The Las Vegas Raiders have learned the hard way during the 2025 NFL season that they were not, in fact, a quarterback away from being a completely different football team. Especially a quarterback like Geno Smith, who came in with high expectations and a high price tag but was a massive letdown.
For Raider Nation, all eyes have been on the 2026 NFL Draft to find their replacement under center, as they are fed up with simply patching things together at the game's most important position. Veteran Band-Aids have been disastrous for Las Vegas over the years.
But when Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow told reporters that he wasn't having fun anymore, many started to speculate that he wanted out.