Quarterback Derek Carr participated in the Oakland Raiders' pseudo walk-through practice at team headquarters on Tuesday and threw the ball with little issue, two days after dislocating his right (passing) pinkie in a 35-32 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Carr had his finger taped up and was again wearing a black glove on his hand to help with his grip as he walked off the practice field. He said after the game, and on the radio Monday, that he did not expect any ill effects from the injury once the swelling subsided.

Derek Carr’s finger wasn’t broken. He would have to deal with some pain and exclusively take snaps from the shotgun, but he was going to be okay.

The story called it a funky snap that injured his finger and the broadcast said it was dislocated but the story didn't use that word. Either way, it was good news for owners he was able to return. He seems like he'll be good to in Week 13 but it's something to monitor. It may continue to mean more snaps out of the shotgun.

Derek Carr left the field with an apparent right hand injury early in the third quarter of the Raiders' game against the Panthers and returned with a glove on the hand after missing one series.

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The speculation was a dislocated pinky finger on his throwing hand and the broadcast did a pretty good job showing the injury. Quarterback Matt McGloin replaced Carr for the series he missed early in the third, but the good news was Carr returned to the game. It's certainly something to monitor after this week, but Carr appears to be able to play through the injury.

Raiders RB Latavius Murray will lose some snaps to Washington in passing situations, but his overall workload should be close to last season’s, as head coach Jack Del Rio wants to run the ball more.

“I want to have more rushes,” Del Rio said. “I don’t want him to have less. If anything, maybe a little more, but I want him to be more productive. We’re working on becoming a team that’s capable of running the ball well. We never really, truly established that last year.”

One underrated part of Murray’s game is his pass-blocking, and that’s why he won’t lose too much time to two 5-foot-8 rookies.

“He doesn’t miss protections,” Derek Carr said. “He sticks his face in there and keeps me clean. That’s the most important job a running back has. You’ve got to protect the quarterback.”

For a 25-year-old running back coming off of a 1298-yard season, Murray isn’t getting a lot of love. He rushed for a very mediocre 4.0 YPC, but he handled 71.6% of the team’s running back touches. On paper, the team improved its offensive line and defense this offseason, which could result in more favorable game scripts and more touches for Murray. He’ll have to fend off Washington, whom the Raiders drafted in the 5th round.

Working on accuracy down low and on short and intermediate passes is one thing. But to put the ball in the absolute perfect spot on a deep throw?

"Reps," Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said. "Rep after rep."

As a kid, Carr said his father would have him fling the ball from 38 yards away, then from 40, 42, and 45 yards as he grew older and stronger.

"He wouldn't let me leave until I threw three perfect ones," Carr said.

Two perfect strikes followed by one off the mark?

"Do it again," was the remark.

In Saturday night's 27-14 exhibition loss to the Titans, Carr had two perfectly placed balls on long throws that elicited wonderment. The first one was a 41-yard strike down the right sideline to Michael Crabtree on 3rd-and-3 from the Raiders' 49-yard line. Three plays later, Carr hit rookie running back DeAndre Washington for a 6-yard touchdown on a slant pass, the story said. Carr is shaping up to be a nice, later-round QB option in fantasy drafts. The Raiders offense has another year together and is poised to put up fantasy numbers. Carr is 15th on our QB list, but is getting taken a few rounds before guys like Mathew Stafford, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota who are all rated around him.

Derek Carr and the Raiders' starting offense hasn't exactly lit it up in the preseason.

In seven possessions, the starters have produced two field goals. Carr has completed 60 percent of his passes, but for only 82 yards.

This week's game plan against the Tennessee Titans figures to be rather vanilla with the Raiders scheduled to see them again in Week 3 of the season. Carr's game plan will remain the same.

"I joke around a lot," Carr said. "Sometimes people are going to be mad at me for certain things in the preseason."

Carr is a risk-taker by nature, but particularly in the preseason. Take his interception in last week's game against the Green Bay Packers, for example. His deep shot to Amari Cooper was a 50-50 proposition at best that Packers cornerback Josh Hawkins came down with.

Carr is ranked 14th on our list and has a pair of good receivers in Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree and an emerging tight end in Clive Walford. The downfall to Carr is the Raiders invested in defense in the offseason so they may not have to throw as much. Still, Carr is worth considering as a second QB if your league requires that, and ranks ahead of guys like Matthew Stafford, Andy Dalton and Ryan Fitzpatrick.