Derek Carr stayed and made sure everyone got an autograph at yesterday’s open practice (1 Viewer)

[HoustonGold]

This was really cool what he did last night. Looks like he was indeed one of the last in the stadium. I’m hoping he was just dealing with injuries last season and this will be much better this year.

 

[Rexman100]

Haters thinking, hmm, how can I turn this into a bad thing…lol

 

[GW93]

That's cool of Carr, and all, but who really wants a Derek Carr autograph?
/kidding

 

[SWJJ]

Carr could throw for 6000 yards 50 TD and 0 ints and there would still be Saints Fans hatin' and criticizing him. It's UNREAL to me how much undeserved hate he gets from Saints fans.

 

[tim martin]

Carr could throw for 6000 yards 50 TD and 0 ints and there would still be Saints Fans hatin' and criticizing him. It's UNREAL too me how much undeserved hate he gets from Saints fans.

agreed. people just still struggling with brees retirement. Carr is a good qb and has shown that his whole career.

 

[Dome50]

I wasn't there but a buddy told me Carr threw a bad pass at the open Tulane practice and that some fans booed him. Carr seems like a good dude and is a solid, if not unspectacular qb. Hope the fans don't gang up on him too early this season. I don't think booing helps things....unless things are REALLY in the crapper.

 

[SWAMP_THING]

I think he gets undeserved criticism like what Brees got before (and during) he shredded the record books

 

[DerrickB]

Carr could throw for 6000 yards 50 TD and 0 ints and there would still be Saints Fans hatin' and criticizing him. It's UNREAL too me how much undeserved hate he gets from Saints fans.

It's a hive mind thing going on with our fan base. Somebody at the top of the algorithm that says something whether it's good or bad about the player or team and people just latch on. SMH

 

[Saint Greg]

I think he gets undeserved criticism like what Brees got before (and during) he shredded the record books

I don't think Brees ever got what Carr has gotten. He got some leeway taking us to the NFC Championship game his first year.

 

[PBsWhodat]

Carr could throw for 6000 yards 50 TD and 0 ints and there would still be Saints Fans hatin' and criticizing him. It's UNREAL to me how much undeserved hate he gets from Saints fans.

I don’t think it’s the stats, most of the fan base just doesn’t think he connects and embraces the city. Like Drew did… hell Winston was terrible but was a fan favorite. Carr needs to come to New Orleans and embrace the city.

 

[BBarnes]

Carr could throw for 6000 yards 50 TD and 0 ints and there would still be Saints Fans hatin' and criticizing him. It's UNREAL to me how much undeserved hate he gets from Saints fans.

Once it was determined by some that the Saints did Winston incredibly wrong and he did not get a fair shake, the next QB stood no chance. SMH

 

[SWJJ]

I don’t think it’s the stats, most of the fan base just doesn’t think he connects and embraces the city. Like Drew did… hell Winston was terrible but was a fan favorite. Carr needs to come to New Orleans and embrace the city.

Nah bruh, tons of fans say he sucks, he stinks, he's should be benched for Rattler. You are not being honest if you think it just about embracing the city.

 

[Rexman100]

I wasn't there but a buddy told me Carr threw a bad pass at the open Tulane practice and that some fans booed him. Carr seems like a good dude and is a solid, if not unspectacular qb. Hope the fans don't gang up on him too early this season. I don't think booing helps things....unless things are REALLY in the crapper.

what? The boo freaks will be booing after his first incomplete pass. Much less a three and out.

 

[HouseCall]

I don’t think it’s the stats, most of the fan base just doesn’t think he connects and embraces the city. Like Drew did… hell Winston was terrible but was a fan favorite. Carr needs to come to New Orleans and embrace the city.

Carr doesn’t need to embrace the city any more than he already has. Saints fans need to ease up on this “one of us” standard that they seem to drop on players.

Derek Carr has done charitable work in the city and meet and greets with fans since being here. What else is he supposed to do?

People seem to forget that the second the last minute of football was played each season - Drew Brees put his family on a plane and went to his “real” home in San Diego. Where is Drew, who embraced the city of New Orleans, living since the day he retired? San Diego.

Carr made the mistake of saying he ate Chipotle when he got to New Orleans and some people have legitimately used that against him since then.

I’ll say this, if I wasn’t from a city and had somewhere to be and had to grab a bite to eat, I sure would be looking for a chain restaurant that I recognized. I can also tell you with New Orleans reputation for crime, I sure as hell wouldn’t have wandered into some random local joint.

Carr seems like a genuine dude and he’s better than any of the abysmal QBs that have taken snaps since Drew left - by far. But he’s not “one of us” (whatever that means) so he gets crapped on by a segment of the fan base. It’s sad.

Carr got the tar beaten out of him last season and all he did was get up every time, beaten and battered and played because he wanted to win and bring the Saints to the playoffs. He doesn’t owe the city anything else.

 

[Rexman100]

Nah bruh, tons of fans say he sucks, he stinks, he's should be benched for Rattler. You are not being honest if you think it just about embracing the city.

like i said before. When we signed Carr there were a ton of fence fans. Then media people that dont cover the Saints, decided they will die on the "fire DA and cut Carr hill" swayed those fence fans. Its like politics/campaigning in a way. Even if the Saints win the Superbowl those same people will claim it was because of everything except DA and Carr.