I admittedly wanted Carr gone. I don’t hate the guy, in fact always wanted him to succeed with us. However, I just think we gave him way too many chances and could see he just doesn’t have what it takes. Kinda felt like he wanted to be a Raider partly because he knew we gave him every benefit of the doubt for so long.
Even though I kinda wanted whatever team got him to get the “Derek Carr Experience”, I wanted him to do decently.
New Orleans fans HATE him. Like not how Raiders we’re frustrated of seeing the same inconsistency for 10 years, but more of a Josh McDaniels type of fan hate. Go on X and just search “Derek Carr” trending posts. Go on r/Saints and just scroll. I mean it’s BAD.
Even though I thought it was time to move on, I feel really bad for him. He is back up material. Jimmy G doesn’t even get this kind of hate from us.
To top it off he got SMASHED today by Bruce Irvin. I pray he’s okay.
That being said, please don’t come back to Raiders next year LOL
Carr is an annoying QB to watch because he seems like he should be a lot better because of his arm and 40 time, but he plays like a dumbass at times. He also throws the ball away to avoid having a much worse INT # than he would have had he actually taken more chances (which based on his poor ability to read the field would have likely led to more turnovers in his career…), which actually makes things annoying in 2 ways. 1. He tricks people into thinking his #s are better than they should be. 2. He is risk averse which annoys people who see guys wide open or when he’s throwing the ball away on, checks notes, 4th down.
I think that All-Pro offensive line earlier in his career gave the fans false hope. I used to believe the injury made him gun shy, but even his draft profile said he has anxiety issues and can’t handle pressure well, so it’s hard to say if that injury is the reason he fell apart or not having All-Pros giving him an atypical amount of time to throw the ball. Gruden masked a lot of his flaws with his WCO allowing for short passes with YAC. Probably how he made Brad Johnson look good for a year. I don’t think Carr was ever great and having those expectations is why this fanbase had Carr wars going on. He’s Andy Dalton with a better arm.
Saints fans have no goodwill towards him because he wasn’t drafted by them. They had one of the best QBs in NFL history playing for them just a few short years ago, while this franchise hasn’t had a good QB play since Gannon. Also, considering they were 7-9/10 with the likes of Dalton, Winston, and Hill I’m sure they’re really upset they’re stuck with Carr with an enormous salary to produce the same thing.