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Friday, May 9, 2014
Raiders pick Derek Carr in 2nd round
ESPN.com news services
The Oakland Raiders drafted their possible quarterback of the future less than two months after acquiring a new starter.
The Raiders drafted Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr with the 36th overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday night to compete with presumptive starter Matt Schaub.
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"That's for the coaches to decide," Carr said on who will start. "Me, I'm going to be the same person every day. I'm going to come in ... the coaches know who they're getting. I told them, I appreciate you calling, you know what you're getting. And I'm going to come in and work, I'm going to come in and compete and I'm going to come in and try to make the team better. I'm not a selfish guy, that's for sure. I can't wait to get coached by those coaches."
Oakland traded a sixth-round pick to Houston in March to acquire Schaub and immediately named him the starter. In an interesting twist, Schaub replaced Carr's older brother, David, as starter in Houston. David Carr was the first draft pick ever for the Texans in 2002, and started five seasons there before being let go.
"Everything that he did right and everything that he did wrong, he's told me that if could do anything, he hopes that he made the path smoother for me, the transition into the NFL," Carr said.
Derek Carr was one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football last season. He threw for 5,083 yards and 50 touchdowns with only eight interceptions in a spread offense at Fresno State that included many quick screens and almost exclusively shotgun formations. He also won the 2013 Sammy Baugh Award, which goes to the nation's top passer.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Raiders pick Derek Carr in 2nd round
ESPN.com news services
The Oakland Raiders drafted their possible quarterback of the future less than two months after acquiring a new starter.
The Raiders drafted Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr with the 36th overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday night to compete with presumptive starter Matt Schaub.
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"That's for the coaches to decide," Carr said on who will start. "Me, I'm going to be the same person every day. I'm going to come in ... the coaches know who they're getting. I told them, I appreciate you calling, you know what you're getting. And I'm going to come in and work, I'm going to come in and compete and I'm going to come in and try to make the team better. I'm not a selfish guy, that's for sure. I can't wait to get coached by those coaches."
Oakland traded a sixth-round pick to Houston in March to acquire Schaub and immediately named him the starter. In an interesting twist, Schaub replaced Carr's older brother, David, as starter in Houston. David Carr was the first draft pick ever for the Texans in 2002, and started five seasons there before being let go.
"Everything that he did right and everything that he did wrong, he's told me that if could do anything, he hopes that he made the path smoother for me, the transition into the NFL," Carr said.
Derek Carr was one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football last season. He threw for 5,083 yards and 50 touchdowns with only eight interceptions in a spread offense at Fresno State that included many quick screens and almost exclusively shotgun formations. He also won the 2013 Sammy Baugh Award, which goes to the nation's top passer.
