Derek Carr as the team’s starting quarterback in 2023.
The organization benched Carr for its final two regular season games, and the 31-year-old bid farewell to Raiders fans in a moving post on social media.
Now, Jason La Canfora of The Washington Post (h/t Austin Boyd of Heavy.com) reports that McDaniels will want a veteran signal-caller to run his offense in 2022. Tom Brady (slated to enter free agency) is a logical fit as a potential replacement for Carr:
“Some executives who have had contact with Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels believe he’s inclined to want a strong veteran around next season, not just a rookie passer. Rodgers would make sense, but Brady played better and is clearly better versed in McDaniels’s offense. Sure, the Raiders could use another offensive lineman or two, but their roster is loaded with pass catchers and they could always put the franchise tag on Josh Jacobs, who led the NFL in rushing…
Brady knows McDaniels’s system inside-out from their shared time in New England, where they went through the best of times together. The city and the dome would also suit him well.”
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Brady has yet to announce a decision on his future, but it’s widely expected that he won’t return to the Buccaneers in 2022. The Bucs narrowly won the NFC South with a record of 8-9, only to get crushed by the Dallas Cowboys on Super Wild Card Weekend.
The Raiders aren’t a Super Bowl contender as currently constructed, but adding Brady to the roster could help GM Dave Ziegler recruit more big names (Rob Gronkowski, anybody?) to help Las Vegas compete in a crowded AFC.
For now, we continue to await Brady’s announcement for 2023.
