Gruden: "I Thought He (Derek Carr) Did All He Could Do"

On Saturday, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr returned from a groin injury he sustained the week before.

While it was obvious he was not back to 100 percent, the Raiders believed he was healthy enough to play against the Dolphins.

Carr completed 21-of-34 passes for 336 yards, with an average of just under 10 yards per throw. He managed to throw and rush for a touchdown.

While Carr didn’t show his capability of rushing outside of the pocket on second or third down situations due to his groin injury, head coach Jon Gruden believes Carr did all what he could against the Dolphins.

“I thought he did all he could do,” Gruden said after the game. “I thought he showed a lot of toughness. You know, obviously not converting on third down, I think his mobility perhaps played into that a little bit.

"(Miami is) just a great football team, a great defensive team, as good as we’ve seen all year. They throw ever look at you that you can prepare for. I thought Derek did a great job and I thought he did enough to win tonight.”

Carr’s stats alone showed he had a good day in the office, avoiding throwing an interception or fumbling the football against the Dolphins.

While Carr and his offense should have punched a touchdown in with seconds left on the clock, securing a victory, considering the state of their quarterback, Gruden believes it was the right call to make.

As he has said more than once this season: “I don’t regret the call. But I regret the results.”

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