Derek Carr is not the quarterback of the future for the New Orleans Saints. He was brought in by Dennis Allen to help elevate the Saints. That didn’t happen and it would be far from surprising to see the Saints move on from Carr soon. ESPN’s Giants beat reporter Jordan Raanan wouldn’t rule out a divorce this offseason.
Raanan sees the New York Giants as a team that should inquire about Carr due to an obvious need an unfavorable draft position. Typically the third overall pick would be great, but the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns could pick Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders first and second overall.
That would leave the Giants to either go in a different direction or select another quarterback much higher than most would recommend. Insert Carr, who ironically had his season ended on the road against the Giants. He could pick up where he left off. As Raanan said, “nothing should be ruled out”
Giants owner John Mara has listed quarterback as “obviously the number one issue for us going into this offseason.” If they can’t get a rookie in the first round, they could pair a veteran quarterback with a rookie from that next tier in the second round.
A rookie contract would hypothetically balance out Carr’s contract, but the deciding factor here is Carr himself. His agent talked the Saints into writing a no-trade clause into his contract, and if he won’t play ball with New Orleans (just like he wouldn’t do in an ugly split with the Las Vegas Raiders), his future is in his hands. The fact trading him would still cost the Saints more than $40 million this year in dead money makes it even more unlikely.