Marshawn Lynch will miss at least a month because of a groin injury.A person familiar with the injury said Friday that an MRI this week determined the severity of the injury. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made any announcement. NFL Network first reported the diagnosis.Lynch was hurt last week in Oakland's 27-3 loss to Seattle in London. The Raiders (1-5) are off this week and will play again on Oct. 28 at home against Indianapolis. Oakland could choose to place Lynch on injured reserve Womens Mike Nugent Jersey , which would require him to miss at least eight weeks.The 32-year-old Lynch has been one of the few bright spots for the Raiders this season. He ranks 12th in the league with 376 yards rushing, averaging 4.2 yards per carry with three touchdowns. Lynch ranks fourth in the NFL in rushing since Week 12 last season.Lynch's best game came in Oakland's only win when he ran for 130 yards last month against Cleveland when he showed off the power that earned him the nickname Beast Mode. Lynch came out of retirement last season in order to join the hometown Raiders before they move to Las Vegas in 2020. He is in the final year of his contract.With Lynch sidelined, the struggling Raiders will likely turn to Doug Martin and Jalen Richard to carry the bulk of the load at running back. Martin was signed to be the main backup to Lynch this season but has been unproductive so far. He has 27 carries for 99 yards and four catches for 5 yards this season. He is averaging just 3.0 yards per carry since the start of the 2016 season.Richard is more of a receiving back, ranking second on the team with 31 catches for 253 yards. Richard has carried the ball 11 times for 32 yards this year and has never had more than nine carries in a game in his three seasons in the NFL.The only other halfback on the roster is DeAndre Washington, who injured his knee in training camp and has not been active yet despite being healthy the past few weeks. Washington has rushed for 620 yards on 144 carries in two seasons in the NFL. His most productive game came as a rookie in 2016 when he ran for 99 yards and a TD on 12 carries against the Colts on Christmas Eve.Raiders NFL’s oldest team a sign of wanting to win now, but Khalil Mack trade is a rebuild move A lot was made about the off-season acquisitions that Jon Gruden made after taking over control of the team. Specifically there was a lot of chatter about the average age of the players that were brought in. Time and time again Gruden and company brought in veterans for his squad, much to the chagrin of the media and some fans.The result of the veteran shopping spree was the Oakland Raiders going from being the 19th oldest team in the league to the 32nd oldest team with an average age of 27.4 years old. That is a full half year older average than even the Falcons who were rated as the 31st oldest team, and a staggering 2.18 year average age difference from the Cincinnati Bengals who field the youngest team with a 25.2 year old average.The author of these ratings knows what you are likely thinking right now Authentic Jared Cook Jersey , 2.18 years isn’t really that big of a difference right? PhillyVoice’s Jimmy Kempski is prepared for your question if so and made sure to address the obvious grievance about his rating.When he puts it that way it’s easy to see the difference really is a monumental difference then, because 5 years in the NFL is an eternity. When Gruden set out to collect his veteran additions, it was seen as a move to try to set up the Raiders for a win now mentality. That’s all well and good, but the Khalil Mack trade was the opposite of that and seems more to have announced the Raiders will be rebuilding instead.The oddity of those conflicting messages was not lost on Sirius XM radio and The Athletic’s Ross Tucker. He’s not wrong with his “bizarro world” assessment here, they truly are two completely opposite messages being put out. Gruden just sold the farm to build his house, announcing that the draft picks and financial freedom was better for his team than one of the dominant defensive players of this generation. That is a rebuilding move through and through on a team full of players at the end of their careers who want to win now not later.It’s an interesting paradox if nothing else anyway. Though the Mack trade clearly weakens the Raiders for this season, it doesn’t mean they can’t be competitive anyway though. It just got a lot harder, especially when talking about a team that is far and away the oldest in the league.Maybe the average age of the team will actually help them overcome the Mack trade and get some wins despite losing their best player though. The oldest team in the league also means they are the most experienced team in the NFL http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/gareon-conley-jersey , so most of these guys have seen the ugly business side before and many were victims of it already themselves.That experience will help the young talent on the team get used to the post Mack era quicker. It’s a hard lesson to learn but it will help having the veterans to ease the transition. It may be bizarre seeing two drastically different messages about their team, but these players have real games that they are about to start playing. Khalil Mack is a great player, but he is just one guy on a 53 player team. I’m still excited to see what this veteran team is capable of even in a post Mack world. I don’t know if they are rebuilding or ready to win now, but I do now a team averaging 27.4 years old isn’t going to lay down in front of adversity. Win or lose, I still can’t wait to see what these veterans have to offer starting a week from Monday night against the Rams.
