By virtue of his mere existence as a football player, Connor Cook became the second-best quarterback on the Raiders’ depth chart when he was drafted 100th overall in the 2016 NFL draft this past spring.
That’s not some knee-jerk reaction to how poorly Matt McGloin played on Sunday — it’s purely observation of the facts that have always been in front of us. In terms of physical tangibles, there’s not a single measurable where McGloin edges Cook; the latter is closer to the prototypical mold scouts look for in the position, while the former has had to rely on cliched adjectives like “scrappy and “gritty” to hang his hat on.