Matt Flynn headed to Oakland

Per Sports Illustrated:
This trade should lead to the completion
of another anticipated move: Oakland’s
trade of Carson Palmer to the Cardinals.

Per Yahoo! Sports:
Source: Cards closing in on
deal for Carson Palmer

Carson Palmer (1st R pick in 2003) was the leading passer for the Raiders each of the last two seasons (4,018 yds and 2,753 yds), Jason Campbell (1st R pick out of Auburn in 2005) the season before that (2,387 yds), and JaMarcus Russell (1st R pick in 2007) the two seasons before that (2,423 yds and 1,287 yds)

 

Poor Matt....

 

I like it. Hope he does well.

 

Once Carson Palmer is gone, it looks like Flynn's competion at QB will be 23-year-old former 5-star recruit Terrelle Pryor

From a reporter that covers the Raiders:

There was very little chance that Pryor
would have been able to unseat Carson
Palmer as the starter for the Raiders in
2013. But now that it appears Palmer will
not be with the team, Pryor is suddenly
right in the mix, if not the favorite to win
the job.
...
Many in the Raider
Nation fan base would like to see Pryor as
the next starting QB and the acquisition of
Matt Flynn may be the move to push him
into that position.
...
This off season, Pryor has been
hard at work trying to improve his game,
even going so far as to hire three QB
coaches on his own dime in order to try
and raise the level of his play. For a fan
base used to guys like JaMarcus Russell
and Rolando McClain who refused to put
any effort in, this is a refreshing change.

 

ESPN.com
March 8, 2013

Terrelle Pryor trying to win over team
...
"Right now I'm trying to win over my coaches, win
over my teammates and everybody in the facility
and let them know that I wanna be a leader, a
great leader, and I'm there for the long haul, and I
wanna win just as bad as everybody else. And
that's what I want to prove to everybody before I
really get into talks of starting and stuff like that,"
he told the NBC Sports Network on Wednesday.

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has
said that Pryor would get a chance to compete for
the starting job with Carson Palmer, who sources
told ESPN will be asked to restructure his
contract. The Raiders are scheduled to pay the
33-year-old Palmer $13 million this season.

When asked whether he was a better quarterback
than Palmer, Pryor, who will turn 24 in June,
showed respect to the veteran.
"I don't really wanna give comparisons or
anything like that because Carson does a great
job of what he does, and I can also play, too, and
do some things well, too," Pryor said in the
interview. "So I can't down talk him because he's
a great quarterback to me, and I just wanna stay
on my side of seeing what I have to do to get
better every single day, and that's where I'm at
right now."
He said he has hired three quarterback coaches
-- Craig Austin, George Whitfield and Steve
Clarkson -- specifically to help him improve his (game)
....
Pryor got... the chance to start in
the final game (last season) at San Diego with Palmer sidelined
by cracked ribs and a bruised lung.

Pryor went 13-for-28 for 150 yards, two
touchdowns and an interception in a 24-2 loss to
the Chargers. He also ran for 49 yards and a
score and looked more than capable of running
the offense.

New Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson
said last month it will be important to see what
Pryor can do for Oakland during offseason
workouts and minicamps to get a better sense of
what the team has at quarterback.

 

When asked about the trade on twitter, this is how Pryor responded:

@TerrellePryor what's your take on this trade
talk TP.

Terrelle Pryor @TerrellePryor
I LOVE to COMPETE ! Whatever makes us
better ! Stay patient!

 

Michael Trevino @Michael_Trevino
2h
Matt Flynn or Terrelle Pryor? Who's it
gonna be Raiders...

Responses:

Val~air~ee @val_air_ee 1h
I seriously think
they should give Pryor a chance. They
shouldn't let him waste away like they
let Tuiasosopo.

Shawnette Marie @teeshirtdiva
1h
They are going to fight
to be the starter!! #pryor
#RaidersNation #goodmove
@TerrellePryor - Time to shine! Get
that starter position! #PryorTime
#RaidersNation You are the
#RaidersFuture

Kristyn EdmondsTower @happysunshyne
1h
I'd go with Flynn!
Being Rodgers back up gives him an
advantage!!

 

NFL.com roundtable debate on Flynm v Pryor

Jeff Darlington NFL.com
there's little way of knowing...
we simply just don't know

Bucky Brooks NFL.com
Flynn could become
another disappointing starter for a team in
desperate need of a franchise quarterback.

Charley Casserly NFL.com
This move is a bridge to the next QB. It also
tells you that the Raiders are not sold on
Terrelle Pryor .

Adam Rank NFL.com
This is a genius move for the Raiders and
their new starting quarterback for 2013:
Terrelle Pryor .
Yes, the Raiders just traded for Matt Flynn .
So did the Seahawks last year. And look
what it did for Russell Wilson.
The NFL is a copycat league, so the Raiders
are just taking a page from the Seahawks'
playbook and have acquired Flynn to
motivate their own read-option quarterback.
The Raiders have made some questionable
personnel moves in the past decade, but this
is one I sincerely endorse.

Gregg Rosenthal NFL.com
Flynn is just a guy... who will compete for snaps with Terrelle Pryor

Jason Smith NFL.com
Playing Pryor, and not having him battle
Flynn, is the Raiders' best strategy
I don't like this move for Oakland. You have
to find out if Terrelle Pryor can play
quarterback, and that won't happen unless
you see him in games that matter. Putting
Pryor in a quarterback derby with Flynn limits
Pryor's reps and risks him being outshined
by Flynn.
...
Bringing in Matt Flynn creates a mess. When
you have a quarterback who needs game
action, and could be a superstar, bringing in
competition can postpone or ruin that
possibility. Pryor needs 16 games in 2013 to
see what he is. Don't mess that up.

 

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie, who was the Packers' director of football
operations before he was hired as the Raiders'
general manager last year...

"I've known Matt Flynn since 2007 and scouted
him before and after he entered the NFL," Raiders
general manager Reggie McKenzie said in a
statement on the team's website. "Matt is a tough
football player, and a talented quarterback. He
will get the opportunity to compete to be a starter
with the Raiders. I believe Matt has that potential.
We're going to let him compete and battle, and
see what happens."