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The Raiders don’t need a quarterback, certainly not high in this week’s NFL draft. They’ve got a solid three-deep with starter Derek Carr leading the charge. If all goes as planned, the Carr starts each game in 2015 and many more beyond that.
Even so, the Raiders should be huge Marcus Mariota fans. They obviously don’t plan to select the Oregon quarterback, but it’s of great benefit if others covet him early in this draft.
There’s significant talk of Mariota getting selected No. 2 overall either by Tennessee or a trade partner. That would set the Raiders up to select the second-best non-quarterback in this draft.