Saints' Derek Carr congratulated Falcons' Jessie Bates after pick-six
Sportsmanship is awesome. It is necessary in professional sports. New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr showed it during the team's loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. In fact, he may have done it in a way that will frustrate fans. Carr actually congratulated Jessie Bates after the Falcons safety nabbed a pick-six off of […]
Sportsmanship is awesome. It is necessary in professional sports. New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr showed it during the team's loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
In fact, he may have done it in a way that will frustrate fans.
Carr actually congratulated Jessie Bates after the Falcons safety nabbed a pick-six off of him in the first quarter to give Atlanta the lead.
The Falcons did not look back after grabbing the momentum on that play. Carr's comments regarding the play are sure to anger some fans. They do not want to hear that he gave props to a division rival's defender after making a major mistake.
Carr said that Bates' play was actually a 'bad' play, but he told Bates that he 'beat him' in that scenario.
"You beat me.. You made a great play" — Carr to Bates after pick-six
It's fair for Carr to do that in-game because he and Bates have interacted before, but he probably should have kept the discussion to himself. Saints fans never want to hear that you said something positive to a Falcons player after a major mistake. It's just a bit embarrassing.
Carr also acknowledged the overall red zone struggles on offense. The Saints are in the bottom third of the league when it comes to scoring touchdowns when they get inside the opponent's twenty yard line.
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In all phases, Carr and the offense need to improve. They are too talented to see these struggles, and now, they are dealing with a plethora of injuries.
