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If O'Connell is the best quarterback in training camp, then that makes him a good trade asset for the Raiders... this is Fernando Mendoza's team moving forward and O'Connell only sticks around if he's comfortable being a backup.

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O'Connell could be trade asset if he wins camp, but Mendoza is the future.

O'Connell is entering a contract year with the Raiders. If he outperforms Fernando Mendoza in training camp and preseason, Jermod McCoy believes he would become a good trade asset for the organization. However, the situation doesn't change the narrative that this is Mendoza's team moving forward, and O'Connell only sticks around if he's comfortable being a backup.