Raiders training report: Carr's audible tracks to highlight the catches

From the fourth practice of the Raiders' training camp:

LENGTH: 2 ½ hours. The Raiders mixed things up with an afternoon training Monday before players get their first day off Tuesday

INJURY REPORT: LT Donald Penn (foot), DT Eddie Vanderdoes ( knee) and DT PJ Hall (pectoral strain) are on PUP. CB Gareon Conley came out with hip tension and is probably out two weeks. RBs Jalen Richard (veal strain) and Chris Warren III (not revealed), and OL Cameron Hunt (undisclosed) did not practice and worked alongside PUP players.

TE Derek Carrier left the field after being shaken team exercises. Carrier managed a pass and was touched by LB Marquel Lee.

NICE THROW, NICE CATCH: QB Day Derek Carr did not get off to a great start, since he led WR Amari Cooper on his first attempt in 7- He compensated for that little of time after. In the Raiders' first team session, Carr was plugged near the sideline with rookie WR Marcell Ateman, who had beaten his man off the line. Ateman went to get a high point before the security help arrived.

At 6-4 and 216 pounds, Ateman, the Raiders' seventh-round pick in April, has a sizable edge over most of their cornerbacks. Head coach Jon Gruden acknowledged Carr acknowledging that this imbalance on the line of scrimmage and changing the game.

"We called a different game," said Gruden. "He saw Marcell in the media coverage, he changed the game and went to him.He knew we had media coverage.He liked the game.It's rare when a veteran quarterback calls a number of rookie – with the media here The kid does the game.

The hit on Ateman out of college was speed: He ran 4.62 in the 40-yard race at the Combine .But he was productive at of his last season at Oklahoma State (59 catches, 1156 yards) and seems to have made an impression on Gruden at the beginning of the camp.

"I love Ateman," said Gruden. "Three days from now. in a row he stood behind people and adjusted himself on the back shoulder. That's why we brought it here. He did it at Oklahoma State, too. "

TACKLE SHUFFLE: RT Breno Giacomini was one of the few veteran players to have a lighter workload on Monday." Ian Silberman

Silberman, 25, is an intriguing member of the O-mix He was at training camp last year with Oakland and learned to play at the center after never playing before, and he also plays guard and tackle. beats for a supporting role, said Gruden, that kind of versatility is key.

"You can not have as many active guys on match day, so you need your sixth and seventh players. positions, "said Gruden." Ian is one of those guys who is a candidate to play guard or tackle. "

Silberman took most of the first team's representatives to the right tackle, while David Sharpe worked on the right side with the second team.Sharpe also played a bit of left tackle at the camp, and Gruden credited the 2017 fourth round pick by getting a better shape after, it seems, he reported camping heavier than expected.

"We were not really happy when we got here – a lot of linemen were overweight, heavy," said Gruden. "Sharpe came back and lost a lot of weight, he's 338 pounds, he's a right tackle."

Brandon Parker, the recent third-round pick, took a look at left tackle with the second team. The first round pick Kolton Miller continues to take the left tacky reps with the beginners and impresses the coaches with his balance. Gruden said the Raiders tried a few things to make Miller vibrate, like changing the protections on the line and piping in the crowd noise, but nothing worked

"He even had to get up and sing last night in front of his teammates, "Gruden said. "We are trying every possible way to get him to buckle under pressure, but he answered."

BIG MAN: TE Jared Cook had some nice catches. In 7-on-7, Connor Cook, a substitute quarterback candidate, fired a shot over the center behind Cook, with the tight end having caught his body and having reached the ground. Later, in a late-game scenario, Cook praised Gruden for hanging near the sideline and going out of bounds, stopping the (theoretical) clock before a field goal

. scoring last season and finished second at WR Michael Crabtree with 54 shots. Gruden has already said that he was pleasantly surprised by Cook's athletics and that he could line him up more in some formations. Due to changes in the attack, Cook said that he had almost felt like being in his first season at Oakland

"I feel like that every time I strikes a new team or that there is a coaching change or offensive game. " he said. "Essentially it's every year, you have to prove yourself every year, you have to come here and show what you have, show who you are."

KICKER COUNT: Eddy Piñeiro wielded Fieldwork on Monday and had an added challenge: For his six attempts in the game period, the repulsed rookie kicked a small group of goal posts.

Piñeiro made four attempts out of six, including his last of 51 yards. However, he missed in the scenario following Cook's capture. Gruden reiterated that the competition between Piñeiro and Giorgio Tavecchio will last in pre-season matches.

THAT AND THERE: WR Johnny Holton showed his speed by opening against CB Daryl Worley on a deep line on the sideline but was knocked down by QB EJ Manuel. S Marcus Gilchrist was arriving late to help … In the team exercises, Carr kicked to his right on a wrong play and hit RB Doug Martin in the apartment. Martin overtook LB Nicholas Morrow in the end zone for a touchdown … Manuel then found WR Griff Whalen on a touch near the sideline which prompted a reaction from the crowd … RB James Butler, rookie Monday took the first transfer in 9-to-7 drills. A smiling Gruden shouted to him: "It's a way to show yourself!"

QUOTE OF DAY: "It was pretty surprising … I forgot the song, but she had a melody." – WR Amari Cooper on the singing of LT Kolton Miller's rookie.

Matt Kawahara is a San Francisco Chronicle writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @matthewkawahara