Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Rezburna made an excellent point in another thread that RB should be one of our easiest needs to satisfy. He pointed out that there are many good options in free agency that can be had on the cheap and a draft full that can be added for even less.

Yes, there are holes. Every team has holes to fill at this time of year. The bulk of free agency hasn't even started yet and the draft is still 50 days away. Plenty of time, and opportunity, to fill those holes.

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Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Speaking of RBs, it appears the titans are shopping Derrick Henry

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

I'd buy that for a dollar.

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Not sure if this has been stated but Carr's contract is for $60M guaranteed. of course he could earn more but we got him for $30MM a year basically

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

My nephew grew up in Bay area and has been a Raiders fan all his life. He thinks it will be a good move for us. Apart from Carr never having played with a good D, he points out that he will likely thrive in a Dome environment. Oakland (I’ve been there myself) frequently had blackouts and poor field conditions with iffy weather. Trading that in for the SD should make him more comfortable.

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

I don't see how we could afford him but he is exactly the type of runner that I like.

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Agreed, I think it would take more than I’d like to give up to acquire him, just thought it was interesting that they’d move him.

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

So you're saying we would need to give up Michael Thomas, Eric McCoy & possibly Taysom Hill in order to acquire Henry :p ?

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Several quality players are getting released because of the way their caps are managed. Releasing players is their way of creating cap space. The Saints, and now several other teams, structure the contracts in a way to keep those players AND create cap space. Personally I'd rather keep good players WHILE being able to add free agents.

Re: New Orleans Saints signing quarterback Derek Carr to four-year deal
 

Yes! And throw in three firsts as well to sweeten the deal!