The NFL quarterback carousel is beginning to spin faster and faster. Friday night's news that the Seattle Seahawks had traded QB Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders sent shockwaves through the league, and now that ripple effect is starting to influence other teams' decisions.

The Las Vegas Raiders stunned the football world on Friday when they traded a third-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for quarterback Geno Smith. While not a top-flight player at this point in his career, Smith is more than serviceable and should be the best Raider under center since Rich Gannon.

The Las Vegas Raiders acquiring Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks on Friday changes the course of their offseason dramatically. Smith gives the Raiders some instant credibility going into next season.