DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 13: Quarterback Brock Osweiler #17 of the Denver Broncos scrambles away from defensive end Khalil Mack #52 and defensive end Benson Mayowa #95 of the Oakland Raiders during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 13, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

No player in NFL history has ever had more than 22.5 sacks in a single season, with Michael Strahan setting the bar that high in 2001. Not only does Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr think his teammate Khalil Mack will break the record, but Carr is expecting Mack to smash the record.

“I think he’s going to sack the quarterback 30 times,” Carr said in a radio interview with Adam Schein on SiriusXM Radio. “Watch the tape. He’s held every play. He’s like nobody else in the league. He’s talented.”

That is mighty high praise, but it may prove to be setting up for a disappointment in the end. As good as Mack is — and he is pretty darn good — getting to 20 sacks in a single season is hard enough. It has only been done 11 times in the history of the league, with J.J. Watt and Justin Houston each hitting the 20 sack mark in 2014. Watt has done so twice, also doing so in 2012.

To get a better appreciation of just how hard it is to get 20 sacks in a season, Reggie White did it once in 1987 with 21.0. Derrick Thomas did it once with 20.0 in 1990.

And Carr thinks Mack is going to pull the quarterback down 30 times? No chance.

But credit Carr for spreading the good word about one of his most talented teammates. It helps that Carr faces Mack on a daily basis in practices and training camps when the first-string units go head-to-head, but Carr must also be feeling good about not having to feel the same pressure NFL quarterbacks deal with when Mack comes after them.

[FOX Sports]

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