The Las Vegas Raiders fired Josh McDaniels on Tuesday and then news broke on Wednesday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been benched for rookie fourth round pick Aidan O’Connell. These moves could help the Raiders improve this season, there’s no doubt about that because there is nowhere to go but up for Las Vegas, a team ranked 30th in scoring, 32nd in rushing, and 30th in turnovers.
However, it also signals that the Raiders are already focused on the future and thinking about moves today that will impact the franchise in 2024. That could and most likely will include LV’s bid to have one of the first two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, a class that by all accounts will have a gap between quarterbacks Caleb Williams and Drake Maye and everyone else.