NFL insider believes that the Raiders will make a quarterback change in Week 8
Whatever the plan was going into the Week 7 game against the Chicago Bears for the Las Vegas Raiders, they needed to scrap it and start over because whatever that was, wasn't it. Sure, most of it is on coaching, but the players had a huge part in it, too.On offense, no one player had […]
Whatever the plan was going into the Week 7 game against the Chicago Bears for the Las Vegas Raiders, they needed to scrap it and start over because whatever that was, wasn't it. Sure, most of it is on coaching, but the players had a huge part in it, too.
On offense, no one player had more blame to take than backup quarterback Brian Hoyer. He threw two interceptions, including a pick-six, and his ball placement was all over the place. Not to mention, he was just too predictable with where he was going to go each play.
Because of his bad play, one NFL insider thinks the Raiders will change things up if Garoppolo doesn't play on Monday Night Football.
The Raiders are hopeful of getting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo back from his back injury in time for Monday night's game in Detroit, but as of Tuesday, he had yet to be medically cleared to return to practice. Las Vegas' first official practice of the week won't be until Thursday, so there's extra time this week with the Monday game. But if Garoppolo can't go this week, expect to see rookie Aidan O'Connell in his place instead of veteran Brian Hoyer, who struggled against a vulnerable Bears defense in Week 7 and was replaced with O'Connell late in the game. – ESPN, Jeremy Fowler
Aidan O'Connell played in Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers. He didn't look great in the first half. It was his first game, and he kept holding the ball too long, which led to sacks, and he fumbled out of those sacks. However, he figured things out in the fourth quarter.
He ended up constructing a drive late in the fourth that got the Raiders to the goalline, where they needed a score to tire it with just minutes left in the game. However, on the goalline, the coaching set him up to fail with a pass play to the flat out of a bootleg, and it was unexpected. He has a lot to learn and fix, but he is easily better than Hoyer.
If we get to see him against a Lions defense that has struggled at times this year, we could see big things. However, at this point, it's clear that if Garoppolo is clear to go, he should go.
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