With Derek Carr gone, who will Raiders turn to at quarterback? – Las Vegas Raiders Blog

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HENDERSON, Nev. — Now that Derek Carr has been cut by the only NFL team the veteran quarterback has ever known, where do the Las Vegas Raiders go from here?

These waters haven’t been navigated recently by the franchise, which has had Carr as its primary starter since he won the job as a rookie in training camp in 2014. Consider: Carr has missed two regular-season games and one playoff game due to injury since — replaced by Matt McGloin in the 2016 finale after Carr suffered a broken right ankle, and by EJ Manuel in Week 5 of the 2017 season after Carr suffered broken bones in his back. And it was Connor Cook who started the 2016 wild-card round playoff game at Houston while Carr was recovering from surgery.

So while these are choppy waters for the Raiders, their compass should point to one of two destinations — land their Moby Dick, a high-priced, future Hall of Famer who will bring…

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