Signing former San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was a critical task for the Las Vegas Raiders. 

And roughly a week or so into free agency, the organization got the move done. The deal was a three-year $72 million contract, with Garoppolo owning a wealth of playoff experience and stability at a position in flux after moving on from Derek Carr, the Raiders' long-term starter for the better part of the last decade. 

Still, there is no guarantee that Garoppolo can lift Las Vegas to the next level as a team. But that didn't deter Raiders Dave Ziegler from joining "Upon Further Review With Eddie Paskal" to discuss what the new quarterback brings to the Raiders in 2023.

"If there are two important aspects of the quarterback position, it's someone that has, I'd say, a high level of leadership skills and someone that has been a proven winner," Ziegler said. "And that's what Jimmy's done over the course of his career. He's a guy that we have some background with. We also have done a lot of research on Jimmy since he was with us in New England during his time in San Francisco.

"And the two things that you get when you talk to people that have been around Jimmy is that Jimmy has a way about him from a leadership standpoint or the locker room, and Jimmy has a lot of belief from the team as a quarterback because he's won a lot of football games. And those are two highly important characteristics when you're talking about any quarterback, and those are two things that Jimmy has embodied over the course of his career."

Naturally, the Raiders can now head into the NFL Draft without the pressure of needing to find the quarterback to change the fate of the franchise. Garoppolo affords them the luxury of buying time, at least for three years. 

And contrary to popular belief, Garoppolo isn't a bad quarterback. He doesn't turn the ball over at a ridiculous rate. All reports indicate that he is a good leader. Where he falls short is in the injury department. He's only managed to put together one season where he played in all the games available as a starter. 

If he can hold up health-wise, Garoppolo can be a quality starter in Las Vegas who will win far more than he loses. 

What the Raiders paid for with Garoppolo is comfort. And sometimes, that is all a team needs to right the ship. 

"Having a level of, I'd say, stability or comfort with who you have at the starting quarterback position going in — in the offseason — going into a new season, there's a level of comfort with that," Ziegler said. 

"So we feel good about that," he added. "And in terms of the draft, going in, it's — again, I think any time, whether it's the quarterback position or whether it's any other position when you do not feel that you have to make a play at a position, it holds you back from, I think, overreaching, convincing yourself that something is worth taking at that point when maybe it's not, and you can start to overreach in those situations and those circumstances. And so, we have that going into the draft with the quarterback position."