Raiders Not Naming A Starting Quarterback On Monday
2 months agoLas Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce declined to name a starting quarterback on Monday after the team's Week 5 loss to the division-rival Denver Broncos in which Gardner Minshew II was benched in favor of Aidan O'Connell. Minshew went 12-for-17 for 137 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions (one pick-six) in the eventual 34-18 blowout loss. O'Connell didn't exactly do anything to impress after replacing Minshew, though, going 10-for-20 for 93 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. Minshew has completed a career-high 70.7% of his 140 pass attempts through five games in 2024, but he has only four touchdowns and five interceptions and has been sacked 15 times. It's not helping either Minshew or O'Connell that the Raiders appear to be on the verge of trading Pro Bowl wideout Davante Adams. Whoever is named the starting QB will be a low-upside QB2 in fantasy in Week 6 versus a tough Pittsburgh Steelers defense.
Source: The Athletic - Tashan Reed
Source: The Athletic - Tashan Reed