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In the midst of the Raiders attempting to regroup after a 1-5 start and two really bad losses to the Chargers and Seahawks the past two weeks Lyle Alzado Jersey , the atmosphere surrounding the team is as bad as I’ve seen it. The rebuild is in full swing even before midseason for a team that just a couple months ago seemed to have a lot of promise.Just over the past couple days the team lost two of it’s top players in trading Amari Cooper and placing Marshawn Lynch on injured reserve. Then the report from The Athletic that there is a fractured relationship between Derek Carr and his teammates, focusing heavily on the perceived notion that Carr was seen “crying” on the field after hurting his shoulder late against the Seahawks.The mere fact that there is apparently someone in the Raiders locker room who is saying such things is a sign that there is some discontent. How widespread it is is unknown. Derek Carr doesn’t think that opinion is one that is shared by many in the locker room.“I don’t pay that any mind. You can go talk to those guys (teammates). If they don’t want to put their name on it, I’m going to leave it as what it is. It’s nothing to me,” said Carr. “If they want to come say it to my locker...I’ve had plenty of tough discussions standing right here with teammates and those are some of the guys that texted me yesterday saying ‘don’t worry about this bullcrap,’ you know, that kind of stuff. And I can’t tell you how many texts I got from former teammates, teammates I have now...all of these are just when you’re losing, crap happens.”Carr went on to say he “never” expected anyone would question his toughness due to the litany of injuries he’s suffered in his four plus NFL seasons.“I’ve broke my back, I’ve broke my ankle, I didn’t cry then, so I guess the shoulder was really tough for me,” Carr said, mocking the notion. “It’s funny, man, my trainer actually sent me some pictures of me working out making the same face. So, I guess I cry when I train too. “When you’re losing, when things are tough, when things are happening Art Shell Jersey , we know how that goes, man. I know how that goes, I’ve been doing it too long. But I never thought I would have to [defend my toughness].”Lee Smith, who has been the team’s blocking tight end was not nearly as cool about it as Derek was attempting to be. While Carr’s frustration was obviously just under the surface, Smith didn’t hold back, saying among other things that “there’s a brotherhood inside this locker room that’s very special and unlike anything I’ve been a part [of] and the attacking of our strongest leader and the strongest man in our locker room is absolutely horseshit.”Somehow the issue of the anthem protests found it’s way into this conversation, which seems a bit left field, but Smith was forced to address it. He wasn’t happy about that, as you can see here.Carr may be as tough as he and Smith say he is. But this one clearly hurt him. Understandably so. He at least seems to understand that this is the kind of thing that happens on teams that are losing and searching for answers. There’s only so much Derek Carr can be blamed for it. And I’d wager to say his part is a smaller percentage of the overall issues.This looks and feels a lot like rock bottom. But there’s still a lot of season left either for the feeling to improve or deteriorate further.Follow @LeviDamien BALTIMORE (AP) — It wouldn’t be an understatement to say the Oakland Raiders got run out of Baltimore.The Ravens trampled the NFL’s 31st-ranked rushing defense, piling up 242 yards on the ground Sunday in a 34-17 victory that only magnified the Raiders’ defensive shortcomings.It didn’t matter that Baltimore was starting a rookie quarterback in Lamar Jackson, or had a backfield that included undrafted rookie free agent Gus Edwards. Jackson’s ability to use his feet kept Oakland guessing and Edwards rushed for 118 yards, his second 100-yard game in as many weeks.“When you can establish the inside run, the perimeter offense, all the bells and whistles with Jackson, they’re very hard to defend,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. “You’ve got to stop the inside run or you have no chance to stop everything else.”The Raiders (2-9) were right there with the Ravens until the third quarter. Baltimore took the kickoff and ground out a 13-play drive that featured 12 runs, lasted nearly seven minutes and ended with a 5-yard touchdown run by Jackson for a 20-10 lead.Oakland answered with a touchdown, but had no response to Baltimore’s next run-heavy march — a 17-play marathon that lasted 8 minutes Jerry Rice Jersey , 53 seconds and stretched into the fourth quarter.“They took over the game,” Gruden said. “Credit to them.”The Raiders knew Jackson was going to run. The 2016 Heisman Trophy winner at Louisville can throw the ball well enough, but his strength is in his legs.“We were prepared for that, but it’s just about execution,” Oakland linebacker Marquel Lee said. “We have to execute better as a whole. We gave up too many big plays, and that’s what ended up hurting us. We didn’t stop the run well today. We’ve got to go back to the drawing board and fix it.”The Raiders did get two interceptions, one apiece by Marcus Gilchrist and Reggie Nelson , but Jackson threw for 178 yards and a score in his second NFL start.When on offense, the Raiders turned to quarterback Derek Carr to keep pace with Baltimore’s relentless attack.Unfortunately, the offense line couldn’t give him ample space and time to find receivers. Carr was 16 of 34 for 194 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked on three consecutive fourth-quarter plays by Matthew Judon, the first resulting in Terrell Suggs’ 43-yard fumble return for a TD.“I don’t ever remember that happening before,” Carr said of the sack-sack-sack sequence.Carr hobbled off the field with a tender ankle, the results of the beating he took from the league’s top-ranked defense. But he vowed to return next Sunday for a grudge match against the Kansas City Chiefs.“I can tell you right now, I am playing next week,” he declared. “I am not sure what it will feel like, but I will be out there on the field.”