Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (6’2”, 215)
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Overall Impression:
Grade: 6.4 C
Games watched for evaluation:
“Excels in a quick passing offense and in throwing short to intermediate routes but struggles with accuracy on deep passes. He has a tendency to sail or loft passes when throwing deep and can only hit guys deep if they are wide open”.
(1a.)
(chart 1b.)
“Plays in an offense where he only reads half the field and needs to learn how to read the progression of routes and the entire field if he is expected to excel on the next level. He will probably struggle on the next level in the beginning making drops under center since he was in the shotgun in college most of the time”.
“He also struggles with his throwing accuracy when faced with pressure. Also has a bad habit of throwing off his back foot when pressured and sometimes holds on to the ball too long”.
1a. Derek Carr’s chart on where he threw the football in 2014
1b. Compared to Rodgers stats, Carr has a great deal of work ahead of him to jump up to elite status in the NFL
New Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave spent the last season as the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback coach, so he's very familiar with the quick-tempo, no-huddle offense. Carr is pumped that he'll be working sans huddle more in his second season. "My last two years at Fresno State were 100 percent no-huddle, and I love it. I'm very comfortable in it," Carr said. "They are building this offense around me, and I'm really excited about it. I lit up when they told me." "We're not going to be all no-huddle, but it is going to be a big part of what we do," he said to ESPN.com's Bill Williamson. "And I'm really excited with the coaches' plans."
Phil Rainey is a high school football coach and graduate of Introduction to Scouting and Scouting Boot Camp. He can be reached by e-mail at philraineyscouting@gmail.com or Twitter @Rainey_Phil