Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr was called the team’s ‘franchise quarterback’ by new general manager Mike Mayock on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Mayock went on to say he is also happy with backup QB AJ McCarron. ‘I think Derek Carr is a franchise quarterback,’ Mayock said. ‘I truly believe that. Now, do I also believe that it’s a general manager and head coach’s job to keep their job open to improve any position on a football team? Sure. But I think it’s really difficult to try to improve over a franchise quarterback like the one we have in our building right now.’