The Las Vegas Raiders benched their star QB Derek Carr and gave Jarrett Stidham a shot at the center. And it nearly paid off. Stidham’s performance might have shocked many who were watching the game. But it didn’t have the same effect on the wide receiver Davante Adams.

The Raiders suffered a narrow defeat against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17. And Adams admitted that Stidham apologized for the dramatic Sunday.

The Jarrett Stidham show doesn’t shock Davante Adams 

Jarrett Stidham filled the shoes of Derek Carr really well and almost pulled off a stunning victory against the best defense in the NFL. And according to the Raiders’ star Davante Adams, the performance shouldn’t be a shock at all.

“I think he shocked a lot of people, but he didn’t shock me. Anytime you have a young guy with not much experience, you never really know exactly how it’s gonna go. But I know exactly how he prepares for every single game. He prepares every single week like he is prepared to play,” Adams said after a narrow defeat to the Niners.

Adams commended the leadership qualities that Stidham showed on the field on Sunday. The star WR also admitted that the QB apologized to everyone in the Raiders camp for not finishing off the game.“So, he went out there and took control of the huddle, took control of the game, and played an amazing game. He apologized to the team for not being able to finish it off, to every single person on the team,” Adams said.

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Stidham replaced Derek Carr as a starter after an underwhelming season for the Raiders’ star QB. The Raiders decided to bench Carr for the final two games to give the backup a chance. And the fans look happy with what they saw.

Fans approve of their new QB

The Raiders nation seemed impressed with what they saw on the field on Sunday. The fans praised Jarrett Stidham for his performance and agreed with Davante Adams. Looks like Las Vegas just got a new hero.

For this fan, Stidham’s floor is near Derek Carr’s ceiling.

Another fan said Stidham gave all he got for the team in this game.

This fan agrees 100% with Adams on his assessment of the new QB.

A fan wants the Raiders nation to back their new QB.

So, the question is, what happens to Carr? And can Stidham continue this kind of performance in the next game and if he does, when will he get the starter tag?

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