The Las Vegas Raiders held their second padded practice of training camp on Wednesday and their sixth practice overall — and it was just the latest chapter of the Raiders’ quarterback competition.
Gardner Minshew got most of the first-team reps on Wednesday after Aidan O’Connell received most of them on Tuesday. According to Vic Tafur of the Athletic, Minshew had a better practice than O’Connell.
However, the second-year signal caller did get hampered by some drops. Tafur also stated that O’Connell had a “high-arching” 30-yard touchdown pass to DJ Turner, which was the best pass of the day.
Minshew has had the better day thus far, but O’Connell also had some drops. Tucker continues to have a rough camp.
Bowers continues to look like the real deal, and it will be interesting to see how many carries he gets this season. #Raiders— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) July 31, 2024
Las Vegas’ offense has struggled so far in camp, as the quarterbacks have had some turnovers, and the offensive line has been dominated. According to Levi Damien of Raiders Wire, the Raiders’ offense put together its best practice of training camp on Wednesday, though the bar isn’t set very high.
Gardner Minshew got a good amount of run with the ones today. He and Aidan O’Connell switched off. Both had a few good completions. Safe to say the offense looked the best it’s looked this camp. Granted that’s not a high bar to clear, so take that for what it’s worth. #Raiders
— Levi Damien (@LeviDamien) July 31, 2024
Levi Edwards of Raiders.com echoed Damien’s sentiments on the offense, but also noted that the defense still won the day.
The defense still did their day today, but we got probably the best showing from the #Raiders offense I’ve seen this camp.
Luke Getsy does a lot of fun things pre-snap to keep the defense honest and his unit are starting to pick things up.
— Levi Edwards (@theleviedwards) July 31, 2024
Wednesday’s practice was a step in the right direction for Minshew and O’Connell, as the duo had efficient days and didn’t put the ball in harm’s way. Though neither signal-caller has separated themselves from the other, the pair is trending in the right direction.
