LAS VEGAS — As the Raiders contemplated moving on from Derek Carr last season, the decision became less about who would replace him and more about cutting ties with a quarterback they didn’t believe could help them achieve their ultimate goal.
To be more blunt, general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels’ quest to build the Raiders into a championship-caliber franchise left no desire to pour championship-caliber quarterback money into someone they deemed unable to deliver that level of production.
Carr, of course, is officially gone — and with him the $40.4 million he would have been guaranteed had he been on the roster after Feb. 15, the bulk of it his $33 million salary for next season.
