Derek Carr set career highs in passing yards, completion percentage and yards per attempt in 2018, but as we profiled last month, counting stats can be deceiving when looking at a quarterback’s entire body of work.
Through the first quarter of the season, Carr’s completion percentage has risen to new heights, as it currently sits at 72.1 percent. But completion percentage doesn’t mean squat if you aren’t taking chances downfield, and despite Jon Gruden suggesting that the Raiders would look downfield more often this year, Carr is throwing more underneath routes than ever.