Reggie McKenzie acknowledged immediately Saturday that he'd stepped out of his comfort zone when the first order of business was trading up 14 spots to select Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook in the NFL draft.
It was the move of a man whose roster has enough talent to use his first Day 3 choice on a player that no one in the organization wants to see play in 2016, combined with the notion that it's never a bad idea to add another talent at the most important position on the field.The Raiders are the picture of stability quarterback with a clear chain of command: Derek Carr is the general, with Matt McGloin in waiting and Cook learning the ropes for a year.