und the early, middle of the season where he just kind of sat me down and said, ‘Let's not take your right arm out of things. Let's just take it

Since Jon Gruden became the Raiders head coach he has had words of support for Derek Carr. Despite his insistence that Carr is the Raiders’ franchise quarterback Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , the rumors of Gruden moving on..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昇FL Draft rumors: Todd McShay says Jon Gruden ‘loves’ Kyler Murray and not Derek CarrNew,287commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareNFL Draft rumors: Todd McShay says Jon Gruden ‘loves’ Kyler Murray and not Derek CarrJasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsSince Jon Gruden became the Raiders head coach he has had words of support for Derek Carr. Despite his insistence that Carr is the Raiders’ franchise quarterback, the rumors of Gruden moving on from Carr persist.Just a month ago during an interview with the NFL network’s Jim Trotter, Gruden had this to say.“Yeah. He’s going to be our quarterback,” Gruden told Trotter. “I’m not going to address all the rumors. I could [not] care less about the rumors. He threw for 4,100 yards. Threw for almost 70 percent in a very dire, tough circumstance. So I’ve got a lot of confidence in Carr; what he can do with Antonio Brown, with Tyrell Williams, with Trent Brown coming in here to help our offensive line.”The latest rumor to surface came Monday from ESPN draft analyst, Todd McShay when he was a guest on the network’s morning show Get Up.“Jon Gruden loves Kyler Murray, I’m told. And does not necessarily love Derek Carr, I’m told, which is going to be the interesting thing to see,” said McShay.”It may not play out in this draft, but I think at some point it’s going to come to an end between Carr and Jon Gruden, from what I hear.”Gruden has at one point or another had reported interest in each of the draft’s top passers including Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins and Missouri’s Drew Lock who he coached at the Senior Bowl.The Kyler Murray to the Raiders talk might all be a moot point if the Arizona Cardinals select him first overall which is what many believe will happen despite reports that the Cardinals are still unsure about who they will select on Thursday. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr has seen two coaches get fired, fellow stars get traded and the roster get overhauled numerous times in five seasons as Oakland Raiders quarterback.The latest change for Carr came this week when the Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, the man who drafted him in 2014 and negotiated the $125 million contract that made Carr the face of the franchise."There has been a lot of turnover," Carr said Wednesday. "Not only in the last five years, but in the last 12 months. There has been a lot of turnover. A lot of different things; systems, players, obviously the GM, coaches. It just teaches you that you can't control anything outside of what you can control. The best thing that you can do is show up every day and give it everything that you have because anything outside of that is out of your control." In a span of less than a year, Carr has watched the departures of coach Jack Del Rio, coordinator Todd Downing, 2014 draft mate Khalil Mack and No. 1 receiver Amari Cooper.Amid that turnover and more losing than he'd care to endure Antonio Brown Jersey White , Carr somehow is playing some of the best football of his career in recent weeks, topping a 120 rating in consecutive games for just the second time in his career."I feel more confident in our system," Carr said. "I feel like my reads are quicker. I feel like I can get through things and eliminate things faster. That feels better. So, that is a different feeling. But, I didn't feel like when you play basketball you can shoot it however you want and they're going in no matter what. I didn't have a feeling like that."Carr has taken time to find his groove in coach Jon Gruden's offense. He began the year overly aggressive, throwing eight interceptions in the first five games, including two on first-down plays in the red zone.He then got overly cautious, failing to complete a single pass that traveled more than 10 yards downfield twice in a span of three games.But he finally has struck the proper balance in recent weeks. He has gone a franchise-record eight straight games without an interception and has regained his deep touch. Carr has completed nine passes that traveled at least 15 yards downfield the past two games — against Kansas City and Pittsburgh, equaling his total from his previous six games combined.His passer rating is 16 points higher in seven games without Cooper than it was in six games before his top receiver was traded to Dallas."He can make all the throws," Gruden said. "I mean, he can make passes that very few guys on the planet can make, and he can make them confidently. He doesn't even think about it. When he's off six inches, he's mad. He can really throw the ball, he's feeling it right now."Carr credits much of the improvement to a new attitude after a sit-down with Gruden in which he was told not to worry about his statistics and just to trust his instincts to do what's right.Much was made leading up to the start of the season about the relationship between the two. Gruden is notoriously hard on his quarterbacks and has almost never had a quarterback as young and talented as Carr.Carr had had predominantly defensive-minded head coaches in his career and had to adjust to the more hands-on approach from Gruden. Carr said he has a tendency to try to please and knows he must trust his own gut more often. That's why Gruden's words of encouragement were so helpful."It was around the early, middle of the season where he just kind of sat me down and said, ‘Let's not take your right arm out of things. Let's just take it back to the simple things,'" Carr said. "We didn't cut anything out. I just think that the way he was starting to word things was different. Instead of every little detail, because if you give me 100 details I'm going to try to do 100 all correct, now he's said, ‘Well let me give you 50 details and let's just let your talent take over the rest.' We've been doing that and correcting as we go and adding here and there. It just helped me play freer for our team and for him. It's been nice."NOTES: LG Kelechi Osemele (toe), RG Gabe Jackson (elbow, ankle) and LB Kyle Wilber (hamstring) all missed practice. … C Rodney Hudson (ankle/knee), WR Dwayne Harris (foot), DT Maurice Hurst (ankle), FB Keith Smith (calf) and CB Daryl Worley (shoulder) were limited.