Wonder if he is the long-term answer
That doesn't say much. A lot of teams think they have a franchise guy and start building around him, but that doesn't mean he is actually the long-term answer. Recent failures picked earlier include Weeden, Manuel, Ponder, Gabbert, Locker, etc. My point is that he might actually be the real deal although it's way too early to tell.The Raiders think so. They're building the franchise around him.