The New Orleans Saints enter the offseason with a ton of questions to answer. One question, the quarterback, could end up in the hands of the offensive coordinator.
Derek Carr is the most likely option by far, but there is a chance that they eat the cap hit and cut ties. If that were to happen, they would probably move to Spencer Rattler and bring in a veteran to compete.
That would have to be the case in the future that Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport sees, as he recently named the Saints a landing spot for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold.
Here is why Davenport believes it is a move that New Orleans should make:
Loomis and the Saints are apparently hell-bent on just blowing up a bad team, taking their lumps for a year or two, and then rebuilding. Loomis has twisted the cap into a pretzel so many times that it has no meaning anymore.
And anyone with functioning eyes knows that the only “turnaround” the Saints are making with Carr is from bad to worse.
Darnold completed 66.2% of his passes this season for 4,319 yards with 35 touchdowns to 12 interceptions. His reputation has varied heavily throughout the campaign, but is currently way down after struggling the playoffs.
While this might be an interesting development this offseason, it is a long shot to actually happen. Mickey Loomis seems intent on sticking with Carr and even if they don’t choose him, they likely won’t want to spend the money it would take to get Darnold.
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This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints named potential landing spot for Vikings QB in free agency