The Raiders’ quarterback competition will reach a checkpoint this week when Las Vegas takes on Minnesota to open preseason play.
On Monday, head coach Antonio Pierce told reporters in his press conference that he hasn’t decided who will take the first snap. But both Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew are set to receive plenty of time behind center on Saturday.
“We’ve still got two more true training camp practices, then we’ve got Wednesday, Thursday — that’s when we’ll start looking at what we want to do game-wise. But both quarterbacks are going to play a legit quarter,” Pierce said. “Who goes out first, who goes out second really doesn’t matter. They’ll get, hopefully, an equal amount of snaps and opportunities to showcase.”
Pierce noted that neither quarterback has really separated himself from the other at this point.
“I don’t think we [can] sit there and say somebody’s won yet,” Pierce said. “I think …