Now that the Oakland Raiders have to Derek Carr, the future of the organization rests on the rookie's shoulders.
The team's braintrust hopes Carr "takes the job and runs with it," turning Matt Schaub into an , NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Monday's edition of NFL Total Access.
In fact, Rapoport disclosed that Schaub's simply provided "cover" to implement : Giving the job to Carr.
Although Carr saw limited preseason action against first-team defenses, Rapoport passes along scuttlebutt from league sources who have studied the film that Carr is indeed ready to take over.
NFL Media's Albert Breer heard from a number of evaluators prior to the 2014 that Carr was the .
In Oakland's dream scenario, Carr makes good on that promise and emerges as the organization's answer to Russell Wilson.
As Rapoport points out, Seattle created the modern model for filling a quarterback void: Throw money at veterans acquired via free agency or trade and select a quarterback in the first three rounds of the draft.
Before Wilson emerged as the face of that franchise, the front office overspent for veteran flameouts Charlie Whitehurst, Tarvaris Jackson and Matt Flynn.
The difference is the Seahawks never spent the offseason and summer that touted Whitehurst or Flynn as in the NFL, Peyton Manning and ready to .
If Carr pans out, the Schaub debacle will continue to fade in the rear-view mirror. If Carr faceplants, the Raiders' offseason machinations will not only , but also .
It won't take long to find out how the rookie handles pressure.
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