The Facts: Raiders GM Mike Mayock didn’t quite dispel the notion that the team could be looking for a quarterback earlier this week when he said that the team will get better at quarterback “if we can.” HC Jon Gruden said the team has to “continue to improve” at quarterback on Thursday, but he noted that doesn’t mean making a change. “I really think Derek is a heck of a player, and I got a lot of respect for what he has done in some tough circumstances,” Gruden said. “So I’m not going to answer every media rumor out there, just can’t do it. ... I love what Derek Carr did, I love what he brings to our team and anxious to continue to build around him.”
Diehards Line:Gruden also said quarterbacks sometimes get better because of their systems or improvements to the supporting cast, which fit with other comments he made about Carr. Meanwhile, as PFT notes, promising as that might sound, it’s not likely to be enough to quiet talk that the Raiders could be in play for Tom Brady or another quarterback to add to Gruden’s record collection given Thursday’s word that Brady’s agent has already spoken to the Vegas-bound team.