INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Las Vegas Raiders and head coach Josh McDaniels are in the midst of a franchise- and career-alerting journey, searching for the Raiders' next starting quarterback.
To a certain extent, finding a franchise quarterback is a lot like dating in that everyone has a “type”. The player (or partner) has to be a certain height and weight and meet a handful of other requirements that fit the pursuer’s liking. For McDaniels, that’s typically a passer who is at least 6’2” and 215 pounds.
For example, Tom Brady is 6’4” and 225 pounds; Kyle Orton, 6’4”, 228; and Derek Carr was one of the smallest QBs McDaniels has worked with at 6’3” and 215 pounds.