Derek Carr won’t take a pay cut for 2025 but willing to restructure to help the cap
Young had 4 Void years for a total of around $9 million that'll be dead money if he doesn't get extended. I have a problem with that contract because they Commanders traded him away for a 3rd and the 49ers didn't even try to sign him back after giving up that 3rd. They both knew something we ignored.
I didn't know about the 4 void years or the $9 million this year. But, if they take the cap hit this year, it doesn't really hurt us in 2026 which is when we should be back to even with the cap. So while I don't like the 4 void years, it's not the worst deal if they take the hit now instead of kicking the can on it. In the end we were desperate at DE due to misses on Davenport, Turner, and Foskey. So we had to do things that Washington and the 49ers didn't. Frankly, he probably would have been out of our price range but for the neck surgery. I expect now that he has proven healthy and had all those pressures, he's going to get a fairly big multi-year deal on a team with plenty of cap space to burn and a need at DE.
And we could still get a 3rd round pick for him if he gets a big contract elsewhere. That is unless the void years mess with that but I don't think they do. Even if it's a later round pick, we can use all the picks we can get.
So I guess while it wasn't a great move, I don't think it's the kind of deal that hurts us longer term if it's in isolation. But, sure, you don't want to do a bunch of deal like that. Especially if you aren't going to give them a new contract.
But, I do think Loomis was overall surprisingly frugal last year which gives me some hope that he now gets it and is committed to getting things under control. But, I'm not ruling out the possibility of him suddenly shifting back into go for it mode again if the next coach pushes for it.