Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has received a thumbs-up from offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave for his practice week after losing most of the season opener against Cincinnati to a bruise on his throwing hand.
"He was better (Thursday) than (Wednesday)," Musgrave told CSNBayArea.com. "(Wednesday) was still good, but (Thursday) he appeared more confident with cutting it loose and those kind of things."
Carr admitted that he was too pumped up to throw with touch in Week 1 before he sustained the injury in the fourth series. He plans on calming down enough to perform better Sunday against Baltimore.
"I got so excited for the first week that I was throwing fastballs," Carr said. "I was out there trying to throw through people. That was just me being excited those first couple series."
Carr completed 7 of 12 passes for 61 yards before going down.