QB Nathan Peterman to IR with elbow injury.

Related players: Derek Carr, Mike Glennon, DeShone Kizer

The Raiders had to make a move after signing Kizer over the weekend. Glennon will back up Carr with Kizer the QB3.

We've heard this before about Derek Carr. He’s got some athletic skill, and perhaps he should take advantage of it from time to time and move around a little bit. No one is asking him to be Michael Vick or even Rich Gannon, but a rushing first down every now and then would be advantageous toward moving the chains.

“I need to do it better. In the second year of a system, you can get through progressions faster,” Carr said. “In my head I can eliminate certain coverages and then get out and extend it whereas last year I was trying to do it so perfect. And we had too many sacks, and they weren’t all on the offensive line. That’s my fault. I take the blame.”

Related players: Antonio Brown

Carr said coach Jon Gruden has told defensive backs on occasion to jump routes, forcing Carr to consider running. The ancillary benefit is that Brown (once he returns from injury) excels at getting open when a quarterback has been extended. Of course, Carr hasn't always been completely healthy as of late either.

Jon Gruden says he agrees with Mike Mayock’s stance that Derek Carr is a franchise quarterback. “Yes, he’s our franchise quarterback. Let me make that clear,” he says.

Carr was the No. 19 quarterback last year after finishing No. 21 the year before. The Raiders traded away Amari Cooper, so Carr is playing with a short deck in the passing game.

Raiders coach Jon Gruden said afterward that Derek Carr was fine, and Carr called his left arm injury a “bruise.”

Carr took six sacks and 10 hits in the 27-3 loss to the Seahawks. He begged to return to the game if Oakland got the ball back, but the Raiders didn’t see a reason to subject their quarterback to more punishment and never got another offensive chance anyway. Carr is expected to start Week 8 after a Week 7 bye.

“I thought we were too aggressive,” Jon Gruden said, via NBC Sports Bay Area. “I think at times [Derek Carr] is trying too hard. We will talk about that extensively here in the next couple of hours, but I thought he played really good under some very tough circumstances. I think sometimes he needs to learn a little bit more patience, and I think he will. I’m really excited about the way he has played and improved and mastered this offense. We are getting closer. That was a painful turnover. We will address that, and we will make the corrections.”

Gruden made it clear that he’s happy with Carr overall by calling his completion percentage of 76.6 and 936 yards through three games “as good as I’ve ever been associated with,” but the lack of wins in Oakland magnifies any negatives that have also been part of the mix.