Derek Carr world tour thread (updated with combine visits)

44slayer said
A straw man argument is guessing what the future division winners record might be? 8-9, 9-8, 10-7, what does it matter if it doesnt make you a contender. The actual division winner last year was 8-9. Who had a HoF QB, and still werent contenders. You keep making this up as you go. You cant see that winning the worst division in NFL history - current best QB is Sam Darnold - could lead to more years mired in mediocrity. Its an accomplishment, but long term goal? I dont think winning this division next year pushes us down the road to the next Payton/Brees run.

Its an accomplishment. It doesnt make us contenders. It doesnt push us toward becoming a contender.

If I may.
Do you remember the Seattle Seahawks that won the division with a 7-9 record and eliminated the defending Super Bowl Champions in the playoffs? Yeah that happened against us. That year and playoff win was a huge moral victory for that team. It showed what they needed to do, in order to belong. Now granted that they ran idle and finished with another 7-9 record the following year, but then they rolled off a handful of 10+ winning seasons. Plus they won the Super Bowl 3 years after that playoff game against us. The point is, you have to accomplish something, even if it’s small, in order to get hungry for something bigger.