Derek Carr world tour thread (updated with combine visits)
That's not necessarily true. Jets haven't made him an offer and our offer is already on the table. We may have a deal already in place where we match/beat the Jets offer and he comes here.
He's just waiting for the cards to fall with Rodgers. He could easily get $7-8 million a year more if the Jets and us start bidding against each other. Or he could just take the offer already on the table but there's no rush for him to do so.
All are definitely possible, but not necessarily a given.
Here's some other possibilities:
- FA starts and other QBs become available. Maybe they're as good as DC4, maybe they're not. But given the laws of supply & demand, you're never more valuable than when you are the only option. When "other options" hit the market, your value MAY actually decrease.
- speaking of "other options", if Rodgers doesn't pan out for the Jets, they might prefer JimmyG due to previous familiarity with him for certain coaches on Jets staff
- LJ8 may become available, and a viable trade option for some teams, depending on tag Ravens use on him
- Daniel Jones may become available, and is a younger option than DC4; with upside potential; i think DC4 has reached his potential
- Justin Fields is still lurking in the background as a possible trade piece; Bears supposedly want to trade out of #1 pick (makes sense, IMO) and looking for a ransom to do just that (not sure they'll get it, given the top players in this draft and the teams in those top spots); they may get stuck with that #1 pick and take a QB? If that happens, I'm fairly certain Fields will become available....if not this year, then next. I'd be interested in Fields! In fact, I wonder if the Saints aren't looking into that behind the scenes?
While DC4 has every right to wait for as long as he wants, for the deal he hopes to receive, he's playing a game that might actually result in LESS money than what he's currently offered. For whatever reason....his market seems to have been set. 1 team! We can argue over the Jets and Panthers, or some invisible 4th team, but factually speaking.....I think we'd hear about a 2nd offer, because the bidding will begin. That hasn't materialized, for whatever reason, and there's about to be several more (less expensive) options become available. That doesn't bode well for DC4. And those last 3 scenarios are very real possibilities at this time of writing. They could all be moved, or they could be retained by their current teams. If any become viable options, DC4 will likely earn less than offered.
Can't blame the dude for wanting to earn more than he's been offered, and I'm certain it's disappointing. I wish I was born richer and better looking, but the reality of that situation is that I wasn't, and I have to work with what I've got. What DC4 has is ONE offer on the table, and the prospect of "other options" to become available on the very near horizon. And maybe i've completely mis-read the situation, but it just seems like DC4 is looking for ANY reason not to come here. Even IF the Saints have a verbal agreement that "we'll match your best offer", it's been 3+ weeks since that meeting; at what point do you recognize that your best offer has already been received? At this point, it just seems like DC4 is jumping through hoops to solicit a 2nd offer, which just hasn't materialized. And at this point it looks like he doesn't even want to be a Saint, even if that's not the case...