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Jimmy Garoppolo

Foot injury could have Raiders looking at other quarterbacks

Jimmy Garoppolo has a foot injury that could jeopardize his ability to be ready in Week 1. He might not even be on the Las Vegas roster. Why was it, again, that the Raiders got rid of Derek Carr?

A report by Pro Football Talk indicates the contract Garoppolo signed contains an injury waiver. If there are any problems with the foot he injured last year, the team could opt to simply walk away with no obligation. (The foot is not yet healed; he underwent an additional surgery after agreeing to terms.)

Some chance, in other words, that the opening day starter at quarterback for the Raiders is somebody who isn’t currently on their roster. They signed veteran Brian Hoyer, but he isn’t the guy. Nor is rookie Aidan O’Connell. If they wanted to go the free agency route, they’d be looking at Teddy Bridgewater, Carson Wentz or Matt Ryan. Ugh.

For fantasy purposes, it would have me nervous about selecting Davante Adams. I don’t think it’s a plus for Josh Jacobs either. The Raiders are also hamstrung by having one of the league’s worst offseason lines.

Even if Garoppolo is healthy for training camp, I’m not confident he’ll stay healthy for long. For whatever reason, he’s tended to break down more frequently than other quarterbacks. Carr, on the other hand, has been remarkably durable.

See the chart below, which shows the 82 regular-season games of the last five years (Garoppolo’s five full seasons in San Francisco). Carr started every game until the Raiders sat him down for the final two weeks of last season. He’s played at least two thirds of all but one of those 80 games.

With Garoppolo, he’s started only 50 of 82 games, and he’s missed at least 40 percent of four of those starts. (I’ve got him at 36 full games, with another 10 where he was on the field for over 70 percent of the plays.)

When they’ve been playing, they’ve been pretty comparable, I think. Garoppolo has completed 67.6 percent of his passes the last five years, with 12,039 yards, 75 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. Carr in the last five years has completed 67.2 percent, with 20,532 yards, 114 touchdowns and 55 interceptions.

As they say, availability is the best ability, and Carr has been a lot more available than Garoppolo.

In the chart below, I’m not including opponents and scores. I didn’t want it to get too cluttered. The point is to show how much they’ve played (and not played). The stats for each game show completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns.

GAROPPOLO & CARR (last 5 years)
YearGJ. GaroppoloD. Carr
2018115-33-261-129-40-303-0
2018218-26-206-229-32-288-1
2018320-30-251-227-39-345-1
20184IR knee35-58-437-4
20185IR knee24-33-268-1
20186IR knee23-31-142-0
20187IR knee21-28-244-3
20188IR knee16-21-171-0
20189IR knee24-37-243-0
201810IR knee19-31-192-2
201811IR knee16-34-194-1
201812IR knee29-38-285-3
201813IR knee25-34-322-2
201814IR knee21-38-263-1
201815IR knee19-26-167-0
201816IR knee24-33-185-0
2019118-27-166-122-26-259-1
2019217-25-296-323-38-198-1
2019323-32-277-127-34-242-2
2019420-29-181-221-31-189-2
2019524-33-243-025-32-229-0
2019612-21-151-022-28-293-2
2019718-22-175-218-30-285-3
2019828-37-317-420-31-289-2
2019924-46-248-121-31-218-1
20191034-45-424-425-29-292-1
20191114-20-253-215-27-127-0
20191215-21-165-120-30-222-1
20191326-35-349-425-34-262-2
20191422-34-200-122-36-267-1
20191516-27-248-126-30-291-1
20191618-22-285-029-46-391-1
2020119-33-259-222-30-239-1
2020214-16-131-228-38-284-3
20203DNP ankle24-32-261-2
20204DNP ankle32-44-311-2
202057-17-77-022-31-347-3
2020623-33-268-324-36-284-2
2020720-25-277-015-24-111-1
2020811-16-84-013-23-165-2
20209IR ankle16-25-154-0
202010IR ankle23-31-275-3
202011IR ankle22-34-215-0
202012IR ankle28-47-381-3
202013IR ankle31-45-316-2
202014IR ankle3-5-53-0
202015IR ankle21-34-336-1
202016IR ankle24-38-371-2
2021117-25-314-134-56-435-2
2021222-30-189-128-37-382-2
2021325-40-257-226-43-386-2
2021414-23-165-121-34-196-2
20215DNP calf22-35-206-0
2021616-27-181-118-27-341-2
2021717-28-322-031-34-323-2
2021828-40-326-230-46-296-1
2021915-19-182-225-35-261-2
20211016-22-176-219-27-215-1
20211117-26-230-124-39-373-1
20211220-30-299-228-38-249-0
20211327-41-296-233-45-263-1
20211418-23-235-125-38-236-1
20211526-35-322-120-25-201-1
202116DNP thumb24-31-255-1
20211723-32-316-120-36-186-2
20221DNP backup22-37-295-2
2022213-21-154-125-39-252-2
2022318-29-211-126-44-303-2
2022416-27-239-121-34-188-0
2022518-30-253-219-30-241-2
2022629-41-296-221-27-241-1
2022725-37-303-215-26-101-0
2022821-25-235-221-36-259-2
2022919-28-240-024-38-248-2
20221020-29-228-423-37-307-2
20221126-37-222-125-36-295-3
2022122-4-56-016-30-250-2
202213DNP foot11-20-137-0
202214DNP foot20-38-231-3
202215DNP foot16-30-174-1
202216DNP footDNP benched
202217DNP footDNP benched

—Ian Allan

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