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for the Raiders and there are two primary competitors for that job in training campNicholas Morrow vs Brandon MarshallLets begin with Morrow Leon Hall Jersey , who has spent..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders 2019 training camp battle: Nicholas Morrow vs Brandon MarshallNew,41commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Raiders 2019 training camp battle: Nicholas Morrow vs Brandon MarshallTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesWeak side linebacker is up for grabs for the Raiders and there are two primary competitors for that job in training campNicholas Morrow vs Brandon MarshallLets begin with Morrow, who has spent the last two seasons with the Silver and Black. Morrow signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and has carved out a role for himself in the two seasons since. Appearing in all 32 games he has been on the roster, Morrow emerged as basically the only linebacker on the roster capable of handling a role in pass coverage. His speed and coverage ability helped him earn 10 starts. In his two seasons, Morrow has totaled 92 tackles and one sack.At 24 years old, Morrow is significantly younger and less experienced than Marshall, but that may work to his advantage depending on what kind of shape Marshall is in.The other boost to Morrow’s claim is his role on special teams. Rich Bisaccia has raved about Morrow’s work and he figures to earn praise again in 2019. However, just because he is versatile enough to play both defense and special teams does not mean he lands a starting role on this defense. Veteran linebacker Marshall is new to the franchise, joining as a free agent this offseason. A member of the division rival Denver Broncos for the previous six seasons, Marshall has significant playoff experience, including earning a Super Bowl ring.With seven seasons and 74 games (including 63 starts) under his belt Doug Martin Jersey , Marshall is proven with significantly more experienced than Morrow. Marshall has 423 career tackles, in addition to 28 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. The near 30-year-old cane available this offseason after the Broncos declined his contract option. Marshall only played in 11 games last season, starting in seven, and his production dropped significantly. He has also missed the entire offseason thus far. The question will be what kind of shape he will be in and how much he has left in the tank.Both players have strengths, and both have weaknesses. Morrow is younger, faster, and better in coverage while Marshall is more proven and a better tackler. Training camp will go a long way in deciding this position battle, and it is one for fans to keep an eye on as we inch closer and closer to the start of the 2019 season. Possibly the biggest criticism the Raiders offense and Derek Carr in particular faced from last season is the lack of long balls. Carr dinked and dunked his way through a 4-12 season, that much is..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Watch: Derek Carr spoke of chemistry with receivers, defended willingness to throw the long ball then tosses bomb to Antonio Brown in Raiders OTA practiceNew,111commentsPDTPossibly the biggest criticism the Raiders offense and Derek Carr in particular faced from last season is the lack of long balls. Carr dinked and dunked his way through a 4-12 season Rashaan Melvin Jersey , that much is true. There were certainly some instances he could have thrown the deep ball instead of checking it down, but there were even more instances where it just wasn’t there.The Raiders were a disaster at the tackle spots, leading to Carr being sacked 51 times. They also didn’t have much in the way of deep threat receivers. Their leading receiver was tight end Jared Cook and their top wide out was Jordy Nelson 32-year-old Jordy Nelson who wasn’t a long ball specialist even in his prime.On day one of OTA’s Derek Carr hit new receiver Tyrell Williams on a long post pattern for a would-be touchdown. Carr was asked about the addition of Williams, and took the opportunity to defend his willingness to throw the long ball.“Contrary to popular belief, I like throwing it down the field,” said Carr. He went on to say Williams reminds him of former Raiders targets like Andre Holmes and Johnny Holton who he says allowed him to go deep more often in previous years. Not surprisingly, neither player was part of the offense last season. So, in other words, Carr is saying he didn’t have the weapons to go deep as often last season and with Williams and Antonio Brown, he expects the deep ball to returnBrown wasn’t in attendance on day one of OTA’s, so there wasn’t the opportunity to show off their connection to media in attendance. Come day two — without our prying media eyes on hand — Brown re-joined his Raiders teammates and the Raiders were sure to get video of it to show everyone what they hope is a preview of what you can expect from the QB/WR duo this season.New nickel corner Lamarcus Joyner stays with Brown fairly well Marcus Gilchrist Jersey , but all Brown needed was a step and Carr put it on him perfectly for the long score.Making connections like this takes chemistry. Derek Carr has to get his timing down with Antonio Brown to know where he’s going to be long before he gets there. Up to this point, most of that work has had to come away from the facility, with he and his receivers getting together to throw.“A whole new group, new challenge of getting on the same page and things like that. The one thing I’ve seen about this group is they work crazy hard,” said Carr. “It’s nice to see how hard they want to work and how great they want to be. Obviously. Every quarterback wants to do that, but to have wide outs reaching out saying let’s go do this, it’s pretty cool. . . To have that, we all understood that we had to get on the same page – all the guys – we all got together and we all threw. We understood that we had some making up to do, but I think we’ve hit a good stride and we have a little ways to go.”It’s just a couple long passes we’re talking about, but it’s also quite early in the process with new brand new receivers on the team. Call it something to build upon.Follow @LeviDamien