Raiders report: Bisaccia optimistic about Waller’s return

Raiders study

Schedule

All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:

Tuesday — Off

Wednesday — Practice, 11 a.m.

Thursday — Practice, 11 a.m.

Friday — Walk-through, 11 a.m.

Saturday — Off

Sunday — astatine Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium, 10 a.m.

Quote of the day

Quarterback Derek Carr suffered a rib wounded successful the 3rd 4th of Sunday’s triumph implicit the Broncos astatine Allegiant Stadium. He is expected to beryllium fine.

The wounded was primitively believed to beryllium a thorax contusion until the rib wounded was discovered Monday. According to interim caput manager Rich Bisaccia, Carr told reporters helium was successful peculiar discomfort erstwhile helium would cough.

It gave Bisaccia the opening for a classical dada joke.

“He got banged successful the rib and helium felt similar helium struggled to cough a small bit, truthful we told him not to cough,” Bisaccia said with a smirk during his play Monday quality conference.

“He’s been cleared to practice,” Bisaccia said. “I cognize it came retired arsenic a thorax contusion early. I deliberation from talking to those guys contiguous it’s a small spot much of a rib. And hopefully he’ll beryllium amended arsenic we go. But arsenic of close now, he’s bully to go.”

Injury report

Bisaccia offered the astir optimistic outlook successful weeks connected the presumption of choky extremity Darren Waller.

The prima choky extremity has missed the past 4 games and has yet to get backmost connected the signifier tract since suffering some a backmost wounded and a reported strained IT set successful his genu against the Cowboys connected Thanksgiving.

Bisaccia indicated Waller had a bully time successful his rehabilitation process connected Monday and expressed optimism helium could instrumentality portion successful Wednesday’s walk-through practice. If helium is capable to bash that, the likelihood of him playing connected Sunday would increase.

A Thursday instrumentality would complicate things a spot much due to the fact that it would springiness him conscionable 1 afloat signifier earlier trying to get backmost connected the tract successful a competitory mounting connected Sunday.

“I deliberation we’d emotion to person 2 to 3 days of signifier with him truthful helium feels bully astir his quality to spell successful and vie and we consciousness bully astir his quality to assistance america compete,” Bisaccia said.

Transactions

The Raiders sent six players backmost to the signifier squad aft they were activated for Sunday’s game.

Quarterback Nathan Peterman, information Kavon Frazier, antiaircraft tackle Damion Square, violative defender Lestern Cotton Sr. and wide receivers Dillon Stoner and Tyron Johnson are each backmost connected the signifier squad.

Give maine the ball

After his astir productive crippled of the season, moving backmost Josh Jacobs told reporters helium got successful the receptor of the coaches and his teammates astatine halftime to accidental helium wanted accordant carries successful the 2nd fractional to get successful a rhythm.

Bisaccia said Monday helium didn’t callback a circumstantial conversation, much similar changeless reminders.

“He did accidental it to maine connected the sideline astir six oregon 7 times,” Bisaccia said.

It’s thing caller connected an NFL sideline for a playmaker to lobby for much touches.

“Josh does that each the time,” Bisaccia said. “He wants to shot each play. So, each clip helium comes off, helium wants the ball. Every clip helium goes on, helium wants the ball. And that’s what large players do, right? They each privation the football.”

What Bisaccia genuinely liked is what Jacobs was capable to bash erstwhile helium did get the shot and however the violative enactment responded successful beforehand of him.

“I deliberation we had a mentality coming retired of halftime,” Bisaccia said, singling retired violative coordinator Greg Olson for praise. “Greg did a large occupation with the program of moving the shot and what helium wanted to bash to commencement the 2nd half. And I thought I saw america play a small spot amended up front.”

Adam Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal