While the scoreboard at the end of this Saturday’s preseason game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings doesn’t matter, the process or how the game unfolds will be important, especially how the Raiders’ offense performs.
As everyone knows, there is currently a quarterback competition between Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew for the starting job in Las Vegas. Based on the reports coming out of training camp, neither O’Connell nor Minshew has pulled away from the other during the team’s practices so far. That places extra weight on this weekend’s game.
Head coach Antonio Pierce was asked about the current state of the quarterback battle on Wednesday and gave a succinct two-word answer; “Status quo.