Why the Las Vegas Raiders should or shouldn't sign quarterback Daniel Jones if the price is right
There's no secret that the Las Vegas Raiders have a huge quarterback problem. Since they let Derek Carr walk, who is now on the New Orleans Saints having a decent season despite the team being bad, the Raiders have gone through five different quarterbacks, and that was just two years ago. So, the average Raiders […]
There's no secret that the Las Vegas Raiders have a huge quarterback problem. Since they let Derek Carr walk, who is now on the New Orleans Saints having a decent season despite the team being bad, the Raiders have gone through five different quarterbacks, and that was just two years ago.
So, the average Raiders fan may be tired of signing guys who have shown they are not franchise quarterback. They were tired of it when they signed Gardner Minshew this offseason. This franchise needs a college quarterback from the draft who can be a franchise guy, and with their record, they can do that still.
But that shouldn't stop them from bringing as much competition into the room as possible. Yes, you probably know where I'm going with this.
The New York Giants just released quarterback Daniel Jones after he was benched. He requested a release and now will take on over $20 million in dead money. Jones just turned 27 a few months ago. He is still extremely young, and while he hasn't been great, the Giants didn't do a good job of putting pieces around him.
Why the Raiders should sign Daniel Jones
I'm not going to say the Raiders are better than the Giants, but they certainly have better weapons and a better offensive line than the Giants do. The Raiders aren't going to win more games with Jones at quarterback.
They are still a bad enough team where they will continue to lose, and with games against the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and Los Angeles Chargers left, the Raiders are forced to play almost all teams remaining that are better than them.
But, they should sign Jones to see what's there. Yes, you stay on the plan to get a quarterback in the draft — this plan doesn't divert from that one. But, you want to have competition in that room. You want to see what Jones has with a real system around him, and you want to have a backup for next season that has the experience, or maybe even a starter if he is good, and let the rookie sit for a year as the Chiefs did with Patrick Mahomes.
It's not a bad plan, the price just has to be right.
The Raiders have a ton of cap space available, the third most in the league at $36 million to be exact, so they can sign him to whatever deal they want. But, they shouldn't do that. I'd say if they can get him on a similar deal as the one they signed Gardner Minshew, who signed a two-year, $25 million contract, including a $6 million signing bonus, $15 million guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12.5 million.
I think that's something that may be worth signing Daniel Jones, and then potentially moving off of Minshew.
But, who knows, the Raiders may very well do nothing at all.
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