Coach Pete Carroll says now is the time. That as the Raiders make the turn into the second half of what has been a losing season thus far, rookie wide receivers Dont’e Thornton Jr. and Jack Bech need to step up and make more of a difference.

OK. Then let them.

“I mean, we’re kind of there,” Carroll said. “I’ve already mentioned that to those guys. That this is where we count on them to come through and be cleaner with their assignments and sharper and just on it better than they’ve been earlier.

“And hopefully, that’s what we’ll see down the stretch.”

Hopefully, they’re both given enough opportunities to do so.

It’s time to see what the Raiders have in their young wideouts. You can’t do that with how they’ve been utilized so far. You need to make both a bigger part of the plan.

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