Pro Football Focus grades rankings can lead to a lot of side eye at times. This one would definitely qualify. This week, they set about ranking the NFL quarterbacks. I popped in, ready to scroll down a ways before seeing Derek Carr’s name. I scrolled a bit and heard a record scratch.
They ranked him 7th in the league. Um, what? Here was their head-scratching reasoning.
Carr’s good grade lands more on the conservative end of the spectrum, as he ranks third at avoiding turnover-worthy plays (two of his three interceptions were on the receiver and a bad bounce), though Carr ranks just 19th in the league in positively graded throws.