The Facts: Carr met with the media on Tuesday for the first time since reporting to Raiders training camp in Henderson, and the main topic on his mind seemed to be the way he and his teammates are viewed by those outside the organization. In short, Carr is feeling disrespected. His thoughts on the subject came out when the seventh-year QB was asked if he considered opting out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as other players have done around the league. He implied the personal stakes were too high this season for him to not suit up. “Did I think about opting out? I did not,” Carr said. “I have a lot to prove to myself, I have a lot to prove to my organization. I’m being completely honest with you, I’m tired of being disrespected. So there was no question I was going to play this year.”

Diehards Line:Carr has started 94 of a possible 96 regular-season games since being drafted in 2014, and he has posted fairly impressive numbers in some categories (64.0 completion percentage, 143 touchdowns to 62 interceptions). But a lack of winning has caused many to question whether Carr is the right QB to lead Las Vegas to the postseason. The Raiders brought in veteran Marcus Mariota as a free agent, and that has led to speculation that the new addition could push Carr for the starting job, either before or throughout the 2020 season. Carr said he maintains a good relationship with Mariota and that he’s welcoming the challenge — as he has done every year since becoming the starting quarterback. For what it's worth, Carr wasn’t just standing up for himself on Tuesday, as he also went out of his way to campaign for his teammates to get more respect. He pointed to low Madden ratings and a lack of Las Vegas players in the recently released NFL 100 rankings and chalked it up as a drawback of the league’s “hype machine.”