I'm not saying don't start making those cuts and getting the cap in order now. I'm saying that you're not buying much time or caps space by cutting Carr now or even post June 1st. I just don't think the juice is worth the squeeze. I do think that a McCarthy/Zimmer led staff may want to keep Carr one more season and see what they can do with him and make a decision after next season.
At that point they'll have more flexibility and can pursue a QB in the draft next year.
He's the largest cap number, but that's true of most starting QBs in the league.
Carr doesn't play defense, and the defense wasn't very good in key situations the last 2 years. That's just a fact. Carr isn't without his faults, but the team was a donut without him. So, he makes the team better. By enough to justify keeping him? I dunno. But he's been scapegoated by too many fans. He deserves criticism, but it's a team game and he was hardly the main problem the last 2 seasons.
I put a larger part of the blame for poor performance on coaching than anything else, because is generally true. I mean, Payton turning Denver around is exhibit A.