The Las Vegas Raiders wrapped up their second padded practice of training camp on Wednesday. The Raiders will have the day off on Thursday before returning to the practice field on Friday.
Looking ahead a bit, the preseason is right around the corner. The Raiders will play their first game of the preseason in just 10 days, with the contest coming against the Minnesota Vikings on August 10th in Minneapolis.
During Wednesday's practice, we saw the quarterback competition in action once again and got an update on another underrated position battle. We go over that and a lot more in our takeaways from the Raiders' sixth training camp practice.
Raiders training camp takeaways
Who didn't practice?
Offensive linemen Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson and wide receiver Jalen Guyton remain on the PUP list, while cornerback Brandon Facyson, safety Jaydon Grant, wide receiver Tulu Griffin, and defensive tackle John Jenkins didn't practice. Grant is a new addition to the injury report.
Minshew outperforms O'Connell
O'Connell took most of the first-team reps on Tuesday, but Wednesday was Minshew's turn.
Though the competition has been fairly even thus far, Minshew put together his best practice in a Raiders uniform on Wednesday and was better than O'Connell, per Vic Tafur of the Athletic .
It was a step-in-the-right-direction practice for the Raiders' quarterbacks and offense, although the defense still won the day.
Defense wins the day... again
Though the Raiders' offense had its best day of camp, Patrick Graham's unit was dominant once again on Wednesday. Maxx Crosby posted a strip sack, the run defense was stout, and the secondary had a good day, but did commit some penalties, per Vic Tafur of the Athletic .
With the offense still finding its groove, Las Vegas' defense will be the identity of the team heading into the season.
Tre Tucker struggling but safe
The battle for WR3 was an intriguing storyline before Michael Gallup retired and Jalen Guyton was placed on PUP. Though he has struggled with drops and has had a disappointing camp, Tre Tucker is still the heavy favorite to be the team's WR3.
Tommy Eichenberg stands out
The fifth-round rookie out of Ohio State has had a quiet camp thus far but made some noise on Wednesday.
According to Levi Edwards of Raiders.com , Eichenberg made a nice tackle on Ameer Abdullah to stuff a run play and nearly pulled down a one-handed interception during team drills on back-to-back plays.
Eichenberg will be a prominent contributor on special teams for Las Vegas and could crack the linebacker rotation if he continues to perform well at practice and in the preseason.
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