What's Wrong With Carr Now!

In a game where the Oakland Raiders did just enough to slow down Dallas and put themselves eight yards away from a win, quarterback Derek Carr simply fumbled away all hope.

3rd and 3 at DAL 8
(0:31 - 4th) (Shotgun) D. Carr scrambles right end to Dal 1 for 7 yards (J. Heath). FUMBLES (J.Heath), ball out of bounds in End Zone, Touchback. 

The Dallas Cowboys, thanks to the Derek Carr touchback fumble one yard away from a touchdown, got the ball back with 31 seconds remaining to run out the clock and secure a victory.

I don't wanna hear it was just a competitor trying to do too much. What I saw was exactly what's been wrong and continues to haunt quarterback Derek Carr; poor decision making.

He had the first down. He had time to run four plays from the 1- yard line. He had Beast Mode ready and able. He had the home crowd stadium and the Cowboy hatin' nation watching on Sunday night television, ready to crown him a worthy clutch quarterback. He had it all, if only he'd chosen to simply dive out of bounds with football tucked securely away.

But something happened to Derek while scrambling those seven yards. He thought he was bigger, stronger, faster and smarter than J. Heath, the Dallas safety closing in on him. So he decided around the 3-yard line to impersonate superman by going airborne and extending the ball toward the orange pylon at the goal line. Heath, unable to ground superman, simply gave him a jarring shove in the back which loosened the ball from superman's outstretched grip and sent it tumbling in and out through the end zone sideline. Touchback! Cowboys ball. Ballgame!

I only hope that Derek can take something positive away from this one bad decision. I like Derek and think he has a lot of good football left in him. We didn't need superman tonight to beat the Dallas Cowboys; we just needed to remember who we are and what we do best. Unfortunately, what we've been doing better than anything lately is fumbling away every chance to return to the playoffs. It's time to say goodbye to the Oakland Raiders 2017 season. They're done and so am I.

The Oakland Raiders did compete tonight. In the end the ball just bounced the other teams' way. F#ck It!

Final Score

Cowboys 20

Raiders 17

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