AsylumGuido

He'd be in the blue tent inside the first quarter trying that. It's been hard to stop because the QB's doing it are somewhat of a passing threat. He hasn't shown that he can be a threat doing anything really.

jnormand

Good point. But neither has our DEFENSE. Or our offense for that matter.

AsylumGuido

Hopefully getting back some of those key players can change that. I'm sorry, but I don't see either Rattler or Haener ever putting up the kind of numbers Carr has in his career. I know some people are down on Carr, but he is still easily one of the 20-25 best professional QB's in the world today.

Sinner

That pipe you’re puffing on… put it down now son.

BakoSaint

I think Carr is a good enough QB that he could potentially win with a great defense and good oline. I dont think we have either one of those. I trust the data from PFF to some degree and what I see is that Carr is better than anyone on our defense, by far. Our defense is made up of big names who have all lost their edge and at this point the only above average starter on the entire D is granderson. Lattimore, Davis, Jordan, Mathieu, Young, Bresee, etc are names but at this point they vary from completely average starters to major liabilities. We have our Trent Dilfer or Phil Simms or Brock Osweiler but the championship D is nostalgia not a reality, and spending $40-50 million on an aging B+ QB without the team around him is questionable. We would be better off to gamble on the next Darnold, Mayfield, Wilson, or a 25-26 draft rookie who might be better or worse than Carr but would definitely free up resources to get younger and deeper over time.

The other thing with Carr is even if he’s your best shot to make the playoffs, you are paying $40-50 million a year to get there with a QB who has never won a playoff game, only played in one, and basically will be more of a rookie in the playoffs than Rattler is in the regulr season. So sure, he’s your best option on the current roster if money is no object, but he is getting older, the team to win doesnt exist around him, and by the time you build it, you got the 40yo virgin in the big game.

leilung

We're looking pretty ate up this week on Pass D. Bryce is aobut to have a break out game!

AsylumGuido

A breakout game for Bryce Young is a passer rating of 75.

Sinner

We’ll make Bryce Young look like Steve Young.

bobdog86

Let’s hope his passer rating stays below 75, but does anyone feel comfortable about it?

BakoSaint

I think we will probably beat the Panthers. The margin of our previous victory and the Panthers current record stand out even with our injuries, and Bryce Young is a very bad QB. Still we are bad enough that it is anyones game. I want us to win, but more than that I want nobody to get contract extensions after the game and no trades to be made for acquiring aging injury prone overpaid veterans, and I dont trust our front office not to give contract extensions or make trades based on a cheap bottom of the barrel win.

With the Saints these days I feel like I have a relative with a gambling addiction in financial turmoil who I know has placed a series of bets. I guess I want them to win the bets they have already placed because more losses will only make it worse, but I don't want them to spend another cent placing new bets and I don't think a few lucky wins prove they are well or competant or don't have a mental illness. I am happy for the Saints to win games but every time they double down and place a new bet, like extending Kamara or discussing stupid trades, I want Mickey Loomis to be committed to an inpatient treatment facility. Derek Carr, Dennis Allen, and Mickey Loomis are like their casino loyalty cards, and I want them cut and trashed even if a couple bets win, because their addiction to bad bets can never be healthy.