Carr’s interception at the end of the game

St. Geezy said

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?

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I don't think Shaheed was lolly-gagging. I think he was running a clear out much like Olave was when Carr called him out last year. Either that or he was running a Fly and not expecting the ball to be thrown short.

Either way, it was a bad read by Carr, a bad throw, and a bad decision to throw it. I get why given the pressure in his face, but it still was the wrong decision. But that happens even to the best QBs. One of Carr's limitations, and it showed yesterday, is his lack of mobility. He couldn't escape the rush in the middle and he couldn't/wouldn't take many of the running opportunities that were there. He's still a solid to good QB, but his limiter is always going to be OL play and the team's ability to run the ball.