Oh boy. After the team’s first regular season game under new head coach Jon Gruden, it appears that Gruden is already throwing his franchise quarterback under the bus.

After being asked about Amari Cooper’s weak Week 1 performance, Gruden said that Cooper was open, but for whatever reason, Derek Carr didn’t make the throw.

Gruden: “Cooper was open deep, he was open a couple times. For whatever reason, we didn’t go there.” — Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) September 12, 2018

It does appear on the All-22 film that Cooper did get the best of Aqib Talib at times. However, sometimes the interior pressure of the Rams did impact Carr’s ability to throw the ball down the field. It will be interesting to see if the Raiders gameplan to get Cooper more touches in Week 2 versus the Broncos.