Raiders QB Derek Carr (groin) improved in participation status Wednesday, going from a limited participant in Las Vegas' Tuesday practice to a full participant Wednesday. Raiders QB Derek Carr (groin) improved in participation status Wednesday, going from a limited participant in Las Vegas' Tuesday practice to a full participant Wednesday. Despite team-wide struggles for the 7-8 Raiders, Derek Carr continues to play excellent football. Through 15 games, the veteran quarterback is completing 67.6% of his passes for 3,732 yards with.
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Over the last two seasons, many wondered if Jon Gruden (and Mike Mayock) would eventually try to upgrade the quarterback situation for the Raiders. While Derek Carr has had some nice seasons, it appeared he had started to regress.
However, one reason why the Raiders did stick with him this year is that Carr has progressed in each of the last two seasons under Gruden. Another year of growth, along with an improved wide receiver corps, could make him one of the top-10 quarterbacks in the NFL And that is exactly what played out for Carr and the Raiders.
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Not only did Carr have the most passing yards of his career, but he also finished the season with a passer rating of 101.4. He also set career-highs in yards per attempt (7.9) and adjusted yards per attempt (8.2). In a recent article by Pro Football Focus, he finished as the site’s No. 8 passer on the season:
“We suggested that Carr could benefit from a more aggressive style before the start of the 2020 season, and that’s precisely what happened in 2020. He increased his average depth of target from 6.9 yards to 9.1, and we saw 20 more big-time throws against just six more turnover-worthy plays. Carr posted his best passing grade since 2016, and the Raiders’ offense developed into one of the league’s best.”
Considering all of the injuries at wide receiver and on the offensive line that Carr had to deal with in 2020, this was an awfully impressive season by him. While the team could stand to improve in their red zone offense and needs to be more consistent from game-to-game, Carr has proven that he is a franchise quarterback.
If the Raiders can continue to add and improve at wide receiver this offseason, there isn’t anything preventing Carr from moving up this list in 2021. It’s pretty clear that he’s a great fit in Gruden’s offense and the longer these two are together, the better it is for the direction of the franchise.
Initial reports indicated quarterback Derek Carr would miss 10-14 days with the groin injury he suffered against the Chargers last Thursday. But Carr was back on the practice field in a limited capacity as the Raiders began preparing for Saturday’s game against the Dolphins.
Carr made it clear after the session that he’d like to play in this week’s game.
“If it’s up to me, I’m going to do everything I can to be on that field,” Carr said, via Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The quarterback added he was “feeling great” after Tuesday’s practice, but didn’t know exactly what that would mean for later on this week.
Carr referenced his first ever meeting with Jon Gruden, when the head coach stressed the importance of availability.
“I’ve done everything in my power to make myself available this week and I’m going to continue to try my best to do that because I promised him I’d do that,” Carr said, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. “[It] may not always be perfect, but they’re gonna know when I’ve left, I gave everything I had, that’s for sure.”
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Carr’s completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 3,396 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2020. He’s also rushed for 141 yards and a pair of TDs.
If he’s unable to play on Saturday, Marcus Mariota would start in his place. Gruden said both Carr and Mariota got reps on Tuesday.