Aidan O’Connell Does Just Enough To Keep The Raiders From Losing
Whether people want to admit it or not, the future isn’t looking too positive for Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell. Is he really the answer?
Whether people want to admit it or not, the future isn’t looking too positive for Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell. Is he really the answer?
It might seem perplexing, but it’s possible that the Raiders might end up parting ways with Jimmy Garoppolo, akin to how Derek Carr went out.
Raiders brass, including interim head coach Antonio Pierce, were on hand to witness Michael Penix Jr. on Friday during the Pac-12 championship game. Could they have been eyeing the future at quarterback?
Jimmy Garoppolo signed with the Raiders under the impression he’d be QB1, but Aidan O’Connell has since took over. How is Jimmy handling it?
“He’s our best QB,” one Raiders source said of Aidan O’Connell; a powerful sentiment, had Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer not been the competition.
With head coach Josh McDaniels already out the door, it’s fair to assume that veteran signal-caller Jimmy Garoppolo will follow him to the unemployment line after the season. But what about right now?
It shouldn’t shock anyone, but now-former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels admitted that the offense just wasn’t on the same page. What can you say when you realize that we’re nine weeks into the NFL season now? At least, if nothing else, McDaniels acknowledged his offensive unit was not in sync—more importantly, there didn’t seem to be any solutions, ultimately contributing to his firing on Tuesday night.
It seemed Week 7’s loss was the lowest the Raiders could sink, but Vegas one-upped themselves in Week 8. This time, Josh McDaniels was fired for it.
Monday night’s display might’ve been a turning point for the 2023 Las Vegas Raiders; legends of the past have seen enough, it appears. Can you blame them?
It was far from a good night for either Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels or starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo—that’s putting it mildly. After putting one of the most embarrassing displays on offense in recent years, Raider Nation would surely prefer for both parties to be jettisoned. In the meantime, an important decision for the immediate future needs to be made: is it time for Aidan O’Connell to start?