“Get rid of this dumba**” – Raiders fans DEMAND accountability from HC Josh McDaniels after he benched QB Derek Carr for the rest of the season
Sarah Richards
Updated on April 01, 2026
After announcing that the Raiders will be benching Derek Carr for the rest of the season, HC Josh McDaniels has addressed the weird QB situation at the Raiders. Due to his abysmal performances this season, the Raiders decided to move on with Carr and have benched him. Carr, who was with the team for 9 years, has even left the camp because realistically, the team won’t make it to the playoffs.
Following Carr’s termination, McDaniels said that the QB situation is weird at the Raiders and gave reasons why he decided it was best for the team to bench Carr. He said that Carr understands why the decision has been made and also understands how difficult it was for him to make the call. McDaniels also criticized the team’s passing game against the Steelers, which ended in a heartbreaking loss for the team from Las Vegas.
He said that a lot of things are to be sorted out and the team is just not good enough offensively. “That’s not good enough, you know what I mean? And for us to be able to win this time of the year and be productive offensively, you have to throw the ball better than what we’ve thrown it at times here over the last month-in-a-half. There’s a lot to be sorted through once the season is over,” McDaniels said.
Many people were unhappy with the decision to bench Carr. They believed that McDaniels is a bigger culprit when it comes to the Raiders’ performance this season. It is also said that Carr is just being used as a scapegoat.
NFL Twitter slams Josh McDaniels over Derek Carr’s snub
Fans, especially Raiders fans, were fuming over McDaniels’ comments. The HC isn’t taking any accountability and fans are demanding answers from him. They even want him to step aside from his job.
DUDE.. we were just in the playoffs with a terrible season of events and a back up Coach…wtf JUST happen😡😡
— Joe Torry (@joetorry1) December 28, 2022
What a liar. Why can’t he just tell it how it is? “We are planning to cut Derek Carr, so we can’t risk him getting injured because then we’d have to pay him for next year.”
— Mu Sakazaki (@musakazaki) December 28, 2022
Derek Carr is NOT the problem our Defense is the problem our HEAD COACH IS THE PROBLEM we have lead in the 1st half in the majority of our games other teams make adjustments and we lose in the 2nd half and then the game
— mario delgado (@mariod75) December 28, 2022
Hes a fantastic locker room leader and has been the best QB we have had since gannon, but you would be lying to yourself if you think he has been good this season.
— Mtn Do'h (@mtndoh) December 28, 2022
Fire McDaniels. The whole team looks lost. That’s not a QB problem, that’s a Head Coach problem. If I owned the team, w would have kept Bisaccia. Now you gotta get Sean Payton.
— Roy (@royelper) December 29, 2022
I predicted early this 🤡 would be the @Raiders HC, I prayed that Jim Harbaugh would be Davis choice, so we would not have to be listening to a late season presser like this..I wishfully thought we can make a run, but deep down knew exactly what this fraud was all about
— Master Marco Polo 🇲🇽“El Buki Raider” (@srchilaquilles) December 29, 2022
You're a pathetic piece of shit that single handedly ruined Derek Carr's career and are a complete joke in this league. Run back to your dad, Belechik will take you back that's it! No other team in this league will give you a chance. Davis needs to leave the league next!!!
— Raaaaaaiiidddeeerrrrsssss!!!!! (@Raaaaaaiiiddde1) December 28, 2022
The Raiders are 6-9 for the season and currently hold the third spot in the highly competitive AFC West division. In the remaining two games of the regular season, they will face two in-form teams- the 49ers and the Chiefs. Former New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham will start QB for the Raiders in the next game against the 49ers.
