![]() Kenny was a Super Bowl Champion, something Carr has never done. Kenny was a multi-time All-Pro, something Carr hasn’t done once. Stabler led the NFL in touchdowns and passer rating, neither of which number four has accomplished. Kenny Stabler was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year, an award Carr hasn’t won. What other arguments does Carr have? That Kenny’s teams and coaches were better? That’s not a sound argument. You want to build an argument for Carr, against Stabler, based on his numbers, when the numbers look so dramatically different? Weird hill to die on. Stabler’s 2,469 yards, 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 57.4% completion percentage, 94.9 rating.Īnd Snake put up these numbers in a 14 game season. ![]() Snake’s bonafide AP NFL League MVP season-Ĭarr’s 4,199 yards, 30 touchdowns, six interceptions, 63.75% completion percentage, 96.7 rating vs. Derek Carr with a rating of 96.7Īnd I’ll take it a step further, here’s Carr’s “MVP type season” vs. Eighth In Passer Rating- Bob Griese with a rating of 80.9 vs.Sixth in Touchdowns- Fran Tarkenton with 17 touchdowns vs.12th in yards- John Hadl with 1,752 yards vs.When Kenny Stabler actually won MVP in 1974, here are the guys that finished where Carr did, and their statlines. Don’t worry, I adjusted for his pace across 16 starts, and those numbers change to 12th and sixth respectively. I can hear you now, he missed most of the 15th game, as well as all of the 16th game. In his MVP caliber season, Carr was 14th in yards, eighth in touchdowns, eighth in passer rating, and 16th in quarterback rating, because weirdly those two are not the same thing. Since we’re talking about numbers, since we’re pretending numbers are the same nearly a half-century later, let’s look at Carr’s rankings. By The Numbersĭerek Carr was a MVP candidate once in his career, the 2016 season. Let’s take a look at the stark contrast in numbers. I’ve written an article ( click the link, dummy) where I show the dramatic increase in passing numbers and efficiency over a 40 year span, and while Carr has struggled with Marcus Peters, his receivers didn’t have to go up against guys like Mel Blount. But that’s kinda the point, isn’t it?ĭerek Carr has played his entire career in Bill Polian’s pass-happy protect the quarterback 15 yard penalty NFL. The league is so completely different now, and the era in which Snake played is basically a different sport than Carr’s. If you’re asking me if I’d rather play Carr or a Ken Stabler I snagged from a time machine, I don’t know that I don’t pick Carr. There are people out there that will use this information, strangling the context, to imply that Derek Carr is a better quarterback than Ken Stabler. With each year that goes by, his numbers dwarf Ken “Snake” Stabler’s more and more. Derek Carr is the franchise’s all-time leading passer. ![]() No, Derek Carr Is Not Better Than Kenny Stabler I’m starting to sound like a stan over here.īut you’re drowning in the kool aid if you really believe in your soul that Derek Carr is better than Kenny Stabler was. I’ll go a little farther, I’d even rather have Derek Carr than Rich Gannon. If you want to say he’s better than Jim Plunkett, I’m with you. I can’t believe I actually have to do this, but there are people on the internet that think Derek Carr is the best quarterback in Raiders history.
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