Depending on who you talk to, there is either a huge demand for DC or there isn't. Many say DC is a average to decent QB who has no trade value, while others say he is worth a great deal in a trade. Actually, I might be the only one, who has had the balls to put out there, that I think Derek Carr is worth a first, second, and third round pick and a quality starting player if he were to be traded. If not more.
IMHO, if Dave Ziegler doesn't get this type of compensation for Derek Carr, he should be fired on the spot. So if you're reading this Dave Ziegler, game on!
With that said, I maintain that this is a huge mistake and there isn't a better option than DC for a multitude of reasons. Many of you who were clamoring for Tom Brady, should all be ashamed of yourselves! Replacing a legit top 10 QB at 31 years of age for a 46 year old QB, who is a hit away from being done for good, made no sense weeks ago, and it makes no sense today! Even to Tom Brady it made no sense! Perhaps when Tom was taking time to figure things out, he can accross this message board to get a pulse of the Raider Nations thoughts. After reading my threads and posts, it all made sense to Tom Brady that he should indeed hang it up, and come no where close to Las Vegas Raiders!
Many of you are starting to come to grips with everything that I have been saying as well. Most all of you didn't have the nuts, to give me a detailed succession plan from moving on from DC. Becuase there ins't one!!! Some of you had the pathetic pipe dream Tom Brady was coming here. And wanting it to happen. If you were one of these people, get your ass outta here!!!
I can also start to see some of you are going to use the Brady retirement as an excuse when the compensation comes in for DC, should he be traded. Saying the only reason the Raiders got what they got for Derek Carr is because Tom retired and there weren't many other options. You should have factored that in when you were so quick to predict Carr will be released and or the Raiders might get a 3rd round pick for him! At 46 years old, you should have had the common sense to know, that retirement was an option for Tom Brady.
Tom retiring certainly helps matters with a trade IMO, but there are writers and journalists who are being paid by multi-million dollar companies to cover professional football, who are saying just the complete opposite, and Brady retiring has no factor at all in a Carr trade. In fact, they are saying Tom retiring hurts the chances of Carr getting traded, and a release is inevitable.
Rich Cimini says Carr to the Jets for a third round pick. Katherine Terrell says Carr to the Saints for a 3rd and 4th pick. Paul Gutierrez says Carr will still be released, all from ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...aft-picks-2023
Hondo Carpender of SI, who I do respect, recently wrote this article. Citing NFL executives are saying Carr essentially has no trade value, and Brady retiring is "Brutal' and 'devestating' for Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels.
https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-b...ler-mark-davis
To these NFL executives, I call Bull Sh*T!!!!!
Here's a list of teams who need a legit franchise QB and currently don't have one.
Houston, Washington, Indy, Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, and Tampa. Other teams that could be in the market are Tenneesee, Miami, Green Bay, and Seattle.
Who on this list will be in demand to be your guy to take you to the promise land? Not many! And who on this list of FA QB's are a better option than Derek Carr? Give me names!!!!! You will find the answer is no one!!!
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-age...trending-pages
The draft is a crap shoot. Bryce Young is 6 foot and 185 pounds. His size is already in question, and many have him as the top QB available coming out in the draft. Which one of these unknown commodities are you going to bet your job on and you think is a better option than Derek Carr?
https://sports.yahoo.com/2023-nfl-dr...195125853.html
As you can see, my brothers and sisters, DC as I wrote a weeks ago, was and is the best option for the Raiders. And if you want DC, you got to pay a premium to get him!
Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels have had a tough first year with the Raiders. With the narrative being spun that it was the players fault, not the coaching and decisions made by Dave Ziegler.
Right now, Dave and Josh are cornered, with no where to run and no where to hide. How they have handled all this and what they do with DC and who they bring in to replace him, are career decisions. And if their master plan was to go get Tom Brady, this has already been a disaster.
I think reality is setting in with Mark, Dave, and Josh. In that they are realizing they have handled the DC situation miserably! They took a playoff team and a QB coming off a club record 4,800 passing, and ruined it!
I think reality is setting in for most of you as well. Time is running out. Not only for Dave, Mark, and Josh, but for most all of you as well.
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