After eight practices, what have we learned from Oakland Raiders training camp? Will we see changes among the starters across the defensive line?

Believe it or not, the Oakland Raiders first preseason game looms less than a week away.

What’s transpired over eight training camp practices?

Just to gloss over the non-juicy details, the starters on both sides of the ball have performed well. Thus far, the offense looks in-sync, and the defense continues to build chemistry with a few veteran starters added to the lineup. Though, Justin Ellis took an early upper hand on Dan Williams at the nose tackle position.

San Francisco Chronicle writer Vic Tafur expects running back Latavius Murray to have a big season:

Murray with another nice catch out of backfield. No. 1 back cruising through camp, ready for big season. #Raiders — Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) August 6, 2016

Despite Murray’s impressive showing at training camp, the two running backs behind him may demand significant touches, which chip into the starter’s workload. Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave must decide on how to divvy up the carries and catches out of the backfield.

As for the headline takeaways, we’ll delve into a six developing storylines through eight practices.