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NFL Rumors: Would Raiders move on from Jimmy Garoppolo for Kirk Cousins?

Speaking of teams that could be less than thrilled with a (former) Patriots quarterback in their current situation, I can’t shake the feeling that’s where we’re headed with the Las Vegas Raiders after they watch 17 games (or however many he actually stays healthy for) of Jimmy Garoppolo in the 2023 season.

Most people expected the Raiders to be inclined to aggressively pursue a quarterback in the draft this offseason. But ultimately, Josh McDaniel played into his comfort zone and went with Garoppolo, a quarterback who he’s intimately familiar with from their time together in Foxboro.

But Garoppolo has been oft-injured in recent years, which is only the start of the issues. There are already reports that he’s struggled with turnovers in training camp, which is coming against a Raiders secondary expected to be in the lower-quarter of the NFL, if not at the bottom alone.

Ultimately, as the Raiders are very much a franchise in flux, it seems that they could grow tired of the Jimmy G experiment quite rapidly. Though there is no guaranteed money on his contract after the 2024 season, Vegas could still save more than $12 million by cutting him next offseason.

This is a team that is at risk of wasting Davante Adams after they invested significantly in one of the NFL’s best receivers a year ago. They certainly won’t want to do that and, if Garoppolo whiffs mightily in the 2023 campaign, that could necessitate another change at the position.

Cousins, for his faults, is the ideal version of Jimmy G. He’s safe with the football, can capitalize on playmakers, and can win football games. If that’s an option that comes on the table, he’d be the best option for the Raiders to start finding some stability as they choose their future at quarterback.