The Las Vegas Raiders were in dire straits when it came to the depth behind Geno Smith. Backup quarterback Aidan O'Connell broke his throwing wrist and will be out for the first month or more of the season, and sixth-round rookie Cam Miller did not look NFL-ready during the preseason.
This spurred a trade for Cleveland Browns backup Kenny Pickett. While once a first-rounder and a starting-level quarterback in the league, at least a portion of Raider Nation was upset that the team gave up a fifth-round pick for what they felt was an average backup.
However, as John Spytek and Pete Carroll have proven this offseason, there is always a method to the madness.