Anyone else question why did Carr leap? (1 Viewer)

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Ah, hindsight.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

I actually think this play represents who Derek Carr is as a player. He looks flashy, but he is missing key decision making ability in crucifial situations. He's why we'll never win a wuper bowl with him.

I think the reaction from the fan base is pretty telling, as well. Carr has been injured multiple times since coming to New Orleans, the latest, fighting for extra yardage and he gets very little love for having done so. Had Spencer Rattler done the same thing he'd have been lauded for his moxie or whatever BS term is popular with the sports radio crowd.

 

[Just Win Maybe]

We probably have Carr for one more season, at least, as I don't see Carson Beck or Quinn Ewers as having great, NFL-READY transition intangibles to quickly or gradually evolve into good NFL starters. Regrettably, I do see some scenarios where maybe a few desperate NFL teams and GM's looking to rapidly reboot a 3-4 year process into just a 1-2 years and take a chance on either Beck or Ewers. They'll make a similar mistake the Panthers did choosing Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud (even though former Panthers HC Frank Reich and most of the team wanted Stroud, ultimately, their idiot owner David Tepper's opinion won out and that disaster of a pick occured.)

Let's see how Carr does with hopefully a younger, fresher, more motivated HC who can focus entirely on rebuilding and reinforcing our supporting cast. Build up and bulk up on the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Every year of Carrs career his fans have been saying, "Carr just needs........"

 

[Kingston]

Every year of Carrs career his fans have been saying, "Carr just needs........"

Spoken like a true Raider fan. I have a buddy that lives in LA and is about as die hard raider as they come the second we got him as our QB he said the same exact thing to me. He loves reading NOLA.com just to send me every article that mentions what the Saints need to help Carr.

 

[kennydfresh]

Honestly I was there and saw the leap up close and personal. He really didn't need to do it, the fall was worst in real life than how it looked on TV.

 

[tak]

Honestly, the moment it happened I thought it was great. Our QB is putting it on the line for the team. Maybe the fans will start appreciating Carr. Then we he didn't get up my initial reaction was that he did too much and lost himself for the team.

But as an athlete you have to believe and play like you can beat the guy across from you. And in the moment you want to do whatever it takes to win the moment. I believe Carr did that. If I were playing next to him I would play with a little more motivation after seeing him want it so bad.

 

[ilvdsnts]

The outrage is real.

Had Carr dove behind Austin, he probably gets the 1st down.


But for whatever reason, he decided to leap over (more like go through) Austin, and whacked Austin in the head in the process.



It was a bad decision. Pointing out is was a bad decision is not hate. Calm down,

Sure, and he was looking at the play from 3 angles, in super slow motion with some still shots to analyze, and don’t forget a little 50-50 hindsight to go with it.

 

[Infoman]

Easy to tell which posters have never played football….

 

[DaveXA]

Honestly, the moment it happened I thought it was great. Our QB is putting it on the line for the team. Maybe the fans will start appreciating Carr. Then we he didn't get up my initial reaction was that he did too much and lost himself for the team.

But as an athlete you have to believe and play like you can beat the guy across from you. And in the moment you want to do whatever it takes to win the moment. I believe Carr did that. If I were playing next to him I would play with a little more motivation after seeing him want it so bad.

Pretty much where I'm at. You don't want your leaders to lose the aggressiveness that made them leaders to begin with. He was trying to make a play in the moment. I won't fault him for that.

And the team didn't quit after he went out. They played to the end and won the game.

And the silver lining is we'll get the backups some game experience and maybe figure out who the future is between Haener or Rattler or if we need to go get another QB assuming Carr is done after next season.

 

[JackDiesel]

This game is why you don't want Carr to jump. Why you don't want Tua to run the ball pretty much at all. They're simply better than the backups so they need to protect themselves some or you're potentially hurting the team for weeks after.

 

[Stinkers]

Every year of Carrs career his fans have been saying, "Carr just needs........"

And how have they done since he's been gone? Oh that's right they are one of the worst teams in the NFL and currently have the worst record in the league. But it was all on him according to some fans

 

[Just Win Maybe]

And how have they done since he's been gone? Oh that's right they are one of the worst teams in the NFL and currently have the worst record in the league. But it was all on him according to some fans

Raiders have been crap for decades. At least they stopped paying Carr top money for mediocre QB play. Carr is the definition of QB purgatory. Raiders still suck and Carr is a mediocre Qb. Both are true

 

[MamaRoux]

LOL, What BLOCK??? There were 3 defenders closing in on him next to the sideline. 24 was about to push him out 4 yds away from the 1st down. All Austin was doing was standing his man up not pushing him out of the way. There was NO block to follow
When DC started his jump he was 4yds away from the 1st. And guess what he DID get the 1st just the idiot officiating crew messed up again . Have a look

He would ave had to try and split 2 defenders and plow through Austin.
If you look at the play again you'll see it could have been Austin rising up that lifted DC higher making his fall worse

That is WHY you lower your shoulder and perform a football play for a QB and not some Reggie Bush type move which only a handful of players can make~! Defend all you want, the PROOF is in the FAIL~! Poor judgement or lack of it, NOT the play to attempt for him.