TheMadLionsFan
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Las Vegas Raiders created a QB problem last offseason. Now Tom Brady may solve it — as an owner
Sources say there's a likeliest path for the Raiders, and it depends heavily not only on how this season finishes, but what Brady thinks of the quarterback situation.
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First, pay attention to the influence of minority owner Tom Brady
While Brady has only a 5 percent ownership stake in the Raiders, I’ve been told a significant verbal proviso from Davis in the agreement for Brady buying into the franchise was that he will weigh in heavily on the football operations side of the ledger. And a large part of that responsibility will be to help fix — or at the very least, brutally assess — all the moves surrounding the QB depth chart. Davis is looking for an honesty broker when it comes to cutting through the noise. Unlike Telesco, Pierce or anyone else offering an opinion, Brady doesn’t have the looming concern about his job status. He has the background to offer a weighty assessment and the freedom to be blunt about it. He doesn’t have to fear Davis’ vantage. And from what I’ve been told Davis absolutely wants to hear it from someone who isn’t worried about being fired.As one source put it, “It’s not like we’ve had meetings with Brady sitting in them. But [Brady] isn’t a figurehead. [Davis] obviously respects him. This is what he wants and it’s the whole point [of Brady’s ownership]. [Brady] will impact some decisions, or, he’s going to impact Mark’s opinion. It’s the same thing at this point. It’s not like [the front office] doesn’t matter. But it’s not like Mark will blow Tom off when it comes to the quarterbacks and where it goes — not happening. It’s the opposite. Mark will ask him, ‘What do you think?’ and then that’s what Mark thinks. … What Tom will say about quarterbacks, I’d bet you that’s what goes. That’s what I think will happen. Maybe I’m wrong. We’ll see. But I think who [Tom] likes, Mark likes. We’ll see. It’s gonna be a ride.”
This has the potential to be a disaster in my opinion