Many believe that this might be Derek Carr’s year of being the ideal Darkhouse to secure the top individual honors against all odds. While he is known to dissect an opponent’s defense and strike with ferocity at the right time, veteran sports media analyst – Stephen A. Smith wants the 31-year-old to show his real worth since Week 1.
For Derek Carr, the rewards this season are quite high. Either he would be a bust or a boom, but there is surely no in-between and Stephen A. Smith was quick to realise that as he detailed upon just why the concerned QB is require showing up against the big dogs in the AFC West, this time around.
On the most recent episode of First take, Smith stated, “We gonna go with Derek Carr against Justin Herbert. First of all, Justin Hebert is that dude, he is my pick even against Josh Allen to win NFL MVP. I’m feeling it like that – he’s Allen, he’s got Williams as catch-the-throw-football.
Can Derek Carr be the ‘Real’ Darkhouse in the 2022-23 NFL Season?
“This is gonna be really interesting to see, especially with them charging, interesting to see Chargers charging at Derek Carr. You got him as a Top 10 Quarterback….congratulations to you RC. I’m not saying that you lying, but we been hearing a lot about Derek Carr, he’s a polished and first-class individual. He’s the face of a franchise and he does all the right things, he says all the right things on the football field. I mean he’s the ‘Choir’ boy of the football league.”
Fans need to understand that this is the first time in Derek Carr’s career that he is part of such a dynamic offense, which has all the required weapons to dismantle the opposition. With new HC, Josh McDaniels leading his proven system which has already got division accolades and championships, his scheme could be a huge reason for success or failure for Derek Carr.
Stephen A Smith concluded, “He does everythign right except on the football field, aprticularly in the postseason. He’s not a scrub, he can play and can very well be a Top 10 Quarterback but he hasn’t proven it just yet. I mean Damn! You gotta show up. Youre in the AFC West – Russell Wilson, Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes is your competition, Derek Carr might be your dude but his a** might be in the last place. That’s the situation. So I wanna see him, and it starts this weekend (against Justin Herbert).”
Especially with Carr’s best friend, Davante Adams joining the pact, Derek Carr’s chemistry with the former WR can make fans turn back the history pages to 2022. Last, all can be known because these two spoken of former college roommates combined for 233 catches, 3,031 yards and 38 TouchDowns, in just two years together at Fresno State. Can we relive the epic magic of this duo yet again?
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