Adam H. from California asks:

"How many games do you think Kirk Cousins starts?"

Well Adam, while you've asked a good question, it's tricky to answer considering the variables.

Let's state the obvious: Kirk Cousins has started a lot of games in his career. 167 to be exact. And of those starts, he's compiled 88 wins with 44,700 passing yards and 298 touchdowns in his career, all ranking in the top 10 among active quarterbacks.

So yes, it seems Cousins is perfectly capable of taking over as the Raiders starting quarterback. But could we see quarterback battle with Fernando Mendoza if Las Vegas select him with the No. 1 overall pick in two weeks?

From what Raiders brass has been saying this offseason, they're not putting any young quarterback in a compromising situation with their development. Hence signing a veteran QB who already has a strong relationship with the Raiders head coach.

"I think ideally you don't want him to start from day one. You'd love him to be able to learn behind somebody," Klint Kubiak said at the Annual League Meeting of starting a rookie quarterback. "That's in a perfect world. I know. Like I said before, it doesn't always work out that way. Sometimes they have to play from day one, and it's our job as a coach to get them ready to go. I think it does help the player, though, if they can sit behind a mature adult and watch how they run the show."

It also must be taken into account that while Mendoza is heavily projected to be a No. 1 pick, you can't count your chickens before they've hatched. We see shocking moves happen in the NFL Draft every year.

Therefore, until we have more answers – there's no way anyone could predict how many starts Cousins sees with the Raiders. Not even Cousins himself can make that prediction at the moment.

"Honestly I don't want to start unless I'm the best option, and I told Klint that," Cousins said on Good Morning Football Wednesday morning. "The best player should play, but certainly as long as that's the case, I have no qualms with however it plays out."

Tyler Morro from New Jersey asks:

"I am of the opinion that the Raiders need to draft all offensive and defensive lineman with the exception of Mendoza and maybe one receiver for him. Do you agree with this assessment?"

I doubt that offensive and defensive line will be the only other position groups they look at, but investing in the trenches seems to be a foregone conclusion.

The Las Vegas Raiders currently have 10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, which gives them ample opportunities to add depth as they see fit. Tyler Linderbaum and Spencer Burford are poised to be welcome additions, but for an offensive line that allowed the most sacks in the league last season, improving the unit will be a top priority.

As for the defensive line, there's a lot of value within the draft class. The Raiders could honestly strike on a potential starter on Day 2 with players such as Clemson's T.J. Parker, Florida's Caleb Banks, Texas Tech's Lee Hunter or Iowa State's Domonique Orange. While the Silver and Black signed Kwity Paye and re-signed Malcolm Koonce and Thomas Booker IV, I think providing more help opposite Maxx Crosby is a must considering the Raiders ranked 27th in quarterback pressure percentage (19.4) last season.

David Pabst from Florida asks:

"With the return of Maxx Crosby, will the team stay with the 4-3 defense or continue the change over to a 3-4?"

Not much will change for Maxx Crosby no matter what defense the Raiders line up in. His job will be the rush the passer.

The only difference in a 3-4 defense is that Crosby would be considered an outside linebacker instead of a defensive end.

It's also worth noting that a 3-4 package will simply be their base defense. With multiple sets to properly combat opposing offenses, Crosby would still line up as a traditional defensive end in 4-3, 3-3-5 or 4-2-5 sets.

"Robbie [Rob Leonard] is not just a 3-4 coach," Kubiak said last week of the team's defensive coordinator. "He's going to be in basically a 4-2 Under or five on the line of scrimmage. He's going to get to four down in some situations. I think he's got a lot of variety in his scheme, but we don't want to start by coaching too much variety. We want to get good at a few things at this time of year, so that when things get hectic during the season, we've got something to hang our hat on."