Saints likely to stick with Derek Carr in 2025, per source
There has been a lot of rumors swirling regarding the future of Derek Carr with the New Orleans Saints. Many thought that with the new regime, there could be a major change at the quarterback position, but that doesnāt appear to be the case.
On Wednesday, Nick Underhill reported that the Saints are likely going to stick with Carr for the 2025 season.
Sounds like the Saints plan to keep Derek Carr at QB.
Mickey Loomis said they feel like they got a QB they can win with, and Kellen Moore said the team feels fortunate to have Carr. Moore and Carr have met. Sounds like it went well.
Still have some contract stuff to figure.
ā Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) February 26, 2025
Carrās two-year career in New Orleans has been disappointing to say the least. In 2023, Carr was solid, throwing for 3,878 yards, 25 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while leading the Saints to a 9-8 record and missing the playoffs by just one game.
In 2024, the New Orleans Saints started the season off hot as Carr and company scored over 40 points and got off to a 2-0 record before things went drastically downhill. Carr was injured multiple times during the season and finished the year playing 10 games and throwing for 2,145 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Even when he was on the field, the offense was missing something after those first two weeks.
Saints fans were already calling for the end of the Derek Carr-era in New Orleans after the season ended, especially because heās carrying a 51-million-dollar cap hit in 2025 and has refused to redo his contract. But to make matters worse, when New Orleans was hosting the Super Bowl and guys like Sean Payton and Jameis Winston, who arenāt even on the team anymore, were repping the city, the Saints QB1 was nowhere to be found.
That did not sit well with Saints fans.
Despite all that, if weāre being completely honest, Carr probably gives them the best chance to win in 2025 out of all their other options. Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener, a rookie or a free agent quarterback arenāt going to step in and turn this team around right away. By sticking with Carr, they give themselves the best chance to win… maybe seven games?
In my opinion, the Saints are not in āwin nowā mode like theyāve said to be for the past few seasons. Their window closed when Drew Brees retired, but I could understand trying to make it work with Sean Payton still there, but when he left, I think they shouldāve just fully committed to rebuilding.
With Kellen Moore coming in, it felt like the perfect time to fix the cap, take a year or two and get some good draft picks and then reset. However, they do not appear to want to do that, with Mickey Loomis even saying he expects them to be even more active in free agency than last year, per Mike Triplett.
After talking with Mickey Loomis, Kellen Moore and Jeff Ireland in Indy, seems clear that the Saints arenāt planning on a reset. Theyāll continue to stay budget conscious like in recent years. But Loomis said he expects them to be even more active in free agency than last year. https://t.co/mW9BiicrRB
ā Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) February 26, 2025
This news may not sit well with Saints fans, but honestly, it shouldāve been expected. There was too much good happening with the coaching staff for everything to go the way the fans wanted it to.
