![]() ![]() While I often disagree with ratings from Pro Football Focus, they do watch every snap from every game in order to determine a player’s grade, so they are somewhat reliable. Pro Football Focus graded Carr 11th among quarterbacks with a 79.9, the second best grade of his career. ![]() His 21 touchdowns was the second lowest of his career, but Josh Jacobs was getting the ball on the goal line most of the time, which definitely caused Carr’s passing touchdowns to take a hit. He has passed for 4,000 yards in both of his last two seasons and posted the best QBR of his career in 2019 at 100.8. Waller is a star and there is no question about that, but Carr needs more than just him to make his offense good enough to compete.Ĭarr’s stats have taken a hit over the past few seasons, but he still puts up good numbers considering the weapons he has on offense. It isn’t very difficult for a defense to shut down a tight end when that’s all they have to do, but when there is even one threat on the outside, the defense can’t completely commit to neutralizing a tight end. He is a number one option, but it makes it much more difficult for an offense to be successful when the only receiving threat is a tight end. However, there is only so much a tight end can do for a quarterback. Waller had over 1,000 receiving yards, and played a vital role in the Raiders run game last year. The most surprising element of the Raiders offense last season was Darren Waller, their breakout star at tight end. Renfrow may become that guy in the future, but he was not last year. Neither of these two guys were legitimate number one options in 2019. Renfrow and Williams both dropped more than 9% of their passes, which is obviously not good for a quarterback, but there is nothing Carr can do about his receivers dropping passes. ![]() He is not a great route runner, which limits his versatility. Willimas is a solid deep threat, and productive in the red zone, but that is about it. His best receivers were Hunter Renfro and Tyrell Williams, neither of whom had more than 700 yards receiving. I actually think Carr has improved and still has the potential to be a top 10 quarterback in the NFL.Ĭarr made the best of a bad situation in 2019, putting together a solid season considering the limited offensive weapons he had in 2019. The Raiders have not yet returned to their success we saw in 2016, and some think Carr is holding them back, but I disagree. Gruden traded Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper for draft picks, and left Carr without the offensive weapons he needed. After a disappointing season in 2017, the front office thought it was time for a coaching change, which is when they hired John Gruden. They had a quarterback who threw 28 touchdowns and nearly 4,000 yards, as well as a young defensive star in Khalil Mack and a promising young receiver in Amari Cooper. They ended up losing to the Texans in the wildcard round, but the future looked bright in Oakland. Just two years after Carr was drafted, the Raiders had a 12-4 season and made the playoffs. ![]() One of the discussions of the 2020 NFL offseason is whether or not the Las Vegas Raiders should go a different direction at the quarterback position, or in other words, move away from Derek Carr. ![]()
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