5 questions for the Las Vegas Raiders offense entering 2020

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 29: Derek Carr #4 and Hunter Renfrow #13 of the Oakland Raiders celebrate after a catch was initially ruled a touchdown in the first quarter of a game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on December 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

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Raiders QB Derek Carr (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

5 questions for the Las Vegas Raiders offense entering 2020

Extra Motivation for Derek Carr?

Derek Carr is coming off a 2019 season in which he recorded career highs in completion percentage (70.4%) and passing yards (4,054) while throwing just eight interceptions (second-fewest in a season for his career). With two years under Jon Gruden’s system in his back pocket, Carr should be primed to take this offense to the next level in Vegas.

That’s the belief, if not for the new additions like Henry Ruggs III, then perhaps because Carr’s QB1 position is perhaps as warm as he can remember (if only slightly). Marcus Mariota is by far Carr’s most skilled backup in his career with the Raiders, and despite Mariota being adamant that this is Carr’s team, don’t expect the chatter of a quarterback switch to die down during the season.

If anything, that should give Carr the extra bit of motivation to switch to a different gear, maybe one that was reminiscent of his MVP season.

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