The Derek Carr period is formally over for the Las Vegas Raiders, as head coach Josh McDaniels benched him late within the season earlier than the crew launched him.

The Raiders are reportedly available in the market for a dependable quarterback, and there have been rumors that they could have an interest within the San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo, and Inexperienced Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers.

Nonetheless, former NFL QB Robert Griffin III stated on “NFL Dwell” that the Raiders ought to attempt to make a play for New England Patriots signal-caller Mac Jones.

.@RGIII thinks Raiders HC Josh McDaniels ought to name a few QB he is already acquainted with 😯

“Jimmy G is an possibility, but when he picks up that phone, and he calls Invoice Belichick, will Mac Jones be out there?” pic.twitter.com/hFkcwGDNTT

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 22, 2023

McDaniels was the Patriots’ offensive coordinator in 2021, which was Jones’ rookie season.

That yr, he gave Patriots followers plenty of hope for the longer term, as he put up 3,801 passing yards and 22 landing passes whereas making the Professional Bowl and main New England to a playoff look.

However in 2022, his numbers went down, and it appears there may be much less confidence that he would be the crew’s franchise QB of the longer term.

Whereas some really feel Jones isn’t all that, some really feel it’s his state of affairs and never essentially him that was chargeable for his subpar 2022 season.

Though there are those that really feel New England ought to transfer ahead with Bailey Zappe underneath heart, the crew has made it clear, a minimum of publicly, that they’re proud of Jones.

But when they have been to ship Jones to the Raiders, he would have the kind of weapons that would assist pace up his growth.

They’ve Davante Adams, arguably the perfect broad receiver in soccer, in addition to working again Josh Jacobs, who was named to the Professional Bowl and All-Professional first-team this yr.

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