The AFC West should be an absolute barnburner of a division this year. With four premium quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Russell Wilson, and Derek Carr at the helms of the respective squads in the division, there might be a ton of electric football out ahead of us out West.
Well, actually, according to Herbert, there might only be three worthwhile quarterbacks.
In a recent interview that’s been making the rounds on Twitter, Herbert discussed the competitiveness of the heated AFC West and how excited he is to play the “best.” He mentions Mahomes. He mentions Wilson. And with no pause — as if he’s thought of this long ago — Herbert doesn’t mention Carr.
Oh, boy:
He left Derek Carr out lmao I love it😭 #FTR pic.twitter.com/hVnftnRlgT
— •𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔 𝔼𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕣• (@ElectricEkeler) August 22, 2022
Given that Carr now throws to Davante Adams along with Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow, it seems extremely unlikely that Herbert simply forgot about the Raiders’ signal-caller.
Perhaps there’s a little bitterness on the part of Herbert with Carr. After all, Carr’s Raiders beat Herbert’s Chargers in a win-or-go-home Week 18 defacto playoff game last season. While unconfirmed, it would be fair to assume Herbert hasn’t forgotten the sting of that defeat and how close the Chargers were to meaningful January football after losing to a rival.
Oh well. Too bad we won’t see the Chargers and Raiders play against each other any time soon so they can work out these feelings. Oh, wait, they play in Week 1 in Los Angeles! Ah, the suspense is terrible. I hope it lasts.
NFL fans also thought Herbert excluded Carr from any compliments on purpose
That was intentional 😂😂 https://t.co/rI9zHXtVcx
— L.T G.O.A.T ⚡️ (@WhatitDoAbaby) August 23, 2022
“You gotta beat the Mahomes, the Russel Wilsons… try to tie with the Derek Carrs and fail” https://t.co/0zGJVvwiEO
— Charlie Albarran (@chachacharlieAD) August 23, 2022
He still made from last year 🤣 https://t.co/KTJqSayc61
— AUSTIN (@haywoodthedon) August 23, 2022
He left Derek out, like Derek left the chargers out of the playoffs last year 😪 https://t.co/E36fla8gPj
— Tyler Coe (@tg_coe) August 23, 2022
This you?? https://t.co/G8P8AQuYHZ pic.twitter.com/ubra8sT1ER
— #22 (@KKWedel1) August 23, 2022
😂 no love for the Vegas QB1 https://t.co/EYTFb9lsJM
— Austin Tialavea (@_itsAustinT) August 23, 2022
He can leave carr out all he wants. Carr still sent him home in a shootout https://t.co/zmVFy4y0vW
— Reverse Hipster (@HipsterReverse) August 23, 2022
He left Carr off this list, but Carr left him out the playoffs, so it’s cool… https://t.co/s939a4hRP6
— Michael rueda (@wolf2988) August 23, 2022
