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09-08-2025
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Busters for Raiders Preseason Week 1 vs Seahawks
Moving on to the Busters for the Raiders preseason opener in Seattle. If you are just joining us, you can see the Ballers here. Otherwise, right this way... Busters QB Aidan O'Connell Things were real ugly real early for O'Connell. He came into the game on the second drive and managed to get a first down, but then basically gave it back with an overthrown pass and an intentional grounding call. He came back out for the next driveand on the second play, he had Dont'e Thornton open deep, but badly underthrew him and what should have been a long touchdown was picked off instead. He did manage a scoring drive, though it fell short inside the ten with him throwing off target for Alex Bachman on third down to settle for a short field goal. Then he came back out and, after taking too long to get the snap off to force Pete Carroll to call a timeout, he threw another interception. With the Raiders down 16-3, he tried to rally for a score just before the half, but a low thrown ball to Qadir Ismail kept him from getting out of bounds and in the rush to get the field goal attempt off, it was missed. He got the ball moving in the third quarter, but doing it against a bunch of guys who will be hoping for a practice squad spot in a couple weeks isn't really something to celebrate. T DJ Glaze, T Thayer Munford I just figured I'd lump these guys together considering the play at right tackle wasn't great overall. Did I mention, the Seahawks didn't play their starters? Glaze played only a couple series and still managed to give up a run stuff and the pressure that had O'Connell trying to get rid of it and penalized for intentional grounding. Munford came in and literally his first play of the gam, he gave up a run stuff for no gain. He later gave up a run stuff for a loss. G Caleb Rogers Rogers came in on the second series of the game, replacing Dylan Parham. And on his second play, he got Ashton Jeanty hit deep in the backfield for a four-yard loss. He later gave up another run stop. DT Jonah Laulu Twice on one drive he was flagged for defensive holding for wrapping his arm around the guard to keep him from getting down field to make a block. Can't do that, my dude. LB Matt Jones Jones has special teams ace written all over him. But he played quite a bit at linebacker in this game. And mistakes were made. He gave up a nine-yard catch on the Seahawks' second drive and they scored the TD on the next play. On a drive in the second quarter, he missed a tackle to give up a 20-yard run on third and ten and on the next play gave up a 31-yard catch. They scored another touchdown three plays later. S JT Woods He had a couple big whiffs on tackles in this one. The first led to a 45-yard run. It came back due to a hold, but Woods's part in it can't be unseen. Later he missed a tackle on a ten-yard run that set up first and goal at the one and they scored their final touchdown on the next play. See the Ballers This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Busters for Raiders Preseason Week 1 vs Seahawks
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08-08-2025
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Raiders rookie QB Cam Miller outperforms Aidan O'Connell in preseason Week 1
The Las Vegas Raiders have a quarterback battle brewing at training camp between Aidan O'Connell and rookie Cam Miller for the backup job. Both quarterbacks played extensively in Thursday's preseason Week 1 23-23 tie with the Seattle Seahawks. There's little doubt that Miller outperformed O'Connell. O'Connell replaced starter Geno Smith after one series. He finished 18-of-30 for 205 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. O'Connell's first interception was a poorly underthrown ball. Rookie receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. had a step on cornerback Josh Jobe, but Jobe was in position to create the takeaway on a ball that didn't have enough air under it. Miller eventually replaced O'Connell and was significantly more impactful. The rookie out of North Dakota State finished 6-of-7 for 76 yards and one touchdown. Miller's 41-yard touchdown toss to Shedrick Jackson was a thing of beauty, with him freezing the defense with a gorgeous pump-fake before uncorking a bomb. Miller's final drive was especially impressive. He led a five-play, 31-yard drive in 20 seconds that positioned the Raiders for a go-ahead field goal. Daniel Carlson's 55-yard attempt was ultimately blocked, but the quarterback did his part to lead a potential game-winning drive. The Raiders' new decision makers inherited O'Connell from the previous regime. GM John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll drafted Miller in the sixth round. There's a decent chance Miller wins the backup quarterback job and O'Connell is traded before the regular season begins. This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders QB Cam Miller outperforms Aidan O'Connell in preseason Week 1
