Should Raiders Trade for Enticing Young QB as Geno Smith Insurance?
The Las Vegas Raiders aren’t giving up on Geno Smith yet, but they can’t be feeling as great about his long-term prospects. He’s nearly 35 and playing some of the worst football of his career.
He should be able to improve his play, but it’s clear that he’s not going to be the quarterback who leads the Raiders to the promised land. The team avoided drafting a potential future starter in the draft in large part due to their belief in Smith.
Even if he plays better, the Raiders can only realistically expect him to be an above-average starting quarterback for another two or three seasons. The team did trade for Kenny Pickett, but he’s likely a one-year rental who has limited upside.
If the Raiders don’t want to use a valuable draft pick on a quarterback, they could look at a young veteran who is on the outs with their current team.
The Indianapolis Colts are playing very well with Daniel Jones under center, which effectively ends the Anthony Richardson experiment. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the former No. 4 overall pick could prefer a trade to another team.
“My sense is Richardson would be open to joining a premier playcaller such as Sean McVay as a developmental player so he can reset for 2026,” Fowler wrote.
Should Raiders Trade for Richardson?
At this point, the trade price for Richardson should be low. He got benched in favor of Jones, who was previously considered a draft bust. If he could be had for a fourth-round pick or lower, Las Vegas should at least consider it.
Richardson is in his third NFL season, but he’s only three days older than 2025 No. 1 pick Cam Ward. He was very raw coming into the league, and the Colts were very quick to give up on him.
Now, he does have major issues. His accuracy is a huge problem that might not be fixable. That said, he’s 6-foot-4, runs a 4.43 40-yard dash and has one of the strongest arms in the NFL. Putting him in a situation where Chip Kelly can develop him, and he can learn behind Smith, might be the perfect setup for what he needs.
Head coach Pete Carroll has also done great work with quarterbacks despite being known as a defensive coach.
Raiders May Prefer to Wait Until Draft
As interesting as Richardson would be, the Raiders already traded away a fifth-round pick to add Pickett. They may not be as keen to give up another draft pick on a different draft bust quarterback.
For the first time since the team drafted JaMarcus Russell in 2007, the Raiders may decide to use a first-round pick to address the position. At some point, they need to add a blue-chip prospect to develop.
Smith clearly isn’t the long-term answer. Richardson could be very interesting and cheap, but the Raiders may not want to give up an asset for a player who hasn’t looked good. The franchise has been in quarterback purgatory for a few years, and if Smith doesn’t show major signs of improvement, they’ll need to go all in on addressing the position in the draft.
Seahawks Land Former Highly Touted 21-TD Playmaker Before Buccaneers Game
The Seattle Seahawks are adding some insurance at running back ahead of the team’s Week 5 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Washington Huskies fans will recognize the Seahawks‘ latest signing.
“The Seahawks are adding former Washington standout Myles Gaskin to the team’s practice squad, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Seahawks are signing veteran running back Myles Gaskin to their practice squad,” Schefter detailed in an October 1, 2025, message on X.
The move comes despite Zach Charbonnet returning to the field and shining against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4. Seattle now finally has both Charbonnet and Ken Walker healthy, but Gaskin gives the Seahawks a bit more depth at the position moving forward.
Here’s what you need to know about the Seahawks‘ latest roster move.
New Seahawks RB Myles Gaskin Posted 4 Straight Seasons Topping 1,200 Rushing Yards With Washington
Gaskin shined as one of the top running backs in college football as a Huskies star. Yet, Gaskin has struggled to find the same success in the NFL.
Gaskin had four straight seasons topping 1,200 rushing yards and double-digit touchdowns at Washington. The running back’s best statistical season with the Huskies came in 2017 when Gaskin posted 222 carries for 1,380 and 21 touchdowns. Gaskin also added 232 receiving yards and three TDs through the air.
Myles Gaskin Started 17 Games During His NFL Career
Despite an impressive collegiate resume, Gaskin was in danger of going undrafted before the Miami Dolphins selected the running back in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft. Gaskin started 17 games during his first four seasons with the Dolphins.
The running back’s most impactful NFL season was in 2021 when Gaskin posted 612 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Gaskin added 234 yards and four touchdowns while playing in all 17 games.
Most recently, Gaskin had a short stint with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason. The Ravens released Gaskin in August as the team finalized their 53-man roster.
Prior to the Seahawks, Myles Gaskin Also Had Stints With the Dolphins, Rams, Vikings, Ravens & Jaguars
Since his time with the Dolphins ended in 2022, Gaskin has had additional stints with the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Gaskin’s NFL draft stock was not helped by his slight size of 5-foot-9, 205 pounds. The playmaker also posted a slower 40 time of 4.58-seconds compared to other running backs who are traditionally drafted earlier.
Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald Wants to See More From the Team’s Rushing Attack
Walker and Charbonnet have both flashed at times this season, but each running back has battled injuries at different points. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald would like to see more consistency from the run game.
“There’s opportunities for us as a football team to capitalize on, and that’s how we’re executing in those moments, how we’re calling it, and our philosophy,” Macdonald noted, per Sports Illustrated.
“I don’t have the answers to that right now, but I know we’ll be looking at that and our run game. ‘Where’s our run game? What are we doing well? How can we improve?'”
The Seahawks are a 3.5-point favorite versus the Buccaneers in the NFL odds, per DraftKings.
