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Raiders’ surprise — absence of Khalil Mack is not their biggest problem

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OAKLAND — With four quarters of meaningless football to go, the biggest question mark surrounding the Raiders isn’t the status of holdout defensive end Khalil Mack.

Mack’s absence has been the dominant storyline for the Raiders since training camp opened, and there were fans at the Coliseum Friday night’s 13-6 win urging their team to pay up.

Yet if anything has become clear about in the second era of Jon Gruden, it’s that Mack plays in the only position group which has asserted itself in a big way during practices in Napa and through three exhibition games.