The head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders offers a startling update on quarterback intentions

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco have a major decision to make at quarterback this offseason.

The team’s previous brass signed veteran Jimmy Garoppolo last offseason. He lasted all of six starts before being benched in favor of rookie fifth-round pick Aidan O’Connell once Pierce took over as head coach for Josh McDaniels.

O’Connell played pretty well, completing 62.1% of his passes with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions. But he seemingly didn’t display enough to be considered the Raiders’ quarterback of the future.

With Pierce and Telesco entering their first offseason as Las Vegas’ new power duo, rumors have been surfacing about a potential trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft for a specific quarterback prospect.

It makes sense. The Raiders have pretty much been in quarterback purgatory since former franchise guy Derek Carr earned his last real Pro Bowl trip back in 2017. Even then, some didn’t see Carr as the long-term solution for the organization.

With all of that as a backdrop, Pierce added a new layer to the Raiders’ quarterback plans in talking to the media during Super Bowl week from Las Vegas.