Carr got hurt on a 3rd and 9 when the RB missed his block. That gave the right DE that extra fraction of a second to get home. Carr knew he needed 9 yards, so he waited.
How many times have we fans yelled and screamed about throwing 4 yard passes on 3rd and long? I know I have many many times in recent years. Thats the conservative playcalling we make so much fuss about.
Now as the overall game plan? You are 100% correct. We absolutely need the plan to be quick hitters. But come 3rd down, it is what it is. They made a point on NOF's podcast that we ran the ball 13 times on first down and that 9 of those runs went for 1 yard or less. 3rd and long gives a huge advantage to the pass rush. The flip side is that OL has a huge advantage on run plays. THAT's where we need to start.