Former Raiders assistant coach Rod Woodson said on Wednesday that Derek Carr doesn’t bring “toughness” to the Raiders and questioned what kind of success Jordy Nelson would have playing with a quarterback that was “is not Aaron Rodgers.”

It was an underhanded shot at both players and one that predictably wasn’t well received by most Raider fans.

Coincidentally, James Jones, a former teammate of both players (Carr and Nelson) spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Scott Bair on the same day and painted a much different picture of the Raiders quarterback who is not Aaron Rodgers.

This is what Jones said he told Jordy Nelson after he signed with the Raiders.

“I told him in my opinion if there’s anybody that’s a very close second to Aaron Rodgers, it’s the kid you’re about to play with… I’ve been around Derek Carr for a long time. When he was at Fresno State we used to train and throw balls together. At that time I had only played with two quarterbacks and that was Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and the first time I see this kid throw, I’m like ‘man, I’ve seen these throws before.'”

Jones said he believes Carr not only shares physical attributes with Rodgers, but also a similar approach to the game, mentally.

“I knew he was going to be special. It’s natural, it’s a flick of the wrist. He can make every throw, inside the pocket, outside the pocket, he can make plays with his legs, extremely smart, and a super competitor at the same time. He wants everything to be perfect and I seen those same things with Aaron Rodgers.”

Jones played one season with the Raiders in what happened to be the Carr’s rookie year.

He caught what was arguably the biggest touchdown of the 2014 season.

Somewhere, Khalil Mack and Sio Moore are still celebrating…

Game winner. Derek Carr to James Jones. 🙂 https://t.co/1CD81qnlpv — Bryanne (@BryanneIsInRF) November 21, 2014

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