Saints could get to $14.61 million under the cap without restructuring Derek Carr, after Saints salary cap potentially increases by $5M

St. Geezy said

I just don’t get this notion that the team would be this desperate to move on from a player that was a top 10 rated passer, playing with mostly depth players and one of the worst head coaches in league history.

Unless you can get compensation and a team takes on some of the cap burden, it just doesn’t make sense to make this move this current year.

Next year is a different story though.

You listen to people here and you’d think Carr is coming off one of the worst seasons of all-time.

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Yes I don’t see anyway he’s cut or traded to be honest. Could it happen? Sure. Is it likely that either happens, no. It’s very unlikely that he’s traded and unlikley that he’s released. However, he holds all the cards and can choose not to take a pay cut (I believe he said he’s fine with a restructure) and force their hand.

The team is going to remain competitive or try to this season while still attempting to rebuild. It’s just how Loomis does it and he isn’t changing that for a first time head coach.