Jeff Garcia To The Raiders

The Oakland Raiders signed QB Jeff Garcia today to a one year contract to back up QB Jamarcus Russell. The interesting thing is that right now Garcia is better than Russell and will probably end up replacing him as the starter at some point this season. The Raiders are expected to take a WR in the first round of the draft though, which could help with Russell's development, but many have already attached the bust label to him. Also, teams do not usually sign backup QBs to a one year deal. They already have a backup in Andrew Walter who is signed on to stay with the team for multiple years. As much as the Raiders will claim they plan to use Garcias as a backup, I firmly believe he is more of an insurance policy who will most likely step in at some point this season.