or not the team still believes in Derek Carr is perhaps a bigger issue happening with the Raiders — they don’t have Marshawn Lynch anymore.Lynch was the best player on this team through the first six games this season. He was on pace to go over 1000 yards and had three touchdowns as well. This despite getting underutilized due to being on a team that was getting blown out the past couple games and abandoned the run while playing from behind.Marshawn was recently described by head coach Jon Gruden as the heart and soul of the Raiders. Now he’s on injured reserve with a groin injury.Replacing him will be Doug Martin. The same Doug Martin who has averaged 3.0 yards per carry since 2016. That’s the lowest yards per carry in the league for backs with at least 150 yards over that span (H/T Josh Dubow of the Associated Press).And yet somehow Gruden has been dead set Martin would be the perfect complement to Marshawn. Now with Marshawn gone
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