The Raiders should be considered strong candidates to move up in the draft for a quarterback, and the quarterback that some believe owner Mark Davis would like to trade for is Caleb Williams.
If Williams is the guy the Raiders want, they will need to move up to the first pick and there’s no question that the cost of doing business with the Chicago Bears will be expensive.
The market was set a year ago, so we have a baseline for what the Bears will demand for the top pick. In this case, the “baseline” should be considered the very least the Bears will ask based on what the Panthers gave them for the top pick a year ago.
Because Williams has a career upside as high as any college quarterback in recent memory, the Bears will want more for this year’s first pick than what they received a year ago.
To start, let’s take a look at the deal they accepted for the first pick last year.
The Raiders own the 13th pick in this year’s draft, and the NFL draft chart suggests they would need to add an additional third-round pick to the trade above to move from pick no. 13 to pick no. 1.
The problem for the Raiders is that the Bears can command a lot more for Williams than they did for Bryce Young. More than likely, the Raiders would have to add another first-round pick to the deal and identify a player on the roster that equates to D.J. Moore in terms of trade value.
If the Bears agree to take one additional first-round pick for this year’s no.1 pick (compared to last year’s trade), it’s possible the Raiders could get Williams for 3 first-round picks, 2 second-round picks, a third-round pick, and a solid starter.
That’s a massive cost, but it still might not be enough.
There will be a lot of twists and turns to the draft rumors over the next few months, but there’s no question the Raiders are going to be aggressive in adding another quarterback.
Whether that happens in the draft, or free agency, or both… we’ll have to wait and see.
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I believe in the QB, they already have. Adrian O’Connell. But We definitely need a back or replacement. But don’t sell the farm and think U can rebuild so quickly. Keep what u do some tweaking?
Clueless if you think AOC is a starter on any team lol
He is a decent QB, just not a QB for the AFC West.
Mark Davis we need a great qb like caleb Williams please please make that move its a long time coming we have sucked at drafting when we have no direction.. the chargers have harbaugh herbert chiefs have reid and mahomes the broncos have their coach dont let the broncos be next.. its Vegas you need a super star at qb without one it doesn’t matter what position you have your not going to the next level bo nixs jj.mccarthy justin fields Russell Wilson kirk cousins are old and its a waste of time are we looking for super bowls or just bullshitting around im so tired of mediocre its beyond insane its never a lot when its your guy caleb all the f..king way the fan base will actually go crazy for a qb like that.
Lets be honest the raiders in this division with Patrick mahomes will need a top notch qb to compete on a daily basis its never going to change with a 2nd tier qb or retread qbs that haven’t done much the raiders need talent not blind hope like as in qbs that are not super talented…this is the draft to do it.. just think if you don’t then you will be in the same predicament next year and probably at 7 to 9 wins again but now you may not have the qbs like this year now what !!!.. its so raiders to go with a bridge qb and then be stuck every year with the same problem but the way the raiders go about it would be lets draft a top qb when the qbs aren’t nearly as good then the fools will sell the farm its the raider way… Look if you haven’t noticed the black qbs are becoming more so the super star qbs today then white qbs outside of the same herbert allen burrow and maybe Trevor no other white qbs are becoming super stars thanks to woke and NFL its all ESPN gushes about and it seems to work more black qbs have become stars cj stroud Jordan love now.
and its still Herbert allen burrow and maybe Trevor so go get your top black qb that sports world is talking about its the narrative to success and its all the nfl is talking about now Jayden caleb penixs not even maye is even getting that much hype raider fans wake up to woke up its real!!
The top 5 qbs are close enough in talent so as to wait and see what falls to them like the Bill’s did when they got Josh Allen. Don’t forfeit the future of the franchise for one guy when there are others just as good
What does “woke” have to do with anything? You think these NFL billionaire owners give a crap about anything but having the best chance to win? They’d start a purple qb if that gave them the best chance to win.
If we can get him get him but we still need that running back that scares defenses sure up the offense of line. But #1 is Quarterback.
Lets be honest the raiders in this division with Patrick mahomes will need a top notch qb to compete on a daily basis its never going to change with a 2nd tier qb or retread qbs that haven’t done much the raiders need talent not blind hope like as in qbs that are not super talented…this is the draft to do it.. just think if you don’t then you will be in the same predicament next year and probably at 7 to 9 wins again but now you may not have the qbs like this year now what !!!.. its so raiders to go with a bridge qb and then be stuck every year with the same problem but the way the raiders go about it would be lets draft a top qb when the qbs aren’t nearly as good then the fools will sell the farm its the raider way… Look if you haven’t noticed the black qbs are becoming more so the super star qbs today then white qbs outside of the same herbert allen burrow and maybe Trevor no other white qbs are becoming super stars thanks to woke and NFL its all ESPN gushes about and it seems to work more black qbs have become stars cj stroud Jordan love now.
and its still Herbert allen burrow and maybe Trevor so go get your top black qb that sports world is talking about its the narrative to success and its all the nfl is talking about now Jayden caleb penixs not even maye is even getting that much hype raider fans wake up to woke up its real!!
I would not be in favor of giving up that much for a QB when so many are busts even as very high 1st round picks.
I would much rather go with AOC4 and build around him plus another good qb in the draft and a solid veteran plan C.
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What would it take to get J. j. McCarthy, who is skipping his senior year, from the former home of Jim Harbaugh who claimed that J. J. was the best qb in UM’s history. He can pass, run (like a deer), and pass/run? He is young and is a sponge.
Both he and AO can learn together.
Now for the frosting on the cake. JH might trade his qb for J. J. !!!!!
If this occurs, Davis should award me with a season ticket for the 2024 season.
Look at what happened to the 49ers with Trey Lance. This is a stupid idea and I hope it does not come to pass. By the time the Raiders are on the board, there will be good QBs left. This is a deep field and drafters cannot manage to predict how players will do (Lamar Jackson drafted 32nd!). I don’t want to give up future or current draft picks and good players—we need depth, OL help, likely another RB, another WR, and defense, defense. Penix might even still be on the board. I would prefer to pay a mature QB to mentor AOC and if someone drops into our lap, have competition between our young QBs.
Your naive if you think there will be any good QB at 13. No way
Do whatever it takes to get a williams or daniels. Look at the Texans bottom of the barrel to a playoff spot. Only draft a qb at the top. Yes the draft picks will cost but in all reality you are not paying that qb much for the next 5 years. Just do it baby! The last freakin thing we need is a hoyer as old as our president or humpty dumpty garrapolo =fix and repair daily. Oh we could go into free agency and give an overweight time has passed me by russell wilson a ridiculous contract or last chance saloon gimpy limpy cousins a last contract. No no no and freakin absolutely not no…. Get a quality qb thru the draft. If you feel you need a 3rd Qb get a good back up like tyrod taylor, someone who is a lifetime backup qb, I like Raider nation wasn’t happy about the GM hire but hear me out. They are probably going to keep champ baily and give him the assistant gm tital. Devaney is in charge of cash flow that’s fantastic. Telesco cannot overspend like he did with the chargers 36 million over the cap. The minute Telesco starts screwing up you press the eject button and see ya telesco.
Former CB Champ Bailey of the Broncos? Hell no to Daniels or Williams because they’re both potentially another Jamarcus Russel. Try to acquire the other Russel(Wilson) as a back up/mentor/a good emergency or a starter depending on what happens by training camp/evaluation next season season
Caleb Williams will not go as the first pick.
There are four predicted 1st rnd QB in Maye, William, Daniel’s, and Penix Jr. Then you have the surprise picks Bo nix could be that surprise pick. If Joe alts is still there at 13 take him and draft a QB in 2nd rnd. One will drop off 1st rnd. Maybe McCarthy, Bo or trade up to get penix Jr. If he falls.
Raiders roster has to many holes to give away numerous picks for 1 guy.
Talk to me when they figure out the DT spot first
Dude went 6-4 in the Pac12 with his Marquee win against Arizona.
He had NO DEFENSE
F that he’s not worth it plus a couple bad games he’ll be broken and crying to his mother, hard pass.
Agree 1000 percent! From what I saw at the end of the season showed me a weakness. It wasn’t so much the crying, he’s seems very selfish, maybe no one taught him that there is no, “I in the word TEAM”. The Raiders need a solid leader. Especially with a new Coach & GM. If they want to draft a QB rookie Penix or Nix would be better choices.
I agree if we give away all that draft capital and he’s a bust we’re screwed for three years. I’d rather trade for someone like Fields and keep all our first and second round picks. Hard pass on Weirdo Williams.
Question how many of our First round picks do we have? Maybe it’s time to go for it.
Agree with most that this trade is way too much. Aiden isn’t the answer but then again we don’t know who the OC will be yet. If we were to give that many picks I’d want a proven QB like Justin Herbert. MD is a fool who decided against Champ and/ or Dodds to go with Telesco.
You don’t need a RB, Zamir White proved he can be the man. I’m not just saying that cause I have him in dynasty.
But how many years must we go on without a quarterback? With Mahomes and Herbert and Denver will be shoring up Their QB situation we must strike when we can the way the rules are you can’t expect our defense to hold those guys under 21 points constantly now if you have faith in other legitimate options at cheaper cost by all means but QB is a must
I agree with you 💯% .This is the year we should take that chance and grab us one of the top QBs in the draft. But personally I would draft Jayden Daniels. I think his upside with the talent he already has .. he’s going to give NFL teams problems trying to stop him. He has the chance to be a better Lamar Jackson . If we can get Daniels AP and Telesco have to take that chance. To me draft picks are just picks that may turn into good players but right now we gotta a chance to get our Mahomes, Herbert we have to take that swing at changing our future possible to competing for division titles and Superbowl runs. Eventually we’re going to have find our QB of the future and the longer we wait the more we fall back in the division to Mahomes, Herbert and I’m almost positive that Sean Payton is going to do what he’s gotta do to grab his QB of the future in this year’s draft. To me it’s a no brainier. We just gotta really do our homework on every QB in this draft and find our guy and go for it. No matter what.
Please Noooo! From what I saw in last half of USC college games. He’s not the kind of TEAM quarterback the Raiders need.
Plus he’s a cry baby! We need someone that will embrace the same kind of Spirit the Defense has. Raiders can trade up a few spots for Washington QB Penix, without giving a ton of picks away.
Ask the Panthers how giving up all that draft capital is working out for them.
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Sad Panthers fan.
Listen if we can have a chance at Caleb Williams I say we take it. This dudes generational talent. Would we rather be stuck in where we’ve been for the last 10 years or take a shot at someone who can change our entire team. Bo nix isn’t the answer. If we can lock up our quarterback for the next 10 years I think it goes without saying we can afford to lose our 1st and 2nd picks for the next 2 years. I personally would rather see Jayden daniels with LSU but Caleb Williams if we can get him I say go for it.