Derek Carr won’t take a pay cut for 2025 but willing to restructure to help the cap

Stalwart385 said
That's a restructure. It's unrealistic. I've seen Trip go on these tangents before, its annoying. Underhill does the same thing sometimes, he hasn't been on this bender like Trip though. They aren't perfect and they are wrong here. It's unrealistic to spread this. They are creating a hate ball ready to explode when Carr gets restructured.

This is why I've been passionate about it. I know what Trip has been spreading, I see what people are saying and I know what's actually going to happen by the numbers. People are going to be very upset and they don't realize there really was not an option.

They aren't expressing any "hate" toward Carr and I'm not either. Carr is a solid QB somewhere around #15 to #10 depending on the day. But that doesn't mean it makes sense to pay him what he will be making on a team that is in a rebuild. Given Carr's age, at some point you have to move on and find a young QB to build around. I would prefer to do that now and find out what we have in Rattler because he's not going to get any better sitting on the bench and needs game time to get better. If he's not the answer then we need a QB in 2026. Having Carr on the roster only serves to delay finding out what Rattler is and use up money we could use to get the cap in order and build depth for the rebuild.

If you disagree with the strategy and want to stick with Carr and give it one more go at making the playoffs with him, I get it. I just think it's time to take a step back, look for your future QB, and build for the long term. It's not about hate for Carr.

If you want to claim Nick and Trip don't know what they are talking about, fine, but I frankly trust them more than a poster I don't know on an internet site. Moreover, I think Rouxble who has a lot of credibility regarding cap issues on this site says it is difficult to do but possible. If I'm wrong, he can correct me.