The Las Vegas Raiders expressed a desire to pick a starting quarterback after their second preseason game. If they stick to that, they might be making a decision without a definitive answer.
Gardner Minshew II and Aidan O’Connell are battling for the spot and neither has made the choice obvious based on their preseason play. O’Connell outplayed Minshew on Saturday night, but just when it seemed he might be the winning the job he threw a bad pick-6 early in the fourth quarter. That might set the Raiders’ coaches back to square one. We’ll see.
O’Connell got the start in last week’s preseason opener, and Minshew got the start on Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys. It was a chance for Minshew to shine with the Cowboys not playing any starters on defense. Minshew failed to impress.
Minshew had an uneven performance. He was 10 of 21 for 95 yards in a little more than …