BakoSaint

Is the duo of Derek Carr and Taysom Hill (for short yardage situations) better combined than Patrick Maholmes?

I ask this because from 2024-2026 we are paying more for them. Numbers from overthecap.

2024: Maholmes: $44.3 Million
Carr: $35.7 Million
Hill: $15.8 Million
Winston Dead Money: $8 Million?
Total Saints QBs: $59.5 Million

2025: Maholmes: $46.3 Million
Carr: $45.7 Million
Hill: $15.8 Million
Total Saints QBs: $61.5 Million

2026: Maholmes: $42 Million
Carr: $55.7 Million
Hill Dead Money: $5.3 Million
Total Saints Saints QBs: $61 Million

Total Excess QB Spending by Saints vs Maholmes 2024-2026: $49.4 Million.

I know we can restructure down the road, but that only pushed this money out. Long term, until Maholmes signs a new contract, we are paying Carr and Hill a combined $15-20 million a year more than Maholmes once the 2023 cheat year is over. And pushing the money further out just means that in 2027 we might be paying Carr and Hill $40 million more than Maholmes makes.

I just don't see how we can win a ring this way. 9-8, 10-7, sure its possible. But we are paying a QB we HOPE ranks 10-15th in the league and his Robin more than the best QBs in the league make. And we are an old team with limited draft assets and amongst the least cap space in the league that is not one player away.

I guess we will just have to rely on Dennis Allen being a much better head coach than Andy Reid.