While the Oakland Raiders’ offense has struggled at times this season, one encouraging development from this season has been the play of Derek Carr. Through 12 games, Carr has completed more than 70 percent of his passes, throwing 16 touchdowns to just eight interceptions.
According to Pro Football Focus, Carr has been the league’s 13th-best passer, excelling in ball security and adjusted completion percentage. Take a look at what the site believes have been his strengths and weaknesses so far this season.
Carr has thrown the ball well this year, and he has the second-lowest percentage of negatively-graded throws in Oakland’s short passing attack. They could stand to be more aggressive, especially since Carr has the arm and touch to attack at all levels of the field. Instead, Carr has the second-lowest average depth of target in the league at 6.9, and that’s led to his ranking just 17th in percentage of positively-graded throws. He has the ninth-best passing grade at 80.5, but his 32.2 rushing grade is the worst in the league, in large part due to a poor goal-line fumble against the Packers.
While there are some flaws in Carr’s game that will drive you wild, he has been a better-than-average quarterback this season and is way down the list of problems for the Raiders. If Oakland can find Carr some more consistent help at receiver next offseason, expect him to continue to climb up the quarterback power rankings in 2020.
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