Carr’s interception at the end of the game

SaintsMan209 said

While I understand the pressure he was under and how challenging that situation was, the elite QB’s make a smarter play. Derek Carr looked like the eternal rookie out there choking the game away. I wonder if they let him run the offense for the final drive?

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I disagree with this take. He gave his guy an opportunity to make a clutch play; why would any starting QB expect his emerging star WR to be lolly-gagging, not even looking for the ball in that situation?

I know we all love Shaheed, and he’s one of my favorite players on the team, but if he does what most WRs of his ilk does in those situations and simply pays attention, at absolute worst, it’s an incomplete pass, but more likely, it’s a clutch reception at a critical moment.

Drew Brees did something very similar at the end of the 2018 NFC Championship Game…was that an eternal rookie mistake too?