Doug Martin getting same feature back treatment as Marshawn Lynch

This preseason, the Womens Frostee Rucker Jersey combo of Marshawn Lynch and Doug Martin have seen a grand total of 6 snaps. Martin had four snaps in the preseason opener and Lynch had two. And neither dressed for their second preseason game last week against the Rams.We knew the moment Marshawn was brought back that he would be the feature back. But when Doug Martin was signed, his status seemed up in the air. Not for Gruden, though. He saw all he needed to see in the offseason to tell him Martin is who he thought he was.“I’ve seen a lot out of Doug since he’s been here,” Gruden said Monday. . . “we don’t really want to see those guys a whole lot to answer your question. We’ve seen a lot of them.”In those six snaps to open the preseason, Martin saw one carry for three yards and Marshawn had his one carry — a nearly untouched 60-yard touchdown — called back by a Kolton Miller holding penalty. So, whatever hitting they have had happened in training camp practices.The physicality ramped up when the Lions spent two days in Raiders camp to scrimmage with them. That apparently has been enough.The third preseason game is when the starters are supposed to play the most extensive snaps. Marshawn and Martin will play, but don’t expect either Marshawn or Martin to see much time.“We had a good physical practice against Detroit and we’ve had some physical practices early in training camp, but I think we’ll get out here into this third game here, we’ll get those guys a chance to get hit,” said offensive coordinator, Greg Olson. “I think you go throughout training camp and we do a lot of thudding Youth Gabe Jackson Jersey , we do a lot of ball security drills offensively for the running backs, poking and prodding with different type drills, but until they get out on the field and actually get live contact, I think it’s a different mindset. So, we’ll get those guys some carries, get them a chance to get a couple of thuds and then we’ll get them out.”It’s quite a vote of confidence for a guy like Doug Martin, who has averaged 2.9 yards per carry the past two seasons, to be treated as a sure thing. He has looked good in camp, but then again most running backs do when the defense isn’t allowed to take them to the ground. Whether Gruden is right to put such faith in him will have to wait until the regular season for proof.Follow @LeviDamienNFL execs and scouts question Raiders compensation, timing of Khalil Mack trade The moment Jon Gruden signed a 10-year, $100 million contract that would mark the return of ‘Chucky’ to the NFL sidelines, it was inevitable there would be fireworks in Oakland. But nobody could have expected what would happen next: Gruden trading Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a package including two first round picks.The two first round picks Authentic Tahir Whitehead Jersey , a 2020 third round pick, and a sixth round selection in 2019 that the Raiders received is the highest compensation given for a defensive player in NFL history. But along with trading a future Hall of Famer, they also gave the Bears a second round pick and a conditional fifth round pick in 2020.The fact Oakland gave up more than just Mack is unacceptable, as Gruden held all of the leverage with multiple teams highly interested in acquiring the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year. NFL executives and scouts across the league agree there is no excuse for the timing of the move and the lack of compensation the Raiders received in the trade.“The entire thing is confusing,” one high-ranking NFL executive told The Athletic’s John Middlekauff. “If you publicly say half the league was interested, how do you include a second? That should be a general manager’s dream. A true seller’s market. The very definition, you should hold an auction.”On the surface, exchanging a second round selection for a third round pick may not seem like a big deal. But when you factor in how the Raiders will perform without Mack, and that the Bears could very well be in the playoffs, the drop from the second round pick the Bears acquired to the Raiders pick in the third round could be steep. “Worst case — what if the Bears go 10-6 next year and Raiders go 5-11?” an NFL exec explained. “That pick swap could lead the Bears to having pick 40 and the Raiders having pick 80. That’s insane. The Raiders were giving them Khalil Mack. Why would they have to risk that? They had the leverage.”“If they were willing to part with two first-rounders, no chance they were blowing the deal over a pick swap,” added another executive. The most powerful move in a negotiation is to say no. When the Bears asked for a second round pick http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/johnny-townsend-jersey , Gruden should have told them to kick rocks. As Bears head coach Matt Nagy told Middlekauff, “we weren’t stopping until we got him.”Had Gruden waited even just a couple more days to trade Mack, he could have very likely received more in compensation as well as keeping the second and fifth round picks he sent Chicago. The second glaring issue with Gruden’s handling of the Mack trade is the timing of the move. Back in January when Gruden took over as Raiders head coach, there was no secret that both Aaron Donald and Mack would command over $20 million per year. After the Bears reached a record six-year, $141 million extension making Mack the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, Gruden made it clear he never intended to pay Mack the salary that the market demanded. “We made him an offer,” Gruden said. “I don’t believe we were anywhere close to where the Bears were.” So if Gruden never planned on being close to what the market demanded for Mack, he should have traded him before the 2018 NFL draft when the order was already set. Among the teams reportedly interested in Mack were the Cleveland Browns, who held the first and fourth overall picks in the draft. With the Browns bounty of picks in the upcoming years, it is highly likely Gruden could have received the fourth overall pick along with a second first round pick in 2019. With that pick, the Raiders could have drafted Bradley Chubb who was widely-viewed as the top defensive player in the draft. While Mack is irreplaceable, Chubb is still a very talented pass rusher that the Silver & Black could have had immediately and for at least four years under a rookie contract.Instead Womens Gabe Jackson Jersey , Gruden and the Raiders are left guessing as to where the two first round picks received from the Bears will fall. With a legitimate chance Chicago makes the playoffs, both picks should fall outside of the top-15 decreasing Oakland’s chances of landing a true impact player. Another option would have been to wait until after the 2018 season to trade Mack, when the order for the 2019 draft would be set. When asked why Gruden decided to deal Mack just one week before the season opener, he responded, “No guarantee we get two 1’s next year.”Come on. Gruden had multiple teams practically begging for Mack. The only way that would change in the next few months would be a major injury to Mack, which seems highly unlikely.It is never a good look when a team moves on from a transcendent talent such as Mack. But a deeper dive into the trade paints an even bleaker picture for Raider fans, one that executive and scouts agree shows the Raiders got fleeced. Follow @TylerGreenSB

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