Loser: QB Marcus Mariota

Mariota has certainly had his moments at practice, including once on Friday as he got outside the pocket and created a big play with his legs. However, he’s nowhere near good enough as a passer as Derek Carr at this stage in the offseason. That isn’t unexpected as Mariota doesn’t have the same experience in Jon Gruden’s offense as Carr does.

Mariota hasn’t been bad by any means; he just is the clear-cut second-best quarterback in camp. He is still among the league’s best backup quarterbacks in the NFL and is still an important piece to the Raiders’ offense. But for those people who believe Mariota has a legitimate chance to take Carr’s job anytime soon, it’s just simply not the case.

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