Derek Carr’s Growing Pains Highlight Challenge Ahead for the Oakland Raiders

September 9, 2014   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

Derek Carr became the first rookie quarterback to start Week 1 for the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. The start of the Carr era renewed Raider Nation's hope that the team will soon get on the winning track after more than a decade without a playoff berth.
Expectations for Carr were unrealistically high coming into a Week 1 road start against Rex Ryan's defense. Deep down, everyone expected growing pains, but they were a little more painful and plentiful than anyone would like to admit.
Carr was neither bad nor good Sunday, but his growing pains highlight the challenges ahead for both him and the Raiders. Carr must learn quickly, and if the Raiders don't give him more help soon, that's going to be harder and harder for him to do.
The Raiders failed to protect Carr with a competent running game, the defense was fortunate to allow 19 points, and Oakland's receivers struggled to get much separation from a thin Jets secondary. Carr proved too green to put the team on his back aga...

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