Is Derek Carr’s Week 3 Preseason Performance Cause for Concern?

August 31, 2015   ·   Maurice Moton   ·   Jump to comments

Derek Carr’s Week 3 performance against the Arizona Cardinals shouldn’t cause a full-blown panic attack, but it deserves a critical eye.
On the surface, it looks like another bad game. Some critics may pass the buck onto the offensive line for not blocking well on this particular night, but there’s a poor pattern of execution in critical situations centered around the quarterback.
To some, Carr is viewed as the franchise quarterback in a premature gesture, but his decision-making, especially in the red zone, doesn’t warrant that prestigious title.
Carr’s placement of the football jumps off the film as the biggest red flag of all. The starting offense made four trips into the red zone, inside the Cardinals 20-yard line, and kicked three goals. The final trip resulted in a pick-six headed 81 yards in the opposite direction.
Oh, but it’s just one play in one bad night, right? Not exactly.
Carr hasn’t thrown a touchdown pas...

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