Is Quinn the man to get Raiders back on track?

After setting a franchise record for losses in a season, it might be time for a new motto for the Oakland Raiders: “Just Quinn, Baby.”

Owner Al Davis’ favorite saying, “Just Win, Baby,” no longer fits after the Raiders finished their fourth straight losing season with a 2-14 record that was the team’s worst mark in more than four decades.

Oakland’s season-ending 23-3 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, coupled with Detroit’s upset win at Dallas, left the Raiders in sole possession of the worst record in the NFL. That negative comes with a reward: the No. 1 pick in April’s draft, when Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn could be the top player available.

Coach Art Shell said Monday he was not ready to discuss the team’s priorities in the draft, saying he first needed to evaluate the players already on the team and the coaching staff.

The only other time Oakland had the top pick came in the 1962 AFL draft, when the Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel, who instead chose to play with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.

Vikings’ Taylor arrested

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Travis Taylor was arrested outside a downtown Minneapolis nightclub, hours after the team’s season-ending loss to St. Louis.

Taylor, 27, refused an officer’s request that he get into a waiting limousine-bus as police tried to disperse a large, unruly crowd so an ambulance could get through around 2:30 a.m., police spokesman Lt. Amelia Huffman said. Taylor was not allowing the bus to leave and began pushing the officer and the officer eventually used a Taser to subdue Taylor, she said.

Around the league

Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Dan Morgan said he’s been cleared to return to football next season despite multiple concussions. … Dick Hoak, 67, a Pittsburgh Steelers player or coach all but one season since 1961, is retiring after an NFL-record 35 continuous seasons as a Steelers assistant coach.