Raiders HC Pete Carroll responds to brewing quarterback controversy

Quite a few errors and turnovers towards the Chicago Bears on Sunday led to the Las Vegas Raiders dropping to 1-3 on the season. The Raiders turned the ball over 4 occasions (three had been interceptions of Geno Smith) and had a possible game-winning discipline objective blocked.

Following the sport, Raiders head coach Pete Carroll was requested if he was contemplating beginning Kenny Pickett towards the Indianapolis Colts after Smith’s efficiency towards the Bears.

“No. Nope. We’re not there,” Carroll mentioned.

The query appeared truthful for a workforce that dropped two video games beneath .500 on the finish of September. Smith went 14-of-21 passing for 117 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. He performed his worst sport of the season towards a banged-up Bears protection that was with out its prime two cornerbacks, Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson.

Worse, the passing sport ought to have been helped by an unimaginable dashing assault. Whereas the run sport had been caught within the mud for the primary three weeks, rookie operating again Ashton Jeanty completed with 138 yards dashing, and the Raiders had 240 yards on the bottom on Sunday.

Las Vegas Raiders are sick after loss to Chicago Bears

Carroll mentioned Smith was “sick” about his play on Sunday as a result of it wasted a nice efficiency by Maxx Crosby and the protection.

“You may’t anticipate to show the ball over like that and win,” Carroll mentioned. “It would not occur, however we overcame it as a result of the protection was so spectacular within the first half making these stops. They had been nice, and it gave us an opportunity. The rating might have been ridiculous after the primary quarter, but it surely wasn’t, and so we study. We develop, and we’ve got to do higher. I do know Geno [Smith] is sick.”

Smith has thrown for 948 yards, six touchdowns and 7 interceptions this season. He signed a two-year, $75 million contract extension in April after the Raiders despatched a third-round decide to the Seattle Seahawks for the quarterback. 

In August, the Las Vegas despatched a fifth-round decide to the Cleveland Browns for Pickett, a former first-round decide by the Pittsburgh Steelers.