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Derek Carr en Route to Becoming Best QB in NFL

By Carl Cockerham

Oct 30, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) calls a play during overtime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Oakland Raiders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) calls a play during overtime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Oakland Raiders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /

Game-on-the-LIne Poise

Since his rookie year, the Raiders coaching staff has said of Carr, “Nothing is too big for him.” We found that to be true the first time he went to Foxborough to play the New England Patriots. As a rookie he almost out-Bradied Tom Brady in his own house.

With just under a minute left, he had the Raiders on the Patriots’ 12-yard line. He then threw a pass to then-WR Denarius Moore and it bounced off his chest for an INT. The Raiders lost the game 16-9 but Carr did his part, driving the team down the field.

He orchestrated a game-winning drive in the 4th-quarter, against the Kansas City Chiefs that year. Carr had four in 2015 and so far this year, he already has three of them. That makes a total of eight to lead the NFL in that department since 2014.

You can see that his teammates expect to win games when they get down late in the game. The defense even makes stops late because they now if they do, Carr will pull it out for them. He put that on display last Sunday with his 41-yard TD pass to win in overtime.

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