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Fantasy Files: Derek Carr is a better real life quarterback than you think

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🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Host Ian Hartitz breaks down Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr's fantasy value ahead of the 2021 season. Ian is among those who have slandered Carr over the years; just realize in recent history he's been nothing other than a great real life quarterback. This is reflected by his 2020 film and analytics alike. The problem: Carr has been more sensitive to pressure than most, and the 2021 version of this offensive line seems poised to take a step back. Throw in a good, albeit not great, group of wide receivers, and you have an offense that might take a step back from their finish as the league's 10th-ranked scoring unit. Ian closes out the podcast with his final feelings on Carr's potential to take a Ryan Tannehill-esque eighth-year leap in 2021.


Was last year a sign of things to come for Derek Carr (1:36) Is the Raiders' offense good enough to sustain QB1 play from Carr? (7:16) The table is not set for Carr to be overly productive in fantasy (10:04) Should you take a chance on Carr in late rounds? (12:06)

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm your host Dean Harditz and today we continue our fancy file series with a look at Derek

0:16.0

Carr. My guy Derek Carr, kind of my guy Derek Carr. All right, Derek Carr does not like me.

0:21.8

He is the only NFL player I know to my knowledge that has blocked me on Twitter and I 100%

0:27.6

deserved it. He was my punching bag for memes over the years of, you know, horrific people

0:34.6

that don't play football quickly getting balls out of their hands. You guys know that Dr.

0:38.6

Pepper competition where they're just firing, you know, they don't even throw the ball in

0:42.3

order. They two hand it into the, you know, hold or try to win that scholarship or whatever.

0:46.8

And I was like, Derek Carr at the first sign of pressure. Or, you know, maybe you see,

0:50.9

you know, that was usually the gist of it. Like, Derek Carr at the first sign of pressure,

0:54.5

you know, I'm not a professional athlete doing something silly. So never tag the guy.

0:58.6

I, if you tag NFL players on Twitter, unless you're saying like, thank you for being a

1:03.4

freaking modern day gladiator and trying your best, please don't do so. Don't burden them

1:07.9

with our ridiculous fancy football thoughts. Obviously, as we say on here, we donate players,

1:13.0

we hate ADPs. I would never want to insult a true professional athlete. And I am sorry

1:17.6

to Derek for doing so. But it is what it is. Derek Carr's blocked me. That doesn't

1:22.3

mean I'm not going to tell it how it is and tell you all that Derek Carr is much better

1:26.3

in youth. Think he is a professional football. And this was more true than ever last year.

1:31.0

And, you know, I've slandered, you know, I don't almost say slander. I always try to have

1:35.2

some analytics behind the thoughts. But, you know, for example, like a Sam Donnell ends up

1:38.7

being good this year after all the bad things I said, I am going to have to reroute and say,

1:43.8

I was wrong. Well, I was wrong on Derek Carr's early year in mid career ability. Not that he

1:50.7

was great during that stretch. I still think it's 2016, you know, quote unquote MVP campaign was

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