I'd like to try and get Derek Carr

AsylumGuido · 02-09-2023, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

It's really the only logical path. Carr gets cut, and Saints sign him to a more cap friendly deal, and he is a bridge QB, provided we draft a couple QBs between this year and next to develop.

There are basically twelve teams in the market for a starting QB. I doubt Carr will be willing to take a bargain deal to be a temporary starter. If we do somehow sign him it would most likely be with the understanding that he will be our starter for the foreseeable future. The most cost effective way of doing that would be picking up his existing contract via trade. That will not preclude us from drafting and developing QB's along the way, much like the Patriots did while Brady was under center. Look at Matt Cassel and Jimmy Garoppolo.

Any wink, wink would have to do with Carr waiting until the trade window opens on March 15.

02-09-2023, 09:09 AM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: I'd like to try and get Derek Carr Originally Posted by SmashMouth It's really the only logical path. Carr gets cut, and Saints sign him to a more cap friendly deal, and he is a bridge QB, provided we draft a couple QBs between this year and next to develop. There are basically twelve teams in the market for a starting QB. I doubt Carr will be willing to take a bargain deal to be a temporary starter. If we do somehow sign him it would most likely be with the understanding that he will be our starter for the foreseeable future. The most cost effective way of doing that would be picking up his existing contract via trade. That will not preclude us from drafting and developing QB's along the way, much like the Patriots did while Brady was under center. Look at Matt Cassel and Jimmy Garoppolo. Any wink, wink would have to do with Carr waiting until the trade window opens on March 15.
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