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 * Published Mar 6, 2023 at 12:30 pm | Updated Mar 6, 2023 at 5:30 pm
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The New Orleans Saints got better Monday. 

This wasn't the type of improvement that will make the folks in New Orleans
throw a second-line parade or start doing Google searches on how to order a
jersey of the new quarterback in town.   

No, the acquisition of veteran quarterback Derek Carr — who had played all nine
of his NFL seasons with the Oakland and Las Vegas Raiders — probably won’t
generate that type of buzz. Not yet anyway. 



Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) before an NFL football game against
the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler
Kaufman)

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But if you’re a Saints fan, you should rejoice in this: At the time I’m writing
this, your team now has the best quarterback in the NFC South.

That could change, of course, depending on what the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina
Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers do in a division whose quarterbacks look
nothing like they did just a few years ago.

For now, though, the Saints getting Carr to agree to a four-year deal gives them
an early lead over the other teams in a division where everybody is scrambling
to find their No. 1 quarterback.

Remember the days when the NFC South had quarterbacks such as Drew Brees, Cam
Newton, Matt Ryan and Tom Brady?

Well, those days came to an end after Brady’s recent retirement.

That lack of star power in a quarterback-driven league is the reason no team in
the division finished with a record above .500 last season. The Bucs went 8-9 to
win the division, then had a quick playoff exit that sent Brady off toward the
sunset, leaving the cupboard bare at quarterback in the NFC South.



The Saints now have their man. Carr leaves the star-studded AFC West, where he
was the third-best quarterback, and immediately is the best in his new home.

No, Carr isn’t Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow or any of
the other top-tier names who would have had the city partying Monday like it's
Mardi Gras all over again. But he was no doubt one of the best quarterbacks on
the market this offseason.  

Carr, who turns 32 later this month, probably ranks somewhere in that 10-15
range of quarterbacks in the NFL. But in the NFC South, on a team like the
Saints, you don't need Mahomes or Allen or Jackson or Burrow. You just need
reliable, consistent quarterback play, which is what you get with Carr. He’ll be
surrounded by plenty of talent, and he'll have what should be a rock-solid
defense to complement him right away. 



For the Saints, this was a much-needed acquisition — especially after they lost
out in the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes a year ago.

One of the biggest concerns I wrote about after Sean Payton stepped down last
season was whether the Saints would be able to lure good offensive players to
New Orleans. Now they have done so, having persuaded Carr to choose New Orleans
over Carolina and the New York Jets (who are more interested in Aaron Rodgers,
anyway).

It didn't hurt the Saints' case that Dennis Allen drafted Carr nine years ago
when he was head coach of the Raiders.



The last time the Saints signed a free agent quarterback from an AFC West team,
he turned out to be the best player in franchise history. Carr won’t be Drew
Brees, but he is an upgrade over Andy Dalton, who would be a good backup
quarterback to keep around. Is he an upgrade over Jameis Winston? The sample
size on a healthy Winston was way too small for us to ever find out.



The good news is, the Saints now have a veteran with four Pro Bowls on his
résumé.

During his career, Carr has averaged 3,913 yards passing and 24 touchdowns per
season. If he can put up those types of numbers in New Orleans — on a team with
a defense like the Saints have — it could be the perfect marriage that could get
the Saints back to being one of the NFL's elite teams. That's the glass
half-full way to look at it. 

On the other hand, there is a glass half-empty angle.

Carr got benched for the final two games this season after completing 16 of 30
passes for 170 yards with three interceptions in a loss to the Steelers on Dec.
24.

Inevitably, quarterbacks are judged on wins and losses, and the Raiders went 6-9
with Carr as the starter in 2022. He lost the one playoff game he played in
2021. He compiled just a 63-79 record as the starter for the Raiders.



So it’s easy to look at Carr's track record and understand the need to keep the
optimism cautious — especially after seeing the Saints’ offense struggle like it
did last season under coordinator Pete Carmichael.

On paper, though, this Saints roster is better than what Carr had in Vegas.

Yeah, I know. We said something similar about Allen when he was hired last
season: “This Saints roster is better than the one he coached when he was with
the Raiders.”

Now, Allen and Carr reunite in New Orleans. They lasted just four games together
in 2014 in Oakland, as Allen was fired after an 0-4 start in Carr’s rookie
season.

Allen is banking on things going better the second time around.

Can the Saints get to the playoffs?

Yes. As of today, they are the favorites in the division.

How far down that playoff road can Carr take them?    



For that, we'll have to wait and see. 




Email Rod Walker at rwalker@theadvocate.com.

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