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Raiders Derek Carr: The records, the losing, and the farewell tour that wasn’t

By Brad Weiss

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 19: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders runs off the field after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-30 in their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 19: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders runs off the field after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-30 in their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 27: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on during the first half of the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 27, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images) /

Raiders: Derek Carr Era as QB1 will end with no farewell tour

Legacy of Losing

Fans of Derek Carr will look at his nine-year career with the Silver and Black and speak of the above-mentioned records. In fairness to No. 4, he put up some impressive statistics at the helm of the Raiders offense, all the while doing it with subpar defenses and a ton of different coaches along the way.

However, haters of Carr will speak to his career record with the franchise, as he put together only two season above .500, and finished with a 63-79 record overall.

He led the franchise to the playoffs only twice, once in 2016, a year that saw him break his leg on Christmas Eve and not be available for the playoffs, and last season, where he helped the team on a four-game winning streak to close the regular season and clinch a playoff spot.

To be fair, the Raiders franchise as a whole has been bad since the Rich Gannon years, and they had not made the playoffs since the 2002 campaign before 2016. Still, wins are almost always tied to the starting quarterback, and in Carr’s case, there were way too many losses than Raiders fans would hope to remember.

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