Trade Derek Carr before the deadline!

Getting rid of him outright in the offseason would save about $1m, but we likely need the $31m in cap relief we can get by restructuring his contract. That’s what really keeps him around, same as any other player who has had non-guaranteed dollars converted to a restructuring bonus these last few years.
I know what you're saying. We can save $1 million because we'd be simply trading taking the hit for the prorated bonuses instead of his base. But his base was never going to stay at $30 million. There is no way to get under the cap and get rid of him. His continued cap number kicking is part of the 5 year plan. He is locked here.