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The communication process for Derek Carr and his teammates is an ongoing, improving one, which the New Orleans Saints quarterback actually has sharpened at home, as a father.
Carr and his teammates have had to smooth out the line of communication this season, tonally and informationally. It’s something the 10-year veteran had to work on when he entered the NFL.
“I had to learn that,” he said. “I just did things my way and you watch those older guys in the ’90s and that I grew up watching and the early 2000s, it’s like, OK, that’s how it’s supposed to be. And then you learn that not everybody responds to that.
“One thing, if I’m just being honest, that taught me that the most was being a Dad. My 10-year-old does not respond the same way as my 7-year-old. My 10-year-old will outwork anybody. My 7-year-old has got all the talent in the world and he’s like, ‘Ah, I’ll just throw it like this.’ And I’ve got to go after him a little bit, whereas my 10-year-old, I just have to be like, ‘Hey, it’s OK to screw up.’ He’s a perfectionist. So the tone is different.
“Once I learned that as a Dad, that they’re not all the same, you treat them all fair but not equal, I have done the same thing in my growth as a leader with different positions, not just receiver. Not everybody responds the same. I’ve had guys tell me, ‘If I screw up, I want you to yell at me in the middle of practice.’ I’ve had other guys that are like, ‘Hey man, just come and talk to me. I don’t like that.’ OK, cool, no problem.
