What have you done for me lately?
Leads the league in passer rating the final 3rd of the season.
Did you take care of the ball?
8 ints, 3 fumbles lost, 11 total which ties him for 5th best in the league at taking care of the football.
How about TD/INT ratio?
25/8 TD/INT ratio or 3.13 which has him 6th best in the league
We care about completion percentage right?
His completion percentage of 68.4% ranks him 5th in the league for QBs with over 100 attempts.
Did he take too many sacks?
His sack rate of 5.5% is 9th best of QBs with at least 200 snaps.
Okay what’s his passer rating?
97.7% which is 10th best in the league (min 200 snaps)
The only stats he doesn’t shine in, yards per game (15th) and yards per attempt (14th). Still good.
I’m not sure what everyone was expecting from Carr this season, but if you told me before the season he would have the numbers I listed above, would you have taken it? Of course you would. And you would sign up to take it next year too.
It’s easy to watch a YouTube video after a loss and form an opinion that the guy sucks because he missed a read. The stretch during the losing streak where he had been knocked out of a game twice, fans are booing him, the yelling at players and coaches, all that helped you form your opinion. But look at the whole body of work and compare to the NFL competition.
Carr was far from the problem, the numbers speak for themselves.
Even if you’re not a stats guy (and if this describes you I’m sure you think Drew Brees was overrated) Carr never had a choke moment, he consistently came through in the clutch when the lights were brightest. He played with heart.
This is the same fan base that will tell you how great Archie Manning was despite him playing on terrible teams but turn around and tell you that Carr has been mediocre his entire career despite the fact that this year was his first year ever to play on a team with a top 20 defense.
Instead of digging in on an opinion you developed in week 8, step back and evaluate the total picture. It’s okay to that you were wrong to boo him. It’s just time to admit it and forgive yourself.