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Silver Minings: Don’t expect bombs away with Jimmy Garoppolo

For many seasons, former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr didn’t have great success throwing the ball deep.

Yet, Carr did improve in that area. Now, with Carr’s replacement as the Raiders’ starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, the team may see much more short passes. Garoppolo is not known for his deep-passing prowess.

Check out this recent tweet by NFL analyst Warren Sharp:

well.... this will be interesting

rank on passes > 15 yards:

Derrek Carr: #9 of 47 QBs (+0.58)
Jimmy G: #42 of 47 QBs (-0.