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who was cut at his request eight days before the start of the regular season.¡°We
were good in the preseason without him,¡± Gruden said after the Raiders won their
first game of the regular season without Brown. ¡°We¡¯re going to be fine without
him.¡±Two games ¡ª both losses by 18 or more points¨C later, Gruden now blames a
sluggish offense on the departure of Brown.¡°It¡¯s caused us a little bit of . . .
rethinking,¡± Gruden said Wednesday regarding the decision to cut Brown, via
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fact that quarterback Derek Carr isn¡¯t getting the ball down the field the way
that Gruden would like, but Gruden continues to love the one he¡¯s with.¡°I think
he¡¯s done some good things,¡± Gruden said regarding Carr¡¯s performance this
season. ¡°I¡¯m not going to put it all on Derek. We take responsibility as a
playcaller. I¡¯m calling the plays and designing some of this stuff, so I put it
on myself. He¡¯s done a good job.¡°Getting stuffed on fourth and a foot isn¡¯t his
fault. He didn¡¯t miss the blitz pickup in the red zone. We had a ball that could
have been caught, could have set up points at the end of the half. He¡¯s doing
some good things. I¡¯m not going to sit here and say that we¡¯re a finished
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back-to-back weeks.¡±Carr has completed 73.5-percent of his passes, but he has
three interceptions against four touchdown passes. He¡¯s averaging 233 yards per
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explanations if things continue to go not as well as expected, defending his
starting quarterback right up until the point when Gruden can find a potentially
better one in the offseason. The trade that sent Dolphins left tackle Laremy
Tunsil to Houston was an enormous one.The Texans are sending two first-round
picks and a second-round pick to Miami to acquire Tunsil and wide receiver Kenny
Stills, according to NFL Network. The Dolphins are also getting a couple of
Texans players, special teamer Johnson Bademosi and offensive lineman Julien
Davenport. The Dolphins also send a fourth-rounder to Houston in the deal.That¡¯s
a massive haul, one that eclipses what the Bears gave up last year to acquire
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Texans making the playoffs this season.As for the Dolphins, they¡¯re now as
well-positioned for draft capital going forward as any team in the league.
Especially now that they¡¯re the overwhelming favorites to earn the first overall
pick in the 2020 NFL draft.