Oakland Raiders: 5 Major storylines following mandatory minicamp

The Oakland Raiders will have six weeks without scheduled practices before training camp. What are the biggest storylines following spring workouts?

The Oakland Raiders have about six weeks before training camp begins at the end of July, but spring workouts gave a little glimpse as to what’s ahead for the Silver and Black. Coaches and players stepped to the podium with growth on their mind.

The Raiders have a lot of moving parts across the roster. Quarterback Derek Carr will have an entirely new wide receiver corps with the exception of Marcell Ateman, Dwayne Harris and Keon Hatcher, who all caught passes from him during the 2018 campaign.

On the offensive side of the ball, wide receiver Antonio Brown will garner most of the spotlight. He’s going to elevate the Raiders offense to a new level if he and Carr click right away—just his presence alone will create opportunities for teammates.

During a media press conference, after a mandatory minicamp session, defensive coordinator Paul Guenther admitted he went through a rough term in his first season with the Raiders. “By far, my hardest year of coaching,” he said.

Going into his second year with the club, Guenther and his unit will have the opportunity to flip the script. After a June practice session, defensive tackle Maurice Hurst put the group’s focus into perspective, per Raiders.com:

"Every single game that we play in they’re going to mention our pass rush, and we control the narrative for that. Obviously last year wasn’t good enough, and we get all the criticism for it, so there’s a lot of eyes on us to develop and be specialists here, and just change that narrative, change what they’re saying about us, and change our attitude on how we’re approaching things."

Piggybacking off Hurst, let’s go through some narratives surrounding the Raiders following mandatory minicamp. What should fans think about going into training camp?