Pickett played well in the preseason last year as well. It didn’t end well once real football started.
Saints, would have been better off these past 2 seasons to have just eaten their dead cap charges and then reset their salary cap structure after Brees retired.
It’s a house of cards that will eventually collapse, but it will come down to the new offense and whether or not they can run. As many shots as I’ve taken at Carr, you look at his numbers last year and they’re right where you want to be for a playoff team. He’s a problem when you gotta have a score, and that’s no small problem, but you wouldn’t think he would be as good as he was with such poor production from the run game, which has the real centerpiece of the offense.
I think you see 4 different guys under center as the line will not be able to protect them. Carr will get crushed because he can't move and has so-so awareness. Tay Hill will likely see the odd snap at QB. Rattler will get in and then get hurt scrambling. Then we will see Haener run for his life for a bit. Who Dat!!!
As far as mobility goes, Derek Carr is quite adequate, if not slightly above average.
