A three-game losing streak, with calls from fans for him to be replaced with Marcus Mariota at quarterback growing louder by the loss, had him feeling off.
So Carr channeled Gruden, who resigned Oct.
I’m an emotional, passionate person, but my mindset literally goes, ‘OK, 7-0.’ We’ve got to keep going.
“But I can’t exhale during the game, especially with this one, how close it was.
“Anytime I scramble in practice or in a game, I’ll come up to him and be like, ‘Carriota, bro,’ and he’ll laugh at me.