Rich Gannon goes in on Raiders calling on Derek Carr to 'step up and play better'
There's a lot wrong with the Las Vegas Raiders this season that has brought them to their 2-7 record. That would include Derek Carr. Rich Gannon laid this out well this week, essentially calling on Carr to be the difference.
Sitting at 2-7, there's a lot of blame to go around in Vegas.
"Derek hasn't played horribly, but he really hasn't played well, especially late in games," the former Raiders Pro Bowl quarterback said on The 33rd Team. "At some point he has to step up and play better. I think there's enough tools in the toolbox to get it done and Derek Carr hasn't, especially when they needed him the most; late in games. If you look at his win/loss record 59-77 that really says it all. Derek Carr has to find a way to put this team on his shoulders and get them to the finish line."
Six of the Raiders' seven losses this season have been by one score. And in each instance Carr and the offense has had a shot to win it late and has failed to do so.
These criticisms come despite Carr's emotional rant after the loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday in which Carr was upset about how some members of the Raiders don't have the same passion for this team as he does.
It's not Carr who Gannon says is the one who stands above the criticism, but rather Maxx Crosby.