The held their first three practices of training camp last week, with the final one of Week 1 coming on Friday. The team is set to return to the practice field on Monday.As we wait for the next se sion on Monday, it's time to take a look back at the opening week and point out what some of the biggest takeaways from it were.Of course, the quarterback competition between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell continues to be the biggest story, although there isn't much to report on that front, as neither signal-caller did much to establish themselves as the favorite.We'll go over that and more as we take a look at the biggest takeaways from the Raiders' first week of training camp in Costa Mesa, California.Raiders' takeaways from training campNeither QB takes the leadBoth Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell have picked up where they left off from the offseason program, with the signal-callers having their fair share of ups and downs during training camp thus far.Minshew threw a pair of picks during one practice, but then O'Connell to sed a pair of picks the next day to even things back up. Through the first week of camp, we still don't have any indication that one is ahead of the other.Secondary looking goodAs noted above, the secondary was responsible for four interceptions over the first week of camp. Safeties Marcus Epps and Tre'von Moehrig picked off Minshew, and cornerback Jack Jones and safety Isaiah Pola-Mao picked off O'Connell.While the two quarterbacks aren't blamele s for their own struggles, Tashan Reed of The Athletic noted the performance of the secondary has certainly played a part.It must be pointed out that a large part of the struggles of OConnell and Minshew has been the excellent play of the ' secondary. They look really, really good. Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) I mean, the Nyier Daniels Jersey QBs have also just been independently underwhelming. You have to be able to find succe s even against a tough defense to be consistent in this league. Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) When it comes to the battle for the No. 2 cornerback job opposite Jones, Reed noted that second-year cornerback Jakorian Bennett has looked the best out of the competitors, a group that includes Brandon Facyson and Decamerion Richardson.It's been a rotation but Jakorian Bennett has looked the best, to me. Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) Good first week for rookiesHead coach Antonio Pierce heaped praise on at least three of the team's rookies, running back Dylan Laube, cornerback Decamerion Richardson and linebacker Tommy Eichenberg.But Laube received the highest praise, with Pierce saying the rookie running back is "special.""That dude is special. I like him," Pierce said of Laube, per."And he's gritty. He's a gritty (running back). One thing he surprises you with his speed. He's going to be a difficult matchup, and it's already showing up in practice."Here's what Pierce said about the other two:"He's quiet, he doesn't say nothing but if you watch every rep he's right behind Jack or Facyson, or whoever it is, and he's just taking a lot of mental reps," Pierce said of Richardson, according to. "When he goes in he's not making those mistakes and I think we're doing a good job as coaches of spoon feeding him and not throwing him out there to the wolves right away so he doesn't get burned and lose that confidence.""Tommy is a silent killer," Pierce said of Eichenberg, also. "Tommy is slowly, each and every day, gotten better and better and I'm going back to OTAs and minicamp. He's come right into training camp and picked right up. He's put himself in position to be a backup or be a guy to get some playing time for us. We know what he can do on special teams but his football savvine s, his anticipation, his overall leadership I'd love to see when he gets pads on what I think it's gonna look like I'm excited for that."Last but certainly not least, first-round pick and t
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