The decision is in the books: Gardner Minshew is the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback.
Citing the experience advantage and ability to run the operation and process the veteran signal caller possesses over second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell, head coach Antonio Pierce announced the choice to start Minshew shortly after Las Vegas’ second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.
“Experience, the operation, the processing. The same thing we saw in practice, some of it showed up in the games,” Pierce specifically said during his press conference on August 18 on the call to go with Minshew.