Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders: 5 takeaways from Week 10
Carr faces unfair criticism
On the play that ended the game and perfectly summed up the 2018 Oakland Raiders season, Derek Carr threw the ball into the ground on a fourth down screen play designed for Jalen Richard. Immediately after the media went ablaze in criticism: Why didn’t Carr look to throw literally anywhere else? Why did he just give up on the play? What was Carr thinking?
Jon Gruden took some of the blame for the play call in answering to the post game media, but the fact is that going forward it will always be Derek Carr taking the blame and criticism for this disastrous season, whether it be warranted or not.
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It’s really tough and frustrating to see your quarterback that has stood with the franchise through mediocre years and multiple “rebuilds,” but it’s ultimately what comes with the job description as the quarterback of a franchise. They’ll praise you in the teams highest moments and blame you in the lowest points, and the fact is that this Raiders team is at its lowest point possible.