Carr on the shelf for a few weeks maybe longer
Next 5 before the bye are BMore, LAC, KC, @Buff, @Mia
Same injury Romo had which led to the Dak Attack. They will probably be around PK next two weeks at home vs B'More and LAC. Then KC probably be a decent dog (although a lot of that will depend on how they look the 1st 2 games)
Then next two after that both cross country road games.
I'd think on avg Carr will be assessed to be worth about 5pts a week.
Definitely a huge blow to any chance of them making the playoffs.
Same injury Romo had which led to the Dak Attack. They will probably be around PK next two weeks at home vs B'More and LAC. Then KC probably be a decent dog (although a lot of that will depend on how they look the 1st 2 games)
Then next two after that both cross country road games.
I'd think on avg Carr will be assessed to be worth about 5pts a week.
Definitely a huge blow to any chance of them making the playoffs.
Ironically, it was Romo that was calling the game with Jim Nance. Romo kept saying he was knee'd in the back, but it was actually the hook around the neck that did him in. It was reported after the game that he had back spasms, I'm thinking it's a little more than that. I'd be surprised if Carr can stay healthy the rest of the year.
The Oakland Raiders will be without quarterback Derek Carr as he suffered a transverse process fracture in his back Sunday.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said Carr's injury "could be as short as two weeks -- it could be longer." Del Rio added that Carr could be out as many as six weeks.
Carr was injured on a sack late in the third quarter of Oakland's 16-10 loss at the Denver Broncos on Sunday and did not return to the game.
After being twisted down awkwardly by Adam Gotsis, Carr grabbed at his lower back and stayed prone on the ground. After several minutes, he was helped up and walked slowly off the field. After being examined in the blue pop-up tent on the Raiders' sideline, he walked back to the Raiders locker room.
Transverse processes are small projections on the vertebrae where soft tissue attaches, but they have no real role in load-bearing. In football, fractures to transverse processes are not uncommon when there is a direct hit, like a helmet or knee to the back, resulting in bruising and pain at the fracture site.
"Pain," Carr said Sunday, describing what he felt when he went down. "My back didn't feel too good."
Players can typically return to play as the pain allows, even as the bone continues to heal because of the low risk involved.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered two transverse process fractures in a car accident in 2014 and missed one game. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo also missed only one game after suffering two transverse process fractures in a game in 2014, the result of a knee in the back by Washington linebacker Keenan Robinson.
With Carr out, EJ Manuel will step in as the team's quarterback for Sunday's home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
"I think the thing that we have seen in watching EJ Manuel is he's running the same offense that Derek Carr was running," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "So, it's not like they have a different offense for Manuel. He's running the Oakland Raider offense, so we'll prepare for their offense, probably try to have an understanding of what he does well. They are both mobile; Derek Carr can really move, too. So, it's not like you're talking about two guys that aren't mobile. They're both mobile quarterbacks."
Information from ESPN's Paul Gutierrez and Jamison Hensley and ESPN.com injury analyst Stephania Bell was used in this report.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said Carr's injury "could be as short as two weeks -- it could be longer." Del Rio added that Carr could be out as many as six weeks.
Carr was injured on a sack late in the third quarter of Oakland's 16-10 loss at the Denver Broncos on Sunday and did not return to the game.
After being twisted down awkwardly by Adam Gotsis, Carr grabbed at his lower back and stayed prone on the ground. After several minutes, he was helped up and walked slowly off the field. After being examined in the blue pop-up tent on the Raiders' sideline, he walked back to the Raiders locker room.
Transverse processes are small projections on the vertebrae where soft tissue attaches, but they have no real role in load-bearing. In football, fractures to transverse processes are not uncommon when there is a direct hit, like a helmet or knee to the back, resulting in bruising and pain at the fracture site.
"Pain," Carr said Sunday, describing what he felt when he went down. "My back didn't feel too good."
Players can typically return to play as the pain allows, even as the bone continues to heal because of the low risk involved.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered two transverse process fractures in a car accident in 2014 and missed one game. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo also missed only one game after suffering two transverse process fractures in a game in 2014, the result of a knee in the back by Washington linebacker Keenan Robinson.
With Carr out, EJ Manuel will step in as the team's quarterback for Sunday's home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
"I think the thing that we have seen in watching EJ Manuel is he's running the same offense that Derek Carr was running," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "So, it's not like they have a different offense for Manuel. He's running the Oakland Raider offense, so we'll prepare for their offense, probably try to have an understanding of what he does well. They are both mobile; Derek Carr can really move, too. So, it's not like you're talking about two guys that aren't mobile. They're both mobile quarterbacks."
Information from ESPN's Paul Gutierrez and Jamison Hensley and ESPN.com injury analyst Stephania Bell was used in this report.
