Underhill thinks Carr will be Saints starter [mod edit: Moore-Carr meeting went well; Saints plan is to keep Carr in 2025 & figure out contract]

BoNcHiE said
The financials of cutting Carr have never made sense. They didn’t make sense two months ago and don’t today.

So what’s Moore going to do? Bench the best QB on the roster so he can hitch himself to a 5th round, second-year QB who went 0-7 last year just because? Maybe Moore builds a relationship with Rattler and becomes comfortable betting on him, but that’s going to take time.

Cutting Carr And starting Rattler would be a feel-good move for the fans, but it doesn’t add up otherwise. None of this means Carr is the QB in ‘26 or that we are making a long term commitment. It’s one bridge season and we see where it goes. As long as we keep chipping away at the cap issues, nothing really changes. It’s still a rebuild.

Agreed, the issue this creates however is you’re never putting yourself in the position to be the top or near the top of the draft to get one of the top QBs of that class. So if Carr Plays 15-17 games this year we’re going to have a pick as best as 12-14 in my opinion. What that means is come 2026 even when we move on from him, our cap will be better and we will be in a position to where we can actually spend a little money in free agency, the problem is we will not have our quarterback. And we will not be in a position to draft one especially after beefing up the roster in free agency 2026. I totally understand the cap implications and it makes sense financially to keep him until next year, but for the future of the roster construction, it does create a bit of a conundrum.