Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 (Post 998165)

Carr is not the guy. He tries hard to sound like the guy but it falls flat and he isn't clutch. Hate to admit it but Baker is more of a dawg than Carr.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 998169)

Unfortunately we saw clutch for much of the last two decades in Drew Brees. Our standards have been set ridiculously high. There are only a small handful of QB's in the league today that can be considered clutch. Being simply average means you are one of the 15-17 best players in the world at your position. It may be another two or three decades before we happen upon another QB that truly meets our expectations.

Originally Posted by Sinner (Post 998178)

We’ll be dead by then, and the Saints will be long gone within the next decade.

Originally Posted by Sinner (Post 998178)

We’ll be dead by then, and the Saints will be long gone within the next decade.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 998169)

Unfortunately we saw clutch for much of the last two decades in Drew Brees. Our standards have been set ridiculously high. There are only a small handful of QB's in the league today that can be considered clutch. Being simply average means you are one of the 15-17 best players in the world at your position. It may be another two or three decades before we happen upon another QB that truly meets our expectations.

Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 998162)

You won’t see me jump out the window to defend Carr, but the offensive line is more than just an excuse. They’ve been ineffective at both pass protection and run blocking. For a team that wants to run it up the middle we’ve done a poor job of assembling an interior offensive line. I’ve had the new college football game for a while now and the first thing I did was go and recruit as many elite offensive lineman as I could find. It always starts in the trenches for me.

Originally Posted by subguy (Post 998226)

I would agree with all of this. Carr is more of a bridge to a final destination, not the destination. That said, the O-Line now vs. when Drew was our QB is not comparable, and not in a good way.

Drew could make a no-name receiver, a named receiver. Carr will never do that.

I want to see how the team operates under the new offense. I think we have the opportunity to have a solid offense, but how impactful will be seen.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 998169)

Unfortunately we saw clutch for much of the last two decades in Drew Brees. Our standards have been set ridiculously high. There are only a small handful of QB's in the league today that can be considered clutch. Being simply average means you are one of the 15-17 best players in the world at your position. It may be another two or three decades before we happen upon another QB that truly meets our expectations.

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 (Post 998239)

I don't compare Carr to Brees.

"Being Clutch" would be someone who more often than not, makes a play when you need it.

In Carr, I see a QB who struggles to finish drives in the red zone. He's inconsistent, he's full of platitudes that feel hollow and seems to shrink when it counts most.

We don't need Drew Brees, we need more consistent execution.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 998242)

Let's just see what he does without having to deal with inept playcalling. Carmichael was calling the same crap in 2022 and we only won seven games.