Antonio Pierce has made his resolution.
The Las Vegas Raiders head coach, per a number of studies, has knowledgeable the workforce that Gardner Minshew would be the beginning quarterback for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. Las Vegas takes on AFC West rivals the Los Angeles Chargers to open their 2024 slate.
Minshew had been locked in a coaching camp battle with second-year passer Aidan O’Connell to start the yr, with neither passer actually rising all through the Raiders’ two preseason video games. Of their preseason opener, a 24-23 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Minshew accomplished 6-of-12 passes for 117 yards and a landing, whereas O’Connell hit on 7-of-9 passes for 76 yards.
Saturday in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys — a recreation Dallas gained by a ultimate rating of 27-12 — O’Connell led the way in which by finishing 14-of-20 passes for 96 yards, a landing, and an interception. Minshew, who began the sport for Las Vegas, accomplished simply 10-of-21 passes for 95 yards.
Following the sport Pierce talked concerning the QB battle.
“I’m going to go all the way in which again to OTAs, minicamp, coaching camp, two preseason video games,” Pierce stated. “And there’s going to be a number of elements, clearly, proper? Command of the offense, the operational half, effectivity. The turnovers is big — that exhibits up — caring for the soccer’s going to be vital for our workforce.
“After which … sitting there with [General Manager Tom] Telesco and [Offensive Coordinator] Luke [Getsy] over the subsequent couple of days and simply actually pinpointing who’s going to get us off to a quick begin to get to the place we need to be in that first quarter of the season.”
O’Connell went 5-5 final yr in his ten begins for the Raiders. Minshew, signed as a free agent by Las Vegas this offseason, practically led the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs a season in the past after Anthony Richardson went down with an early-season damage.
