The Las Vegas quarterback wanted to push too hard against the Chargers.
Facing a division opponent in a very tough AFC West, Derek Carr failed to carry his team to victory in the opening game.
His performance against the Chargers was very mixed, with 22 of 37 passes completed for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. For Carr, the fault lies with him because he wanted to force the decision too much.
“We did a lot of good things, and I was way too aggressive,” Carr said after the game. “We entered the field with a winning spirit because we have a lot of weapons. It’s my fault, at times I made decisions that were too aggressive. […] We will study the films and I will improve. I made too many aggressive decisions when I didn’t have to. It came down to this: I forced the ball towards my guys at times when it was not necessary. “
“In the end, they ended up beating us. But are there any signs that we are going to be a good team? Yes absolutely,” completed the quarterback. “There is no panic. I was there when things were tough. I was there when it was hard to get a new show, hard to stop someone. And it’s one of the best teams in the league. It didn’t seem so difficult to me that we couldn’t do anything. It was hard, but not to the point of being desperate to try something. I saw it from the defense, and I saw it from our guys. “
Among the things that Carr forced, there is in particular the connection with Davante Adams, which he sought 17 times! In comparison, Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow saw 6 balls each.
Carr has the guns, maybe we’ll have to distribute a little more. And more calmly.
