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If you feel that way, get it done . . .
Based on what Dianna Russini reported about what the Jets said to Derek Carr, you could make a strong argument, they should get a deal done right now.
“They ran top-to-bottom of why Derek Carr can step in here and take this team, not just to the playoffs, but to the Super Bowl,” Russini said.
“[The Jets] made it super personal, too. They said ‘We believe if you come to New York and win, you could be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.’”
What else would you be looking for from a QB? You want a guy who is a Hall-of-Fame talent and can lead you to a Super Bowl championship. If they feel that way, they should probably get it done ASAP.
“Since they think he’s a Hall-of-Fame player they should sign him right now and pay him like a Hall-of-Famer” said former NFL GM Mike Lombardi. “If that quote is true, they should sign him and give him $55 million-a-year because if he’s going to make the Hall of Fame, it’s going to be worth it. It’s not that complicated.”
Some would say there is sarcasm flying around here, but I don’t agree.
If you think a QB can lead you to a championship and could be a first-ballot Hall of Fame, you should break the bank and sign him right now. This is a QB-driven league.
If I were running the Jets, I would tell Carr’s camp to stop leaking stuff to the media that makes us look bad, or we will not pursue your client. But that’s just me.
“Carr has a very good PR machine out there where he will get his story to people out there to make it look like he was a lot of leverage,” said Lombardi. “Pellisaro, Rapoport – all those guys – there all attuned to it. [The agent] is telling them what to say and the gullibility of the media, they just write what he says.”
Some people are of the belief that a QB, who is 63-79 in nine NFL seasons, isn’t going to end up in the Hall of Fame.
I have done four radio interviews this week around the country about the Jets. We are in late February. Why would all these stations want to talk to Jets beat writers right now?
Because of Russini’s report about what the Jets supposedly said to Carr.
Many people are shocked that they said that stuff to a QB who is 63-79 as a starter and never won a division.
“To get into the Hall of Fame is not as hard as it used to be, they are letting a lot of people in, so maybe they will let Carr in too,” said Lombardi.
Why would somebody say that stuff to Carr?
“My sense is the Jets are saying what they are saying out of desperation – complete desperation,” Lombardi said.
If I were Joe Douglas, and somebody from above is pushing me to give Derek Carr a monster contract, and I don’t believe in that, I would consider re-signing.
But if Douglas is one of the people who thinks Carr has Hall-of-Fame and Championship potential, they should pay him top QB money. What else would you be looking for from a QB? Seriously. The bar can’t go any higher.
February 24, 2023
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