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By John DeShazier - Senior Writer | New Orleans Saints

The communication process for Derek Carr and his teammates is an ongoing, improving one, which the New Orleans Saints quarterback actually has sharpened at home, as a father.
The Saints (7-8) are in preparation this week to play the Buccaneers (8-7) on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Carr and his teammates have had to smooth out the line of communication this season, tonally and informationally. It's something the 10-year veteran had to work on when he entered the NFL.

"I had to learn that," he said. "I just did things my way and you watch those older guys in the '90s and that I grew up watching and the early 2000s, it's like, OK, that's how it's supposed to be. And then you learn that not everybody responds to that.

"One thing, if I'm just being honest, that taught me that the most was being a Dad. My 10-year-old does not respond the same way as my 7-year-old. My 10-year-old will outwork anybody. My 7-year-old has got all the talent in the world and he's like, 'Ah, I'll just throw it like this.' And I've got to go after him a little bit, whereas my 10-year-old, I just have to be like, 'Hey, it's OK to screw up.' He's a perfectionist. So the tone is different. ...

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