Post by Reignman on Jan 7, 2017 23:38:34 GMT -6
No love for Derek Carr? The Raiders defense was nothing special, and he led them to multiple shoot out wins this season. Zero running game to speak of in Oakland, whereas Ryan has the best 1-2 RB tandem in the NFL. In reality, I know Carr won't win this award. But he certainly deserves consideration.
As Oakland will prove next game, they will be completely useless without Carr.
Not only is that a good point, now it's a proven point. The Raiders were awful without Carr, last week and today. Really not sure why the Raiders didn't go to McGloin in the 2nd half. He was dressed, active, and this was the last game of the year, so don't say it was because of injury because there was no tomorrow if they lost, and they did. It was next to painful watching the rookie Cook go up against the #1 ranked defense for an entire game in a win or go home situation. The Raiders defense couldn't even contain Osweiler. They definitely needed Carr. 12-3 record, 28 TD's, and only 6 picks. The numbers aren't as gaudy as some of the other QB's, but the Raiders only win 6 games without him this year if they're lucky.