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Oakland used the read option to free up Derek Carr to use his legs.

(NFL.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- John DeFilippo was the quarterbacks coach in Oakland. In other words, he wasn't calling the plays. But it's still worth taking a look at some of the things Oakland did offensively, especially for rookie quarterback Derek Carr.

I went back and watched some coaches' tape of a few Oakland games. There were a few things that stood out in how the Raiders used Carr and tried to make the game easier for him:

They put Carr in the shotgun.

There were elements of the read option.

They gave Carr quick, easy reads towards the sidelines.

They loved the Wildcat.

How much of that will DeFelippo bring to Cleveland? Who knows? Some of it will depend on the quarterback. Will the Browns stick with Manziel? Brian Hoyer? Another free agent or possibly a rookie?

All that said, here's a look at some of what Oakland did to help their rookie quarterback succeed.

Keeping it simple

Carr's first career touchdown pass came on this quick pass to Rod Streater for 12 yards. Streater did most of the heavy lifting. All Carr had to do was turn and throw and let his receiver follow his blocks into the endzone. The Raiders went to the east-west passing game two of three times in this series in the red zone with a run mixed in between.

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Welcome the wildcat

The Raiders used the wildcat throughout the season. Is it something DeFilippo could bring to Cleveland?

Here's Darren McFadden lined up at quarterback with Carr split wide.

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This one ends up as a handoff to Maurice Jones-Drew.

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Quarterback on the run

Depending on the quarterback, finding ways to use his legs and keep defenses off balance might be key. The Raiders employed some read option to get Carr moving. Here he responds to a Houston defender on the outside by keeping the ball ...

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... and gaining 41 yards outside when the defender bites on the fake handoff.

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And this time Carr hands off with the defender staying at home.

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Levels

This isn't unique to Oakland, but again, a simple play for Carr. The inside receiver on the right clears out down the right sideline, the outside receiver goes over the middle and the inside receiver, Brice Butler, runs the deepest route of the three. Carr just needs to be patient while Butler's route develops ...

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... move in the pocket and deliver.

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Move the pocket

Another situation where Carr makes the read and keeps the ball when Paul Kruger overcommits to the run.

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With the defense going the other way, Carr rolls to his right and has two options if he chooses to throw: his fullback, Marcel Reece on a safe throw or a slightly deeper throw to his wide receiver, Andre Holmes. He picks Holmes.

Getting too cute

Here's something he'll hopefully leave in Oakland. There's a time and a place for the wildcat, but this wasn't it. The Raiders were running at will and moving the ball with ease on their opening drive against the Browns. Then they went to the wildcat for no real reason.

On top of that, they had their running back, McFadden, throw to their quarterback, Carr. That's McFadden on the ground up top, the ball nowhere near Carr at the bottom and Carr about to instruct his running back as to where he should have thrown.

The Raiders drive stalled from there, ending in a field goal attempt that didn't happen when Matt Schaub dropped out of his holder position, fumbled the snap and threw the ball to Tashaun Gipson. Oops.

Much of what I've picked out isn't really that different than what Kyle Shanahan tried to do with Manziel in his first start. Keep it simple, move the pocket -- things that reduce the amount of information a young quarterback needs to process.

Let's be honest, the Browns will have either a rookie, a second-year QB with limited playing time or a journeyman veteran. DeFilippo will need to take a similar approach to each.