Coach Pete Carroll isn’t ready to change his approach to each game despite the Raiders (2-7) being all but out of the playoff race.

“You either have your philosophy or you don’t,” Carroll said. “The next game is the biggest game we could possibly play. It’s a championship game and whatever happened last week has nothing to do with what’s going on now. That’s the mentality we’re trying to drive home.”

Carroll doesn’t have a whole lot of experience with the Raiders’ current situation. His teams tend to make the postseason or at least be in the race until the final few weeks.

The 74-year-old understands the reality that it’s probably wise in the big picture to turn most of the organization’s attention to the future. Still, Carroll believes building a winning mindset is best done with a sin

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