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‘He Got a Bad Rep’: Former Raiders DT Makes Honest Admission On Current Raiders QB1 Derek Carr

Published 06/15/2022, 9:00 AM EDT

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was able to impress NFL critics and fans after making it to the playoffs last season. Eventually, the Raiders lost to the Bengals, but Carr became the reason for the many game-winning drives he’s led for the Raiders.

Former Raiders DT Gerald McCoy recently praised the QB. He thinks Derek Carr is one of the most underrated QBs in the NFL. Recently, McCoy was present on ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd’, where he was asked by Cowherd, “Was Derek better than you thought from the outside until you joined?”

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The six-time Pro-Bowler replied by saying“No. I’ve always been a Derek Carr fan. And he’ll tell you that? I told him that from afar. When I got there, I told him that I’ve always thought he was underrated.”

McCoy thinks the player was in a bad situation, but now he is impressed with his performance in the last season. McCoy further said, “I mean, you don’t have that many fourth-quarter comebacks or game-winning drives and not be special. And I just think he got a bad rep.” Also, McCoy is quite excited about how Carr would come out this season.

Derek Carr had his career-high passing yardage in the 2021 NFL season

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The former Raiders DT thinks Las Vegas Raiders have excellent players on their team right now. Gerald McCoy played the last season with the Raiders and is currently a free agent who is looking forward to playing for a team this season.

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Answering about his last season with the Raiders, McCoy says that his team did a remarkable job. McCoy gave a shout-out to the Raiders assistant coach Rich Bisaccia. He also said Bisaccia is one of the greatest coaches he has been around.

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In the last season, Derek Carr managed to get his team into the playoffs. The Raiders were in a tough situation as they lost their head coach and the starting wide receiver in the middle of the season. Even so, Carr threw for 4,804 yards, which is his career-high. He had 23 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

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Aniket Srivastava is an NFL Writer at Essentially Sports. Having completed his bachelor's in Architecture, he has worked under a few Architects until his love for writing urged him to be a full-time writer. Aniket has a keen interest in NFL and ardently follows two teams: Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of course, because of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, respectively.
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