Davante Adams’ compares Derek Carr to Aaron Rodgers. Is Carr a Hall of Fame Quarterback?
Davante Adams made news last week when he compared his new quarterback Derek Carr to former quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but has since tweaked his statement.
The newest member of the Oakland Raiders wide receiver corp, Davante Adams, launched his new quarterback into the spotlight after calling Derek Carr a future Hall of Famer, and compared him Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.
High praise from Adams off the bat
“Any time you change quarterbacks from Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer ... it’s going to be a little bit of an adjustment,” said Adams. He later said, “In terms of talent and ability (Rodgers and Carr) are very similar.”
There is no doubt that his former gunslinger, Rodgers, will be on his way to Canton shortly after he hangs up his shoulder pads and calls it a career. Rodgers is a 10 time Pro Bowler, a four time NFL MVP and a Super Bowl Champion.
He has passed for over 55,000 yards and he is 10th on the all-time careers passing list and his 449 touchdown passes lands him 5th on the all time touchdown list. The Chino, California native has won 142 of the 213 games he has played with Green Bay and has brought the Packers to the playoffs eleven times and has a playoff record of 11-10.
Still time for Carr
On Sunday, Adams was reluctant to take back his words, and maintains that Carr can reach the level worthy of getting inducted to the Football Hall of Fame when his career is over. “But what I meant to say was, ‘Even if you go Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer, it’s an adjustment.’ I wasn’t saying, ‘Hall of Famer Aaron to Hall of Famer Derek.’ So, I’m not retracting my statement at all.”
Derek Carr has put up some great numbers over the course of his nine year career, but the that hasn’t always corresponded in win for the Oakland or Las Vegas Raiders.
Carr has been named to the Pro Bowl three times, and had his best year passing in terms of passing yardage. He threw for 4,804 yards which was fifth most last year, but passed for just 23 touchdowns and threw 14 interceptions.
Only two QBs with losing records in Canton
He has passed for a total of 31,700 yards and 193 touchdowns in his nine year career. Those numbers don’t quite equate to a Hall of Fame career, and his record up until this point would earn him a spot in Canton, Ohio. He has a record of 57-70, and has just one playoff game under his belt, which was this year’s 26-19 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. (The Raiders finished 12-4 in 2016, but Carr missed the postseason after breaking his leg late in the season.)
In the history of the NFL, there are only two quarterbacks to have made the Hall of Fame after ending their career with a losing record. Joe Namath who was 62-63-4, and Sonny Jurgensen who went 69-73-7.
While the numbers may not be there yet, Adams believes that the best is still to come for Carr. “Derek’s career, honestly, you look at the numbers that he’s had and what he’s had to work with and the adversity that he’s had in Oakland and coming to Vegas and the type of stuff that’s been going on here in the past, which, hopefully we’re putting all that stuff to bed, but, yeah, I didn’t deliver that message the way that I had in my head,”