This offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders decided to part ways with veteran quarterback Derek Carr, resulting in Carr ultimately signing with the New Orleans Saints, who were very much in need of help at the quarterback position. The Saints undoubtedly hope that Carr will provide a boost to the offense, but one recently-surfaced stat paints a pretty brutal picture of Carr’s red zone performance last year.
As football analyst Warren Sharp pointed out on Twitter this week, Derek Carr actually had the worst completion percentage in the NFL on throws inside the 10-yard line last year.
As the numbers show, Carr completed just 33 percent of his throws inside the 10-yard line last year, putting him dead last in the league among quarterbacks with at least 20 trips inside the 10-yard line.
completion rate inside the 10-yard line
68% – Daniel Jones
64% – Ryan Tannehill
63% – Dak Prescott
62% – Jimmy Garoppolo
60% – Patrick Mahomes
59% – Jared Goff
56% – Trevor Lawrence
55% – Justin Herbert
55% – Marcus Mariota
53% – Aaron Rodgers
53% – Kirk Cousins
52% – Mac Jones…— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 29, 2023
“completion rate inside the 10-yard line
68% – Daniel Jones
64% – Ryan Tannehill
63% – Dak Prescott
62% – Jimmy Garoppolo
60% – Patrick Mahomes
59% – Jared Goff
56% – Trevor Lawrence
55% – Justin Herbert
55% – Marcus Mariota
53% – Aaron Rodgers
53% – Kirk Cousins
52% – Mac Jones
50% – Tom Brady
50% – Geno Smith
50% – Tua Tagovailoa
48% – Lamar Jackson
47% – Josh Allen
45% – Joe Burrow
44% – Russell Wilson
43% – Matthew Stafford
40% – Kyler Murray
38% – Taylor Heinicke
38% – Kenny Pickett
37% – Matt Ryan
36% – Jalen Hurts
33% – Derek Carr
2022, min 20 att,” Sharp said in a tweet.
It’s a pretty brutal bit of news about Carr, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
Unbelievable, I can't believe Josh McDaniels would do this on purpose just to get rid of Carr.#Raiders #RaiderNation https://t.co/zdZu1L3g7f
— Elias Trejo (@Elias_Trejo) June 30, 2023
WHy dId tTeY sIgN JImMY G?
Completion rate inside 10-yd line:
62% – Jimmy Garoppolo
60% – Patrick Mahomes
33% – Derek Carr#Raiders #RaiderNation https://t.co/EhEBxFclZG— J from the BK (@jfromthebk) June 30, 2023
33%!!!!!!!! Last place!!!! Wow!! https://t.co/fOxlKSOzVA
— Raiders History (@Oaklraiders1976) June 30, 2023
DC at the bottom is not a surprise. Has always been an issue. https://t.co/FZIBOWwHWv
— Rodrigo🐝 (@_rodriguez_way) June 29, 2023
Not the greatest stat for Derek Carr…. https://t.co/AmqD1avv6g
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) June 29, 2023
Derek Carr this is nasty… https://t.co/vOuEkQnocY
— Heather Sinclair (@xharambae) June 29, 2023
The Saints and Carr will obviously be hoping this improves this season.
