Raiders released/releasing Carr

[pmedic920]

I don’t think he’s terrible.
Suspect he’ll start somewhere else?

Anyone have an opinion why they won’t look at trades?

 

[pmedic920]

My Bad

No trade clause.

But he turned down the Saints.
Will be interesting to watch this one play out.

 

[sutz]

Probably not many trade partners can afford his contract. I imagine he'll get a job somewhere.

 

[IndyHawk]

He could go to Miami and replace Tua who needs to hang em up.

 

[Threedee]

Does this mean that Carr is a lemon?

 

[Vesuve]

Does this mean that Carr is a lemon?

I think the jury is still out.

 

[GemCity]

Jets is my guess.

 

[Vesuve]

Probably not many trade partners can afford his contract. I imagine he'll get a job somewhere.

Agree. Some teams won't want to pay that, IMO.

Carr's contract is $41 Mill for 2024 and 2025.

Link: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/derek-carr-14445/

 

[Jville]

My Bad

No trade clause.

But he turned down the Saints.
Will be interesting to watch this one play out.

Carr figures to be a free agent as of 4 PM eastern tomorrow Tuesday 2/14/2023. A good decision that eliminates the cost of trade capital to his new team. He could still end up with the Saints. He'll draw a crowd of inquiry once he becomes a free agent tomorrow.

 

[flv2]

I've commented on this a few times. Carr has a no-trade clause so the Raiders can either keep him on his current deal or release him. There is zero incentive for Carr to accept a trade. Any team willing to trade, (just for the sake of a trade value the #80 overall pick), for Carr's contract would presumably be willing to pay at least $1M more to Carr if they didn't have to give up the pick. If the Raiders decide to keep Carr his $33M salary for 2023 and $7M of his 2024 salary would become guaranteed. In that scenario Carr would still be able to block any trade and the Raiders couldn't justify having him as a back-up. Carr's family is settled and would like to stay in Las Vegas.

A trade has never been realistic. Carr took less money to re-sign with the Raiders as long as he had this '1st FA on the market' security blanket.

 

[Mizak]

No surprise there. McDaniels is an idiot and looking towards getting Erin or Jimmy G.

 

[AROS]

I am a fan of Carr. Just a really, really good dude. I wish him all the success in the world.

 

[Palmegranite]

Released? Well that is surprising.

 

[kidhawk]

Released? Well that is surprising.

Not really. Carr has shown this off season that he's ready to move on from them and he's made it clear he's doing it on his terms. Today was the day that they had to either release him or guarantee him somewhere in the range of $40 million in salary. As he wasn't in their future plans, they tried to trade him, but he denied them that chance using his no trade clause, leaving them no choice.

 

[seatownlowdown]

Released? Well that is surprising.

he was set to make 40m next year. raiders save a ton:

Raiders release Derek Carr, save $29.25 million in cap space

The Raiders have officially released Derek Carr.

clutchpoints.com

and the relationship had been severed during last season:

Derek Carr steps away from Las Vegas Raiders after surprise benching

The Las Vegas Raiders are benching longtime starting quarterback Derek Carr, first-year coach Josh McDaniels said on Wednesday

www.theguardian.com

i think another reason for pushing carr out of the equation is simply that josh mcdaniels needed a scapegoat for the team's disappointing season, and that scapegoat became derek carr. this buys mcdaniels some time from accountability

 

[CPHawk]

I am a fan of Carr. Just a really, really good dude. I wish him all the success in the world.

Unless he signs with the 49ers or Rams. Then I hope he throws 40 interceptions a year.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Carr’s next deal might be a ceiling for Genos being that Carr has a month head start.

 

[12AngryHawks]

Hiring McDaniel's was the beginning of their downfall. We talk about QB's bring coach killers, well McDaniel is a team killer.

 

[Vesuve]

Hiring McDaniel's was the beginning of their downfall. We talk about QB's bring coach killers, well McDaniel is a team killer.

It seems like that organization is just ran badly in some different ways.

McDaniel for starters.

They signed Carr to a 3-year deal and then want to trade him after 1 year into it, bench him for the last 2 gams. I remember the tears in a post-game presser....things going on behind the scenes?

I must admit I don't follow the Raiders so I know little.

It seems that Carr kind of got a last poke at them. Perhaps treating the org like they were towards him....?

 

[PateratoWilson]

Unless he signs with the 49ers or Rams. Then I hope he throws 40 interceptions a year.

38 of which are to us for pick sixes.