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Ever since dislocating his pinky finger three weeks ago, Derek Carr has taken snaps exclusively in the pistol or shotgun as a way to limit exposure for his injured digit.

However, Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio acknowledged this week that being unable to take snaps from under center is problematic.

“Yes, it is somewhat of an issue,” Del Rio said, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com. “It is not ideal. Being completely honest about it, it is an issue that we are working through, but it is the way we’re choosing to work through it right now.

“At some point, we will feel better about going under center, we will; but until then, we’ll execute the best we can out of the formations we feel most comfortable with.”

Being forced to take snaps from depth has limited the Raiders’ ability to utilize certain portions of their playbook. But despite the injury, the Raiders have kept on winning games. They’ve gone 3-1 over the last month in games where Carr has dealt with the injury and clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2002.