One day after his Raiders dropped their home opener to the lowly Panthers, coach Antonio Pierce briefly opened the door for a potential change under center.

Pierce told reporters Monday that he wouldn't rule out a quarterback change from Gardner Minshew to Aidan O'Connell after the former was replaced in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 36-22 defeat by the latter.

"You look at how the game went, down by two scores or so, let Aidan come in and see what he can do with the offense, move it," Pierce said, explaining the in-game decision. "We're just trying to look for a spark."

Asked specifically whether Minshew, who was signed this offseason and then won the job over the incumbent O'Connell in the summer, was still Las Vegas' guy under center, Pierce was noncommittal, Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com reports.

"I think we have got to get with the players and evaluate everything from yesterday first," the Raiders coach said.

Later Monday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Raiders are in fact sticking with Minshew as their starting QB.

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