BakoSaint

Just a thought but maybe the Saints should let Carr do what the Rams are letting Stafford do, let him and his agent talk to other teams under the premise of considering a trade. I do not think that any others teams would want to trade for Carr unless the price was very low (we could even say that the trade could be a swap of 7th rounders and we would consider taking the later 7th rounder) and Carr would accept a pay cut.

The thing is that Carr has said he won't take a pay cut. But that might be because his agent is blowing sunshine up his butt about great contracts other veteran QBs have gotten in the past and how he might get more than ever on the free agent market. But thats what agents do, promise the world and hope to deliver.

The advantage to letting Derek Carr talk to every other team in the league is that he might realize that this is not a normal year. Rodgers, Wilson, Stafford, Cousins, and Carr could all be available, flooding the market with an oversupply of older QBs. At the same time, the trend in the league is younger QBs, and unlike years past where Brady, Brees, Manning, etc were playoff regulars, only one older QB won a one playoff game this year. This is a copycat league. The veteran QB market is going to crash. If we let Carr talk to other teams, he might realize that his market value is $20-25 million per year, and change his tune on taking a pay cut, knowing that if he hits the free agent market even a $25 million deal (which the Saints would get $10 million of back from his guaranteed roster bonus due to offset language) is far from a sure thing.