Report: Las Vegas Raiders hire Rich Scangarello as quarterbacks coach

The Las Vegas Raiders may have tipped their hand on what their offseason plans at quarterback could potentially be with their latest hire. According to NFL Network NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the Raiders hired Rich Scangarello as the franchise’s newest quarterbacks coach. However, that is not where the story and possible storylines stop for Las Vegas.

“The onetime #Broncos OC most recently was helping Caleb Williams with pre-draft prep. Now, Scangarello returns to the AFC West, and joins a team in the market for a young QB …,” said Pelissero via X.

Las Vegas is slated to enter the 2024 offseason with a question at quarterback but an answer at head coach after hiring interim head coach Antonio Pierce to the position full-time. Now, it appears that instead of looking for these services of a veteran quarterback, the Raiders could be in the market for a young, talented star in this year’s draft.

Per Pelissero’s report, Scangarello was recently helping Caleb Williams with his pre-draft preparations. Unfortunately, Williams is the odds-on favorite to be the number-one pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Should the Raiders have any ambition of teaming Scangarello with the former USC Trojan star quarterback, a likely blockbuster trade with the owners of the top pick, the Chicago Bears would be next on the Raiders To Do List.

Joel Klatt details why Caleb Williams is a generational NFL talent

Williams has long been viewed as the best prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. That take remained consistent for Joel Klatt today with his reveal of the Trojan quarterback at the top of his rankings at the position.

Klatt ranked his top-five quarterbacks, including Williams at No. 1, in an episode of his show on Monday. After placing Williams atop the list, he then praised the former USC star and Heisman Trophy winner as a prospect that you don’t see every day.

“I have said before and you’re going continue to hear this. Like, ‘Well, he does a lot of things like (Patrick) Mahomes‘, ‘He’s even better than Mahomes was in college‘ and all of those things are true. But let’s not just stop there,” said Klatt. “I want to try to, as best I can, explain why I think Caleb is a generational talent at the quarterback position.”

“Why is he my top quarterback in a quarterback-heavy draft? The reason is is because I find it incredibly rare, and, in fact, it generally never happens, where a quarterback that I evaluate is excellent in all five categories that I’m trying to evaluate him with,” Klatt stated. “Williams is top-level talent in every category.”

Klatt then listed his five categories as controlling the game from the pocket, arm talent, movement and creating, being a threat with your legs, and mind.

However, it was movement and creation that Klatt highlighted as the best skill in his game. He sees him as a player that’s as good at that as anyone he has ever assessed, especially when you combine that talent with his other talents like his arm and view of the field.

“I don’t know if anybody has ever done that, at least that I’ve evaluated, better than Caleb Williams. This is his super power right here in category number three,” Klatt said. “When he’s on the move? He is most dangerous. Very similar to Mahomes in a lot of ways. The reason is is because there’s a combination of that arm talent and the ability to continue to know what’s going on down the field. He is accurate on the run, off platform.”