Las Vegas Raiders: 3 potential replacements for Marcus Mariota in 2022

By Nick Ellis | Jul 19, 2021

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 17: Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Las Vegas Raiders watches from the bench during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium on December 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Chargers defeated the Raiders in overtime 30-27. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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May 25, 2021; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Josh Rosen (3) throws the football during Organized Team Activities at San Francisco 49ers Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports /

Las Vegas Raiders: 3 potential replacements for Marcus Mariota in 2022

Josh Rosen

Josh Rosen seems like another type of young player that did not live up to the potential, and one that Gruden would want to give another chance. Rosen has not had many chances in the NFL to actually keep a starting job, and when he has gotten on the field, he has performed extremely poorly.

With that being said, nobody has a worse start to their career than Nathan Peterman, and although we have only seen him in the preseason, he has improved a ton under Gruden. I could see Gruden being intrigued by Rosen and bringing him in to back up Carr, even though I do not believe it would be a good idea.

Rosen was once considered a top quarterbacking talent, and we all know how much Gruden loves to mold those types of players. He is still very young, has good physical skills, and if the Raiders decide to move on from Mariota, he is a cheap option to take the QB2 spot in 2022.

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