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O’Connell and Minshew wage friendly competition to become the Raiders’ starting quarterback

(AP) HENDERSON, Nev. Gardner Minshew is a laid-back guy who never appears to worry about anything. It has been enjoyable for Aidan O’Connell to get to know and collaborate with his new teammate.

who is his rival as well.

They don’t seem prepared to put each other down in order to achieve their shared goal of starting quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. They aim to improve upon one another by talking to each other in the quarterback room and during structured team drills on the practice field.

“The better he is, if I’m beating him out, that means I’m just raising it that much more,” Minshew said. “So that’s kind of how I’ve always viewed it. If he’s pushing me and he’s completing every pass, I’ve got to figure out a way to do better. I think that’s the only way to really ever improve.”

The Raiders need one of those quarterbacks to emerge as the starter and help the team beat low preseason expectations in which Las Vegas’ win total at BetMGM Sportsbook is 6 1/2 games.

QB is viewed as the weak link for an offense that features a talented running back in Zamir White, two young tight ends with huge promise in Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers, and a good receiving corps anchored by Davante Adams.