It’s looking more and more likely that Derek Carr will be back with the New Orleans Saints in 2025. It’ll be tough for the Saints to get under the salary cap without restructuring his contract, and the measures they’ll need to take if they cut him are a really tough sell. Their only other option is to trade him, but that would be very difficult — the Saints gave Carr a no-trade clause when he signed with them back in 2023 and they’ll need him to sign off on a move elsewhere. He wouldn’t do it for the Raiders a few years ago. Don’t expect him to help the Saints.
When you look at the teams that ranked among the league’s worst passing offenses this season, most of them have young quarterbacks (the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and Carolina Panthers), are picking high in the upcoming draft (the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans), or don’t need to throw much thanks to their reliable running game (the Philadelphia Eagles). So we’re left with few obvious suitors. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any teams that make sense. Let’s highlight three possible fits, but first argue why Carr is (or is not) appealing in the first place:
Continue reading...When you look at the teams that ranked among the league’s worst passing offenses this season, most of them have young quarterbacks (the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and Carolina Panthers), are picking high in the upcoming draft (the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans), or don’t need to throw much thanks to their reliable running game (the Philadelphia Eagles). So we’re left with few obvious suitors. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any teams that make sense. Let’s highlight three possible fits, but first argue why Carr is (or is not) appealing in the first place:
