Carr wanted to be traded prior to restructure per NOF and CBSsports

[Merl]

In the discussion of the possibility of a draft day trade, is it possible that a trade could be made that involves Carr restructuring his contract 'before' the trade, to make it more realistic that we'd be able to make it make sense in a cap sense (and his agreeing to it would be because it would get him onto a team that presumably he prefers to go to?).

I'm not a cap expert so I'm just not sure if the ship has already sailed on his cap hit since we did the restructure.

No. All that restructure money would be brought back to the Saints this year.

 

[kcirdor]

 

[NatureBoy]

I could see them signing Flacco for a one-year deal barring retirement on his part.

He would be better off waiting for an injury to cause an opening on a better team.

 

[NatureBoy]

It’s time for the “where was Carr during Super Bowl week” talk to stop. The team had not yet signaled their future intentions. He, like everyone else, knew his future with the Saints was in question. You don’t parade around like the King of New Orleans when you aren’t even sure you’ll be back. He did the only thing he could do, keep a low profile.

 

[St. Widge]

It’s time for the “where was Carr during Super Bowl week” talk to stop. The team had not yet signaled their future intentions. He, like everyone else, knew his future with the Saints was in question. You don’t parade around like the King of New Orleans when you aren’t even sure you’ll be back. He did the only thing he could do, keep a low profile.

Which was the point being made by many, but many didn't and still don't believe that it was a sign that either he might not want to be here or that the team might not want him. As it turns out, it's Carr that might want to part ways and the team is making him stay for at least this year.

 

[Cajun Chat]

Which was the point being made by many, but many didn't and still don't believe that it was a sign that either he might not want to be here or that the team might not want him. As it turns out, it's Carr that might want to part ways and the team is making him stay for at least this year.

To look at the other side, watch what happens if we go say 11-6, win the division, win a playoff game with Carr as QB1. The narrative could change for Carr, the team and the fans. Winning cures all or at least keeps the noise to a minimum.

 

[texasjefe]

It’s time for the “where was Carr during Super Bowl week” talk to stop. The team had not yet signaled their future intentions.

Yes, the parade absence talk should be taken with a wink and a grain of salt, but the cap implications made it a 100% certainty he was coming back in 2025. Maybe Carr didn't understand it, he had long waived the privilege of being consulted about it, but he was still absolutely under contract and a Saint at Mardi Gras.

Think of the goodwill he could've generated just by doing what his teammates did - ride in parades together. The Saints and indirectly the fans partially will have paid $150 MILLION DOLLARS to him.

Ride in a stupid parade. Is that so hard? I don't personally care, but Carr seems like he does not care for personal PR, or, understanding his contract. An anti-social QB is not helpful.

 

[NatureBoy]

Which was the point being made by many, but many didn't and still don't believe that it was a sign that either he might not want to be here or that the team might not want him. As it turns out, it's Carr that might want to part ways and the team is making him stay for at least this year.

Maybe Carr wanted to leave because of a lack of commitment from the Saints. With no head coach and no commitments about the path forward from Mickey, it’s hard to put this on Carr. He would have been crazy to saunter around a city that doesn’t like him, with no commitment of a future here and every member of the sports media looking for a sound bite.

 

[St. Geezy]

It’s time for the “where was Carr during Super Bowl week” talk to stop. The team had not yet signaled their future intentions. He, like everyone else, knew his future with the Saints was in question. You don’t parade around like the King of New Orleans when you aren’t even sure you’ll be back. He did the only thing he could do, keep a low profile.

Not to mention the fact that the guy likely gets the vibe in that most of our fans absolutely hate him and will spin everything he does into a negative.

Heck, at this point, I wouldn’t blame him if he internally hates our fanbase and is now only looking out for himself, his family, and his teammates, and will only speak when he has to once in-house off-season work begins.

The fanbase has treated the guy like crap and are now whining and complaining that he opts to lay low and mind his own business like virtually everyone else on the team is this time of year.

I am downright embarrassed by our fanbase’s treatment of this player.

 

[NatureBoy]

Not to mention the fact that the guy likely gets the vibe in that most of our fans absolutely hate him and will spin everything he does into a negative.

Heck, at this point, I wouldn’t blame him if he internally hates our fanbase and is now only looking out for himself, his family, and his teammates, and will only speak when he has to once in-house off-season work begins.

The fanbase has treated the guy like crap and are now whining and complaining that he opts to lay low and mind his own business like virtually everyone else on the team is this time of year.

I am downright embarrassed by our fanbase’s treatment of this player.

“Love New Orleans and it will love you back”, isn’t true. Play like a HOF QB and win at an elite level and New Orleans will love you…just like any other NFL city.

 

[SaintRay]

Look at it for what it actually is. The Saints team (players) is like a big family. So at the end of the year, when the head of the family gets fired. The family members start worrying about their position, because the stability was rocked. I say that to say, I bet Carr wasn’t the only one feeling uncertainty. I bet DD, TM, CJ were all feeling like they not make it to the new regime. It turns out, that they all made it. Pressure off. I expect to see DC4s next interview indiscernible from his previous ones. Keeping the core together is the best thing for the team, otherwise, you’re staring at 0-17. I don’t think anyone survives 0-17. Fans should watch out for what they are wishing for, imo.

Saints aren’t going 0-17.
Let’s not pretend the team wasn’t an injured mess when Rattler stepped on the field. He was playing with a ton of backup players.
Rattler with a healthy offense surrounding him can win 5-6 games while the Saints look for the QB of the future.

 

[St. Geezy]

“Love New Orleans and it will love you back”, isn’t true. Play like a HOF QB and win at an elite level and New Orleans will love you…just like any other NFL city.

Very true. But here, in this post “Drew Brees spoiled us” era, it seems like there is also the added note that if you merely play average to above average football with our historically injury ravaged and poorly coached roster, you will now be treated like the worst QB who ever lived and our fanbase will endlessly bully you, which isn’t like most other NFL cities.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

when you throw hospital balls to your starting wr's and have only ps players left for rest of season. well yes, is his fault we wasn't good. something how he returned when olave returned, just to throw another hospital ball, then subsequintially get injured himself again.
And your backup has no chance at being any good cause of the diminished team. rattler may or not be it, but we couldn't get a good measuring stick other than, we know he can't carry it all himself.

I don’t like the way he handled the Olave situation (and I’m not an Olave-Stan either).

I’m not really much into the hospital ball stuff….

I do agree with your overall point.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Saints aren’t going 0-17.
Let’s not pretend the team wasn’t an injured mess when Rattler stepped on the field. He was playing with a ton of backup players.
Rattler with a healthy offense surrounding him can win 5-6 games while the Saints look for the QB of the future.

I see zero with Rattler but agree with this. He could lead the team to 4-6 wins imo.