RELOADED ON OFFENSE

Carr’s cupboard far from bare as Raiders restock on receivers

Like all the other head coaches and general managers in the NFL, Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock came away from the draft feeling confident and pretty good about what they accomplished in the draft.

Derek Carr was equally happy, and for good reason.

By adding wide receivers Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards to an offense that already has two proven commodities in running back Josh Jacobs and tight end Darren Waller, the Raiders have provided Carr with a surplus of weapons unlike any he’s had in his six NFL seasons.

It’s a fact not lost on the veteran quarterback, who was exchanging text messages with Mayock after the Raiders selected Ruggs with the 12th overall pick.

“I got about five texts with WOW!” Mayock said. “He was just fired up with that pick. Then we get Edwards and (Lynn) Bowden. I don’t even know how to make emojis. I was just looking at all these emojis like ‘I guess he’s happy, that looks good.’ Bottom line is what we’re trying to do is get more dynamic on offense and I think that’s what Derek recognizes as well.”