The Oakland Raiders are in a nightmare scenario at the quarterback position heading into Saturday’s wild card game against the Houston Texans. With rookie Connor Cook starting and a banged-up Matt McGloin as his backup, the man who’s be called into duty should both of them fall is none other than receiver Michael Crabtree.
With Connor Cook starting at QB today and Matt McGloin serving as his backup, Raiders No. 3 QB (and nightmare scenario) is Michael Crabtree.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 7, 2017
It’s truly been a rough past couple of games for Oakland, which was well on its way to the No. 2 seed in the AFC in Week 16 until Derek Carr had his leg broken against the Indianapolis Colts. Then in Week 17 backup Matt McGloin exited with a shoulder injury, which is also keeping him from starting Saturday against Houston.
Oakland went from a team seemingly destined to take on the New England Patriots for the AFC crown to a team that will be lucky to escape the wild card round with a win.
We hope, for the sake of Raiders Nation, that it doesn’t come down to Crabtree behind center. The Raiders have been a joy to watch in 2016, regardless of fan allegiance. It would be a shame if their season ended with even more groaning and gnashing of teeth.