That the Raiders are good is inarguable. They’re 6-2 going into Sunday’s 5:30 p.m. game against Denver for first place in the AFC West. And they have possibly the hottest quarterback in the NFL in Derek Carr.
That they’re also disciplined might be subject to dispute. But that’s what head coach Jack Del Rio insisted Monday in the wake of their league-record 23 penalties for 200 yards in Sunday’s 30-24 win over Tampa Bay.
“We’re a disciplined team,’’ he said. “Because I know that and because I know we coach it and stress it and I know our guys buy into it, I’m not going to overreact to circumstances that are occurring that might indicate otherwise, because I know the truth.