Quote:I assume that most of this is aimed at Carr supposedly rising again because of the Senior Bowl. Truth is the only reason he is 'rising' now is because people on here dropped him WAY too far because of one bad USC game. He was challenging to be a top 10 pick before then, and he still is. One game doesn't have nearly the impact positively or negatively that a lot of us think. Just like the Senior bowl/combine/pro days/etc. It's all just part of the puzzle and any one part taken on its own accord is still just one small piece, even a poor bowl game against US

 

I've seen Derek Carr in the top 10 very very rarely actually.  

The only consistent players mocked in the top 10 virtually everywhere have been 

Teddy, Clowney, Barr, Mack, Matthews, Watkins... and then a bunch of others have come and go.

 

My opinion is this:  Carr played against terrible competition most of his career.  That was one of his big question marks.  The other being how he can handle being under pressure.  Playing against USC, with real life pressure in his face, he folded just like his older brother used to do.  He was terrible.  

 

Conversely, Teddy also played poor competition - but for 2 years straight now... in the bowl games against Florida and Miami, he lit it up.  He actually elevated his stock in a real game.

 

I think Carr will fail as an NFL QB because he is very bad under pressure.  In the NFL, you're going to spend your entire career under pressure.  He almost reminded my of Gabbert.  The fact that he has a good arm doesn't matter at all.  That's why Carr having a good practice doesn't impress me or change my opinion much.  I hope our coaches also see it this way.

 

And the USC game is a way better evaluation tool than 100 Senior Bowls put together.  

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