Antonio Pierce has made his resolution.
The Las Vegas Raiders head coach, per a number of stories, has knowledgeable the staff 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 really 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 towards the Dallas Cowboys — a recreation Dallas received by a last rating of 27-12 — O’Connell led the best way 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 best way again to OTAs, minicamp, coaching camp, two preseason video games,” Pierce mentioned. “And there’s going to be a number of components, clearly, proper? Command of the offense, the operational half, effectivity. The turnovers is large — that reveals up — caring for the soccer’s going to be necessary for our staff.
“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 harm.
