Agreed that the big benefit of having a game on Saturday is the ability to watch Geno in a road playoff game vs. a top defense. What more could you want when deciding about whether to pay him next year?
I also tend to agree that Carr will be cut. Normally the big advantage to trading for him would be the discounted contract with the signing bonus staying on the Raider's cap. However, because they are seemingly cash poor there was a very small signing bonus. A team that traded for him would still be on the hook for $33m, $42m, $41m and he's probably not worth that. If you let him get released to FA then you can probably get a better deal by including a lot more guaranteed dollars.
I also tend to agree that Carr will be cut. Normally the big advantage to trading for him would be the discounted contract with the signing bonus staying on the Raider's cap. However, because they are seemingly cash poor there was a very small signing bonus. A team that traded for him would still be on the hook for $33m, $42m, $41m and he's probably not worth that. If you let him get released to FA then you can probably get a better deal by including a lot more guaranteed dollars.