Derek Carr spent more time on his back than most quarterbacks in the NFL last season.
Just two seasons after Carr was sacked only 16 times (34th-most in the NFL and better than three separate Browns quarterbacks), the Raiders’ porous offensive line surrendered 51 sacks in 2018. Yes, 51. Carr sustained only 36 sacks combined over the two seasons prior, then tied for third in the NFL for most sacks taken last season, trailing only Deshaun Watson (62) and Dak Prescott (56).
Only two players remain from that dominant 2016 offensive line, center Rodney Hudson and right guard Gabe Jackson.