All the talking heads now say it was a mistake to let Carr leave and sign Jimmy G, of course they're just playing the result, ignoring the fact that Carr has been in NO what he was in Oakland, simply average, his QBR ranks 17th in the league, middle of the pack, which is what he's been for his whole career. The guy spent 9 seasons playing for the Raiders, he only had two winning seasons, and in his career he's played in one playoff game. Sorry, but 9 years is a big enough sample size that tells you the Raiders weren't winning anything with him, he's having a better season than Jimmy G, but the Raiders would be going nowhere with him this year like they went nowhere with him the previous 9 years, in hindsight the Jimmy G signing was an obvious mistake, but letting Carr leave wasn't. The Raiders finally did the smart thing, start O'Connell the rest of the way and see what you have, maybe they get lucky and the kid can play, but the thought that the Raiders massively fucked up by letting Derek Carr walk makes no sense based on the entirety of his career