Quote:What I don't get is Derek Carr is statistically Blaine Gabbert and they haven't won a game (both had a lack of talent around them) yet Carr seems to be getting praised for good play.

 

Probably because he hasn't been on any prime time games yet.

 

The huge amounts of negativity heaped on Gabbert started after he played in primetime and Gruden buried him during the broadcast. After that all anyone talked about was how scared he was.

 

If Carr shows the same thing (and his big knock coming out of college was that he gets destroyed by pressure) then the narrative about him will probably take on a more negative tone, though I doubt it'll be as intense as the negativity around Gabbert. The Jaguars are the punching bag of the sports broadcasting world due to the perception of our market being the least important. Using Jacksonville as the butt of every joke keeps the most people laughing.

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