The Las Vegas Raiders fell to the lowly Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. The Bears were able to run roughshod all over the Raiders in an embarrassing loss at Soldier Field. Chicago has looked listless many times this season, but they had no problem taking the Raiders down. Vegas was hampered by quarterback play as Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury paved the way for Brian Hoyer to start for the Raiders. Head coach Josh McDaniels elected Hoyer to start over rookie Aidan O’Connell. That decision did not pay off.
McDaniels attempted to explain the quarterback decision he made at the press conference after the game. But his answer wasn’t received particularly well.
On the decision not to start the rookie quarterback, McDaniels said, “Yeah, but this isn’t the preseason anymore, you know what I mean? We had an entire week of practice in LA, or you know, some, most of the week, we had an opportunity to practice him. And there were some good things, and there were some other things that we needed to work on and fix and improve.
“So, such is life in that regard when your starter is not available. You’re trying to make what you think is the best decision for the team,” McDaniels said.
"This isn't the preseason anymore."
-Josh McDaniels on not starting Aidan O'Connell#RaiderNation #Raiders pic.twitter.com/ivGuIK5i3C
— Logan Reever (@loganreever) October 22, 2023
The NFL world was not particularly thrilled with the answer McDaniels gave on his quarterback situation.
Interesting.
Anyway, Obama was President the last time Brian Hoyer won a start. https://t.co/Wiuj5ThrX3
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) October 23, 2023
Here’s the funny part, Brian Hoyer wasn’t even good in the preseason.
The Brian Hoyer you saw today was pretty much the same QB from that Rams preseason game. https://t.co/xlDiaMuW1T
— Moe Moton (@MoeMoton) October 23, 2023
He’s just mad that he isn’t gonna get handed the Pats job next offseason https://t.co/yreqcnlkkj
— BK (@TheBennettK) October 22, 2023
The Raiders are in unofficial tank mode and Davante Adams’ career is going to be collateral damage if he doesn’t demand a trade https://t.co/6UO1Zmxw44
— Allen Stiles (@The_StilesFiles) October 22, 2023
The Raiders are a franchise littered with horrible decisions on and off the field.
But this guy right here really embodies so much of what's wrong with their culture. The ego and stubbornness is oozing from every pore. https://t.co/RMixpAOTHQ
— Ryan McKinnell (@RyanMcKinnell) October 22, 2023
How about start the guy you thought enough of to draft and give him a chance to see what you have instead of a career backup on his 9th different team? https://t.co/2q5BtrlLNM
— Wes Reynolds (@WesReynolds1) October 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/cgerdsxvi/status/1716383893815972057
Yeah well… It's not 2015 anymore either, Coach. So why we starting Hoyer?! 🤬 https://t.co/ZSvWgGI4OO
— Duke (@silverandblack9) October 22, 2023
How can mark watch this and think we’re in good hands #RaiderNation https://t.co/csdZVlIs00
— Monkey.D.Bubba (@your_fav1_liner) October 22, 2023
