A social round-up of people apologizing for being mean to Derek Carr all offseason and writing him off

You probably owe Derek Carr an apology. If you do, get in line, because all offseason, a ton of people were throwing dirt on the New Orleans Saints quarterback’s name. Analysts argued he couldn’t engineer an explosive offense, critics said New Orleans should’ve never acquired him, and even Saints fans wanted to see someone else start.

Despite everyone writing him off, the veteran quarterback has started the season on fire, and he’s been, arguably, the best quarterback in the league through two weeks, while the Saints have undoubtedly been the best offense. Now, apologies for Carr are coming in abundance.

Fans and media members apologize to Derek Carr after Saints’ hot start

After Carr fired a beautiful pass to Rashid Shaheed for a 70-yard touchdown, the apologies came flooding in on social media. Fans and media members alike had to admit they were wrong about the veteran quarterback.

Carr didn’t slow down after the explosive score either. He went on to complete 11-of-16 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns. He did throw an interception, but since the Saints were up so much, and since Tyrann Mathieu took the ball back the very next play, fans gave Carr some grace— something that wasn’t extended to him in his first year with the Saints.

Adding in what he did in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, Carr has completed 30-of-39 passes for 443 yards, five touchdowns, and just one interception. With numbers like that, and the fact New Orleans is 2-0, averaging 45.5 points a game, all the naysayers could do was apologize…

… and that they did. Some apologies even came with criticism for former offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael.

Some fans even penned letters to Carr, expressing how wrong they were for thinking he couldn’t play football anymore.

Beyond apologies, there were also vows to never slander Carr again. We’ll see if that vow holds up, if Carr’s play ever slips.

Even Kurt Benkert, who was very harsh to Carr and the Saints this offseason, admitted he was very wrong. He first apologized after Week 1, but challenged Carr to deliver against a good team. Now, Benkert couldn’t say anything else.

Carr, who was well aware of his critics league wide and in the fan base, admitted he wants to win the fans over. Through two weeks, he’s already done that. Now, he has to keep winning games to keep them on his side.

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