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ALAMEDA Lamarcus Joyner Jersey , Calif. (AP) — behind a decimated Oakland Raiders offensive line, Derek Carr got a phone call from someone who knows just what that’s like to being repeatedly hit by bruising NFL defensive linemen.Big brother David, who was sacked an NFL-record 76 times in 2002, offered some words of consolation.“It’s not that bad,” Derek Carr said Wednesday. “It’s not that bad, my guys are awesome. The thing about him is there were times where they would have the right guys blocked, they just physically couldn’t do it. At least our guys fight, we have that going for us. He did mess with me a little bit, but no, it’s not like Brandon LaFell Jersey , ‘Oh man, how do you deal with this or that?’ It’s not like that at all.”The situation in Oakland definitely isn’t on the level it was for the expansion Houston Texans, but it’s been a major drop-off from the solid protection Carr earned for most of his first four seasons.Carr has already been sacked 24 times halfway through the season for the Raiders (1-7), a mark he has topped only once in an entire season in his first four seasons. His sack rate has doubled from 3.9 percent of pass plays his first four years — lowest in the NFL among players with more than 25 starts during that span —to 7.8 percent this year and he’s facing pressure at a much higher rate than he has in the past.“It’s hard, there’s sometimes it’s gotten that way and it’s not a knock on those guys,” Carr said. “They’re trying their tail off. We have some young guys trying to play, we have our veteran guys who dominate and they’re great players, but we have some young guys that are just getting their feet wet against the best players in the world.“It’s not easy for them. For me, I’ve always been one, I try to make it seven-on-seven as much as you can. There’s never a time where you’re ever looking down Lee Smith Jersey , you just try and feel things, move and make throws. You try and do it and as it’s happening you don’t notice it until you turn the film on like, ‘Oh, we can maybe adjust this or adjust that’ kind of a thing.”Injuries on the line have played a big role with right tackle Donald Penn being placed on injured reserve following a Week 4 win against Cleveland. Rookie Brendan Parker has struggled since replacing Penn and had to be pulled for part of the game last week against the 49ers.Rookie left tackle Kolton Miller also hurt his knee in that game against the Browns and has been in and out of the lineup. He has been hampered even when he has played and came out against the 49ers because the injury got too bad. The Raiders averaged more than 11 yards a play in the first six plays against San Francisco before the offense sputtered after Miller first got hurt.The situation at left guard also hasn’t been good with Kelechi Osemele missing time with a knee injury and backup Jon Feliciano bothered by injured ribs.The decimated line has hampered the play-calling and Carr did not complete a single pass more than 10 yards downfield in losses to Seattle and San Francisco the past three games. He was sacked 13 times combined in those games.“No doubt it affects him,” coach Jon Gruden said. “It affects any quarterback. … I’m not going to make any excuses. I think Derek is doing some good things. It does make things difficult when you have the amount of injuries that we have had.”NOTES: Miller practiced with a brace on his right knee. … DT Eddie Vanderdoes (knee) could return for the game against Arizona on Nov. 18. … DT Justin Ellis (foot) could return to practice next week.Pro Football Focus’ top five graded Raiders players in week three Each week Pro Football Focus releases it’s player ratings for every team in the NFL.If you haven’t checked the site out yet, I encourage you to do so.It is loaded with tons of stats and information for you analytic crazed fans out there.While the grades may not tell the whole story about a players performance it does shed some light on some of the things teams and players are doing well and not so well.Marshawn Lynch- 83.9Beast mode found the end zone for the third straight game to go along with 64 hard earned yards on 19 attempts.Lynch’s season grade is an 81.6 which ranks him second among NFL running backs.Jordy Nelson- 80.9Jordy Nelson had his breakout game as a Raider with a monster game.Nelson and quarterback Derek Carr hooked up for gains of 61 and 66 yards, in addition to a 12-yard touchdown.Nelson hauled in a team high 6 balls for 173 yards.Arden Key- 80.2Key saw a season low 19 snaps in week three.Although he did not see much action he was fairly efficient with his opportunities.While only playing in five run snaps he made two tackles. Gabe Jackson- 80.1This one is a bit of a head scratcher considering Jackson was a part of a offensive line group who was dominated by the Dolphins defense.The run game averaged only 3.4 yards per carry.Jackson was responsible for giving up a Vincent Taylor sack in the fourth quarter.The Dolphins had three sacks in the game.Leon Hall- 75.5Many criticized the signing of Leon Hall for his old age, but he has been very good for the Raiders secondary.His biggest play of the game came on a key 3rd and 5 in the fourth quarter.Hall came on a corner blitz and deflected a pass.The Raiders forced a punt and got the ball back to Derek Carr and the offense.