Jon Gruden expects Derek Carr to be well after being injured by an injury to the Seahawks

LONDON – Derek Carr is doing well. The Raiders quarterback was a source of serious concern after he had emerged from his sixth bag in a state of obvious pain, squeezing his arm that was not throwing.

He entered the medical tent, went out after a while and then threw a few warming passes to see if he could continue. Carr then headed to head coach Jon Gruden and decided to stay in the match if his attack took over.

Gruden's answer was a no hard one and for good reason. Carr has had his butt kicked all night during a 27-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Wembley Stadium, here in London.

Gruden was not going to expose his franchise quarterback to additional risk.

"I decided that if we got the ball, we would go to A.J. McCarron," said Gruden. "There was too much fire today. Too much shooting around the quarterback.

It was absolutely true. The Raiders could not protect Carr, clearly and simply. Carr was sacked six times and hit a total of ten times. When Pro Football Focus publishes Monday the total pressure exerted on the quarters, this number will be exorbitant.

"(Protection) was really not closed today," said Gruden. "We did not have the opportunity to put ourselves in the pocket and progress gradually. (The pocket) was closing quickly. You know, Derek was often on the run and he was hit too hard. We can not allow this to happen. We simply can not do it. "

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It was also the second poor consecutive performance of the offensive front. Last week, they fought the British Chargers, but failed to get along fairly well against the Seahawks, who exerted internal and external pressure.

Seahawk defenseman Frank Clark, in particular, was vicious. He had two and a half sacks and two forced fumbles, mostly working against Kolton Miller.

The Raiders' first-left tackle has a knee-knee that undermines its effectiveness even if the entire front is facing a wound wound. Donald Penn's on IR. Kelechi Osemele missed twice with a knee sprain and substitute Jon Feliciano was injured in the ribs starting at Osemele's place. Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson are struggling with persistent injuries. Third-round rookie Brandon Parker was on the right attack and third on the left, Justin Murray, on the left guard, playing the first offensive shots of his professional career.

This has, in part, turned a team strength into a decisive weakness.

"It's difficult, but you can not find excuses," said Hudson. "You must fight. You have to go play.

This is a new experience for a Raiders offensive line considered among the best in the league in recent seasons.

"It's different with so many newcomers," said Hudson, "but we have to adapt and find a way to do things right."

Offensive linemen knew their performance was poor and that was why Derek Carr took so many hits. Some of them came to see Carr and apologized for not protecting him.

"I promise you they did not want to beat me physically and get hit," said Carr. "I know it and I love these guys. You can hit me a thousand times, and I will never complain about these guys, because their job is to stand up. They are sick right now, you know. When we were getting dressed, they said, "I'm sorry. We are good, man. I will never be angry at my offensive line. "