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Raiders Straight Talk: Will the real Derek Carr show up at Arrowhead Stadium?

ALAMEDA — We’ve seen a lot of growth in the second year of the union between Derek Carr and Jon Gruden.

Now comes the next step, and for Carr in particular it’s a big one.

Arrowhead Stadium is the most hostile of environments to Carr, where his record is 0-5, his stats are awful and not once has he passed the eye test of being a solid, functional NFL quarterback.

When the Raiders (6-5) visit the Kansas City Chiefs (7-4) Sunday afternoon, Carr may not win, but he needs to keep the Raiders in the fight through being a leader, avoiding turnovers and looking like the player who has both a system and a team within his control.