The Las Vegas Raiders were busy this offseason. The team hired Pete Carroll as its head coach and landed quarterback Geno Smith in a trade. On Thursday, the Raiders kicked off the preseason with Carroll and Smith returning to Seattle to face the Seahawks.
Smith, of course, has the starting job locked up. So his debut with Las Vegas was limited to just the first offensive series. Former starter and current backup Aidan O’Connell relieved Smith and stayed in the game until the 4th quarter, giving him plenty of time to steal the show.
And it didn’t take long for O’Connell to get fans talking. On the first play of the second quarter, the third-year QB uncorked a deep shot targeting wideout Dont’e Thornton. Unfortunately, he left the pass a few yards short and it was easily picked b