LAS VEGAS – On a day when he became the Raiders’ all-time leader in touchdown passes, Derek Carr was more addicted to his team’s second straight loss which brought them down to 2-2 this season and prompted the $ 125 million franchise quarterback to let off steam: « I’m sick of losing »
Carr’s career record as a starter fell to 41-57 with Las Vegas’ 30-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday As the 2020 season dawned, his 55 losses were second by a quarterback in his first six years in the league, behind the 56 losses of his only brother David
« I’m sick of losing, » said Carr « I’m sick of working as hard as I do, and like we do, going out there and losing I mean, it sucks Enough is enough
« The things that hurt us in these close games aren’t them; it’s us It’s the hard part to swallow »
Although Carr had a good day throwing the ball against a stingy Bills defense – he finished 32 of 44 for 311 yards and two touchdowns and has yet to throw an interception in 144 attempted passes – he lost another fumble in the fourth quarter
Three of the Raiders ‘four lost fumbles in the fourth quarter of this season have been blamed on Carr, and the Raiders’ minus-4 turnover differential in the fourth quarter is the NFL’s worst score
« Me being here in my seventh year saw too much bullshit, » Carr said. « Saw a whole lot of bullshit, if I’m just being honest with you
« Is this going to get rid of my positivity and my joy? Absolutely not I’m going to be me no matter what But can I get a little hot, a little pissed off sometimes? Yeah And that ‘ is one of those moments «
Carr’s 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten with 13 seconds left in the second quarter brought the Raiders back to 17-13 at the half while tying him to Hall of Famer Ken Stabler with a TD career pass No 150
Carr would punch Nelson Agholor for 7 yards with 89 seconds left in the game that saw the Raiders score a score and was the franchise record holder at No 151 It turned out too little too late , however
« It’s never good enough when you lose, he knows it, I know it, » said Raiders coach Jon Gruden “The stats are great He’s done a hell of a job for this football team, everything we’ve been through with the virus and not having an off-season schedule and trying to break two rookie receivers [Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards], then losing two rookie receivers [to injury] And not having [offensive linemen] Trent [Brown] and Richie [Incognito] It’s been tough on him
« I wouldn’t question a thing about Derek Carr; he’s given you everything he’s got and he’s behaving really well »
The wins, however, did not follow and Carr has now groped 61 times in his career, losing 46 of them
« I can also speak for Derek: I think we’re our biggest critics, » said Josh Jacobs, who was bottled for 48 yards, the third lowest in his young career. over 15 races « Every day we try to get in and work on the little things It’s the little things in this game that make the biggest difference »
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World News – United States – Raiders’ Carr expresses frustration: « I’m sick of losing »
