Dark horse QB option: Derek Carr?

[FuFuLamePoo]

I was listening to the Lombardi podcast from a few days ago and apparently the sense around league circles is that the Raiders would be interested in moving Derek Carr and rolling with the cheaper option in Mariota.

After seeing what Stafford returned they could be even more interested in trading him. What do you think he’d be worth? Honestly I’m not a big fan and his contract is still pretty large. He’d be an upgrade so I figured it would at least be worthy dialogue.

[SetfreexX]

No. 

[Mr. Scot]

He ain't his brother.

I'd be okay with looking into it.

[LinvilleGorge]

I mentioned this awhile back. Gruden never seems happy with a QB. Carr is a good QB. If Gruden does something knee jerk and stupid which would be par for the course, he wouldn't be a bad option.

[CRA]

nah.  

Painful to say but I'd rather role w/ Teddy than dump anymore money into random vet QBs. 

Is he better than Teddy? Sure.  But he is just a slightly better band-aid.  Just wasted money and cap space IMO.   

 

[Khyber53]

Not sure where the worries about his contract are, would be two years with $19M a year on the books. He'd be earning less than Teddy. And I don't think Carr is a bad QB at all, but his coach has never successfully developed a QB.

There's a reasonable contract and player that might be worth taking a good look at.

[Waldo]

One year deal, at the minimum an upgrade over Teddy. Then we could draft and sit a rookie. No deal if he wants any guarantees in 2022.

[FuFuLamePoo]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

nah.  

Painful to say but I'd rather role w/ Teddy than dump anymore money into random vet QBs. 

Is he better than Teddy? Sure.  But he is just a slightly better band-aid.  Just wasted money and cap space IMO.   

 

I think I agree with this. I’d say he’s slightly better than guys like Garropolo and Goff who were recently in Super Bowls, but I think I’d rather just try to hit it big in the draft

[Khyber53]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

nah.  

Painful to say but I'd rather role w/ Teddy than dump anymore money into random vet QBs. 

Is he better than Teddy? Sure.  But he is just a slightly better band-aid.  Just wasted money and cap space IMO.   

 

This, sadly, is probably truth. And it is the worry when trading for any of the QBs that are going to be put out there to test the trade waters. Remember we were putting Cam out there last year and making big statements about how he was good to go and would be fine for any team. 

Yeah, this is the used car lot part of the offseason.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Khyber53 said:

...but his coach has never successfully developed a QB.

One of the great unsolved mysteries of the world is how the hell Jon Gruden got a rep for being a quarterback guru.

[TheCasillas]

100% yes. Derek Carr is a solid QB and just needs weapons. He is mobile, accurate and solid arm strength. Just bc he is on a losing team doesn't mean he is a bad QB. poo, in 2016 Derek Carr was the reason they got to the playofffs. 

 

Plus his contract is affordable too and I can't imagine his price tag being higher than a 2nd round pick. I love this idea. Still want Watson though.

Edited February 2, 2021 by TheCasillas

[Khyber53]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

One of the great unsolved mysteries of the world is how the hell Jon Gruden got a rep for being a quarterback guru.

I mean, he can talk it and it's obvious he knows the X's and O's part of it. He knows what great QBing looks like. He just cannot put it all together and develop someone at that position. It is his Achilles' Heel.

[davos]

He is a hell of a lot better than Teddy.  If he did well, you could roll with him for 4+ years but the combination of another vet QB with that last name could be too much for us fans haha.

[Moo Daeng]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

One of the great unsolved mysteries of the world is how the hell Jon Gruden got a rep for being a quarterback guru.

I don't believe he did. His rep is for not being able to manage QBs.