The Las Vegas Raiders had envisioned a different future. Tom Brady officially declared his retirement from the National Football League a couple of weeks following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defeat to the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023 NFC Wild Card round. However, a recent report suggests that Brady’s decision took one AFC team by surprise. …
The problem is that Carr was going to cost twice as much as Jimmy and they didn’t see him as twice as valuable.
They tried to trade up for CJ Stroud but the Panthers were willing to give up a lot more. Jimmy was actually the 4th best option.
It’s their fault for knowing Jimmy is who he is but I do think it’s noteworthy that they would have kept Carr if Brady wasn’t in the picture, and they would have taken CJ over Jimmy if they could have gotten to him.
The problem is that Carr was going to cost twice as much as Jimmy and they didn’t see him as twice as valuable.
They tried to trade up for CJ Stroud but the Panthers were willing to give up a lot more. Jimmy was actually the 4th best option.
It’s their fault for knowing Jimmy is who he is but I do think it’s noteworthy that they would have kept Carr if Brady wasn’t in the picture, and they would have taken CJ over Jimmy if they could have gotten to him.