Despite he’s leaving Las Vegas Raiders today ‘Disappointment will be on Antonio Pierce

The Las Vegas Raiders are entering what should be a very pivotal offseason.

While their 2023 campaign didn’t go according to plan—and resulted in the firing of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler—it offered some momentum toward the end.

Las Vegas went 5-4 down the stretch, which was enough to earn interim head coach Antonio Pierce the full-time gig.

Now, the Raiders must build on what they recently accomplished, while proving that Pierce was the right hire.

They have needs to fill, and they’ll start addressing them when free agency begins on March 13.

The NFL recently announced that the salary cap will be a record $255.4 million, and this leaves the Raiders with $55.5 million in projected cap space.

While Las Vegas will inevitably look to fill a few holes in April’s draft, it should have little trouble bolstering its depth chart in free agency first.

Here, we’ll examine three holes that the Raiders should look to fill with veteran talent.

The Raiders need to find their quarterback of the future, and with Jimmy Garoppolo no longer viewed as the team’s stopgap—he’ll be released in March, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter—the path to do so is clear.

Aidan O’Connell showed promise as a rookie (83.9 passer rating) but didn’t do enough to go into training camp as the unquestioned starter.

At the very least, Las Vegas must add competition to the quarterback room.

Snagging one of the top 2024 QB prospects, like LSU’s Jayden Daniels or Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, would make plenty of sense.

However, the Raiders could find it difficult to even trade up for a top quarterback from No. 13 overall.

Drafting a top quarterback could be part of the plan, but with no guarantee that it’ll happen, Las Vegas must add veteran insurance first.

Fortunately, the free-agent is loaded with viable candidates.