Raiders quarterback Derek Carr hasn’t finished his first year in the NFL, but he’s already played for two head coaches.
He’d be happy if the Raiders decided not to make it three once the regular season came to a close. Carr was asked Wednesday if he’d like to see Tony Sparano make the move from interim head coach to permanent head coach.
“Yeah, we love him. He’s our leader. Absolutely. We love him. Obviously, those decisions are going to happen, and we have no control in that. Those decisions will be made, and whoever is here is who we’ll play for,” Carr said, via the Bay Area News Group. “The fact that I don’t know what’s going to happen, that’s hard. But right now I’m focused on playing my heart out for him because I love him. I love him to death, I love playing for him. He pushes the heck out of me, and I love it. That’s how I like to be coached.”
Keeping the Raiders engaged, something they’ve appeared to be while winning two of their last four games, should help Sparano land on his feet if the ax does fall, but it probably isn’t going to be enough to keep it from falling once the Raiders offseason gets underway.