ALAMEDA — During the Raiders’ lone open locker room opportunity during a painful bye week, wide receivers Amari Cooper and Seth Roberts appeared briefly, but were unavailable because they are in the league’s concussion protocol.
In a general sense, the Raiders as a team Tuesday were dealing with being knocked out, and coach Jon Gruden’s ability or inability to get 53 men back on their feet will chart the course for the rest of the season.
Can they somehow win some games and avoid a 10-loss season? Or is this careening toward 3-13 or worse?
It’s a course that includes three of the next four opponents which have 1-5 records just like the Raiders — Indianapolis on Oct.