Derek Carr practiced today.

TenTwo said

Tacoes is an acronym. I believe it is: The Alternate (or Above??) Choices Offered Equally Suck.

And for you and the rest who have a problem with the notion that Carr could fake an injury, there are many of us with trust issues who no longer believe what we’re told when it comes to all things NFL. Call me heartless, paranoid, tin foil, lacking intellect or whatever else makes you feel better, but I have no problem entertaining theories and ideas that things may not be what they seem in a league that has time and time again shown me it is deceptive.

I also grew up in a world surrounded by con artists so I’m quick to be suspicious if something doesn’t sit right.

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Gotta be honest, all the intangible body language / leadership / energy / buzz / losing the locker room stuff that people merrily attribute to players and coaches always seems to be something that suits an agenda, narrative or pre-conceived analysis.

It's very intangibility makes it hard to refute, but by the same measure it's equally hard to prove correct. The way someone answered an interview question, the cryptic tweet about duck ponds being filled in an early winter etc. - it's hardly undeniable evidence, is it?

I've seen plenty of people pull out these 'factors' over multiple seasons and in almost every case I can remember, it was a gripe about injury or performance being dressed up as something else, or someone positioning an attack on their least favourite Saint of the moment.

I don't expect agreement on my viewpoint on this, it's just my observation.