Raiders’ quick slants: Cowboys edition

At least the special teams unit was on point Saturday night for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Everything else, not so much.

In a second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys that was intended to be decisive when it comes to the quarterback situation, what we got was a Silver & Black dud. Gardner Minshew was erratic and Aidan O’Connell threw a costly pick six and it appeared neither created much-needed separation to become the clear-cut starting signal caller for Las Vegas.

That decision came a day later, however, as head coach Antonio Pierce made his choice Sunday and the Raiders will be engaging in Minshew Mania to start the 2024 campaign. The silver lining, however, is if newly minted starter…