Analyst suggests QB-needy Raiders trade for Bears backup

However, Pierce reluctantly gave Minshew the title. Pierce said after the Raiders’ loss to the Cowboys on Saturday night that second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell and Minshew didn’t have a great training camp.

“Everybody wants to see a player just take it and say, ‘I’m your guy,’ like I’ve been saying from Day 1,” Pierce said. “Obviously [that’s] probably not the case. So we’re going to have to make a decision, and we’re going to live with it, and we’re going to support whoever that quarterback is for the Raiders going forward.”

Things are so bad with the Las Vegas passing scheme that Pierce had his offensive line make major changes this offseason so they could plan the offense around the running game, even with Josh Jacobs leaving for the Green Bay Packers in free agency.

The Raiders could explore outside emergency options before the start of the season on Sept. 8. One quarterback’s stock has been rising this preseason. Bears backup Tyson Bagent earned starting time last season when Justin Fields missed four games due to an injury.

Ted Nguyen with The Athletic suggested the Raiders should explore a trade with the Bears for Bagent.

The Raiders saw how dangerous Bagent can be. Bagent was the Bears starter on Oct. 22 when Chicago beat the Raiders 30-12 at Soldier Field. Bagent went 21-of-29 passing for 162 yards and one touchdown in the Bears’ win.

What could the trade cost the Raiders?

Like the Cleveland Browns, who are exploring a potential trade of their second-year quarterback, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, the Bears need depth in the trenches. The Raiders might offer the Bears a backup offensive or defensive lineman if they don’t want to part with a 2025 draft pick.