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Expect Oakland’s (Derek) Carr to stall again After an impressive first half against the Los Angeles Rams Youth Johnny Townsend Jersey , it looked like many of the Oakland Raiders players were a smart fantasy play. Hell, maybe Oakland could have limited Todd Gurley and Jared Goff. However, that was not the case and, like I predicted, Goff and Gurley put up monster fantasy days. On the Raiders side, Amari Cooper was shockingly non-existent and Carr was poor putting up great first-half numbers but an abysmal second half. I had one major omission in Jared Cook who had a jaw-dropping Week 1 with 180 yards receiving. In this week’s fantasy football edition, Cook will be mentioned as Oakland travels to face Von Miller and the Broncos. Must StartTE Jared Cook As everyone could have predicted, Cook is the NFL’s leading receiver after one week of football. I am not entirely sure if the game against Los Angeles was one major fluke or that Jon Gruden believes the offense didn’t feature Cook enough in 2017. Regardless, Cook put on such an impressive display it is tough to sit back and have him ride the bench unless your team has an elite tight end already like Rob Gronkowski. Denver let tight end Will Dissly get loose multiple times on Sunday en route to 105 yards and a touchdown. There is not a lot of information to go off of, but seeing the Broncos get gashed at the position and Cook’s 180 yard performance against the Rams, Cook has earned a start in Week 2. WR Amari CooperOne catch for nine yards. Cooper was horrible (if you could find him) the entire night and Derek Carr didn’t seem interested in looking his way either. I don’t think anyone truly gets what is going on with Cooper. He has the talent to average 100 yards a night but he can’t be found for games at a time. Nonetheless, Gruden knows what he is doing (at least coaching wise) to figure out a way to get Cooper the ball. The offense needs to get Cooper going or it will be a very shaky year.Honestly, the matchup against Denver isn’t even a good one since Carr has never looked comfortable against them. But Cooper will get it going. Be patient, keep starting Cooper and it will pay off. This much talent can’t lay dormant for too long. And when his bottled up talent is finally released, it will be a monster explosion. Broncos WRs: Demaryius Thomas http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jared-cook-jersey , Emmanuel Sanders Case Keenum might have a solid day against the Oakland defense, but there is no possible way anyone is starting Keenum as he just can’t crack the top 12 on any week regardless of the matchup. While Demaryius Thomas (66 yards per game, 2 TDs) and Emmanuel Sanders (46 ypg, 4 TDs) have not faired well against the Raiders, they should be nice beneficiaries of a poor Oakland pass rush on Sunday. Against Seattle, Thomas tallied 6 receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown and Sanders hauled in 10 catches for 135 yards and a score. Let’s just say I have more trust in the Seahawks defense to shut an offense down than Oakland without Khalil Mack. Proceed with CautionBroncos RBs: Phillip Lindsay, Royce FreemanI do think the Broncos are going run the football well, but they have a committee on their hands. Against Seattle, Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman had 15 carries each for 71 yards. Great production, but if both backs are evenly splitting carries it is not a safe bet that one of them will have a big fantasy day as it purely depends on who will get the goal-line carries and score a touchdown. The run game as a whole would be a must smart, if you could, but since no running back looks to be getting an advantage in the carry department it is tough to pick one to be a must start. BenchQB Derek CarrDerek Carr looks scared, inaccurate and just bad. He consistently made bone-head errors and let the game clock run down all while being at home on opening night. Everything Carr did wrong on Monday will only be exponentially more difficult to fix considering Denver’s hostile environment and the new Broncos’ pass rush that showcases Miller, Shane Ray and Bradley Chubb. The unit had six sacks against the Seahawks and the mobile Russell Wilson. When the pressure comes, and it will Marshawn Lynch Jersey , this new Carr will get antsy and throw it away immediately or throw a poor pass that the Denver secondary will be eying to intercept. If you are looking for positives, the offensive line did play exceptionally well against the Rams and I’m sure they will too against the Broncos but Carr is currently feeling pressure that isn’t there. RB Marshawn Lynchnder Gruden, many might have thought he would take the game back to 1965 and run the football every single play. But on Monday night, Carr threw the ball 40 times (24 in first half) while the Raiders ran the football just 23 times with only 11 carries going to Marshawn Lynch. Denver won’t be expected to put up as many points like Los Angeles, so Gruden could be more inclined to run the football but Monday showed Gruden is going to live and die by Carr forcing Lynch to get limited carries. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had the hot hand on a sweltering afternoon, throwing strike after strike in a nearly flawless display.The one thing he couldn't deliver: the first win in coach Jon Gruden's return to the sideline.Despite Carr's record-setting day, the Raiders fell 20-19 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday when Brandon McManus hit a 36-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining.It was the only lead of the game for the Broncos (2-0).Carr finished 29 of 32 for 288 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (0-2). His 90.6 completion percentage is the best mark in franchise history — with a minimum of 20 attempts — topping the record of 89.5 set by Rich Gannon on Nov. 11, 2002, in Denver."(Carr) did what we asked him to do, protect the ball, move the football," Gruden said. "He's a great player. He's going to be an outstanding player. I look forward to the days ahead. Hopefully, there's several."Gruden's first victory in his return to the field from the broadcast booth will come on one of those days ahead. He hasn't won since Nov. 30, 2008, when he was with Tampa Bay. His last win against Denver was with Oakland on Nov. 5 Justin Ellis Jersey , 2001, behind three TDs from Gannon."Tough loss," Gruden said. "We had opportunities."At 92 degrees, the game was the warmest home contest in Broncos history. The Raiders had team personnel holding a white curtain over the bench to offer some shade.The only thing sizzling more than the temperature was Carr's right arm.Carr had one incomplete pass to Jordy Nelson in the first quarter and another with Nelson in the third. His last incompletion was early in the fourth with the Raiders driving. On fourth-and-1 from the Denver 33, he rolled out and threw a short pass to fullback Keith Smith, who let it fall through his hands. The Raiders punted and the Broncos marched down for a score to cut the deficit to 19-17."We had a great play call. We had him open. I had to throw it quick, before his eyes were fully ready, with the pressure. We just didn't connect on it," Carr said. "Again, he'll be thinking about that. I'll be thinking about that, obviously the whole plane ride home. I'll be thinking about it when I lay my head down to sleep, like I do always and probably get up and do some push-ups or something. Those are the little things we're talking about."Wait, there's more to toss-and-turn over.The Raiders were on the move again late in the game when Jared Cook was called for a false start. On third down, Carr completed a pass to Martavis Bryant for a 3-yard gain that could have been more had it not been for an open-field tackle by Bradley Roby. The Raiders punted and Case Keenum went to work, leading the Broncos into range for the winning field goal."Obviously Cheap Leon Hall Jersey , you want to end with the ball in your hands. You want to end taking a knee," Carr said. "You wanted to waste their timeouts and, 'Hey, let's get that first down.' I still thought we moved the ball decently and took some time off the clock to help the defense and then the last play they just brought a pressure and we had to throw it hot to Martavais (short of the first down). We were one missed tackle away from the game really being over. That's how close this game is."The performance of Carr certainly didn't surprise Broncos pass rusher Von Miller."We already know how fast he throws the ball," said Miller, who had the only sack of Carr. "You can never lose faith."A week ago, Gruden basically called out his QB for passing up throws to receiver Amari Cooper in Oakland's opener. On Sunday, Carr threw 10 passes in Cooper's direction and all 10 were hauled in for 116 yards."He was great. Very accurate in getting us the ball. Made a lot of plays," Cooper said. "You want to get in a groove, do everything possible to help your team win. Unfortunately, we came up short today. We have to make more plays out there if we want to win the game."