![]() "It speaks to Derek's ability to process a large volume of information, quickly and efficiently."Īs Gannon said, Gruden and Carr are on a "different level" from what other teams are doing considering the volume of the playbook and the speed at which they are playing. Jon's very detailed in terms of what he expects and Derek has really impressed me. "To process the information, to be able to recognize a front and a coverage or a pressure scheme to get out of a bad play into a good one. "All the onus is on the quarterback to really be the air traffic controller," Gannon said of Gruden's offense. It has all added up to the Raiders getting off to their first 3-0 start since their Super Bowl season of 2002. But when you win, this is the kind of cool stuff that happens." "I feel like I've been in command the last two or three years of this offense. Absolutely," Carr said of his improved command of the offense. If early returns are any indication, Carr has hit a real groove in understanding and implementing the Gruden system. If he does it again against the Chargers, he will join (another drumroll, please) Gannon, who did it in six straight in 2002.Ĭarr, who has at least 375 yards passing and two TDs in each of the first three games, is the fourth QB in league history with at least 1,200 passing yards through his team's first three games of a season, joining Tom Brady (1,327 yards in 2011), Ryan Fitzpatrick (1,230 in 2018) and Warner (1,221 in 2000).Īnd while he is going for his sixth consecutive game against the Chargers without an interception, Carr can also become the first player in league history with 375-plus passing yards and two-plus TD passes in each of his team's first four games of a season. He's a beast."Ĭommand might not have been an issue, but production has no doubt improved, as Carr is lighting up the stat sheet.Ĭonsider: Dating back to Week 16 last season, Carr has passed for at least 325 yards in five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest such streak in NFL history with Drew Brees (2011) and Kurt Warner (20). "I just knew he was a pretty good quarterback. "I didn't really know much about him," Barber said. ![]() ![]() 4 but assumed a starting role the past two weeks, concurs. Running back Peyton Barber, who did not join Las Vegas until Sept. You give this guy a lot of opportunities, he's going to have a lot of chances to succeed. But his command has always been off the charts. "Not to overthink it or anything, but Derek's been in command since I've been here," Gruden said. Yeah, the first offensive Raiders player so honored since (drum roll, please) Gannon.Ĭue the "Twilight Zone" theme? Nah, fire up the meme of one Spiderman pointing at another Spiderman with ESPN's Monday Night Football theme in the background as the Raiders head to SoFi Stadium to play the Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 p.m. It was in Gannon's fourth season in Gruden's system, kept in place after Gruden was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that he had his NFL MVP season.Ĭarr, three games into his fourth season with Gruden and leading the league with 1,203 passing yards and the Raiders to their first 3-0 start since 2002, was just named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month. You hear on the audio, you can hear some of the checks and the calls, which are familiar to me." You can tell when you watch him, and you hear it. He's really dialed in and he's really a highly intelligent quarterback. I think Jon gives him pretty good freedom and flexibility to get in and out of plays and protections and checks and kills and all the different tools that they use to attack a defense. "If you look at all the quarterbacks in our league, I don't know that anyone is doing more than he is right now at the line of scrimmage, with the menu of plays that he has at his disposal. You can just tell when you watch him function in the huddle, at the line of scrimmage with the audibles and the checks and the protections, he's all over it. "I'm not comparing myself to Derek because we're different players, but there's a comfort level there. "I see a lot of them," Gannon said of the similarities. There is something oddly familiar about what Rich Gannon sees when the Las Vegas Raiders are on offense and Derek Carr is surveying the line of scrimmage.ĭéjà vu, much, when it comes to similarities between Carr, who is in his fourth season in Jon Gruden's offense, and Gannon, who was in his fourth year in the same scheme back in 2002? How well is Derek Carr performing this season? Former Raiders MVP Rich Gannon breaks it down You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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