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chocobo-selecta t1_j8bxa7i wrote

Reply to comment by JaXm in [Rapoport] Sources: Raiders QB Derek Carr has informed the team he won’t accept a trade to the Saints or any other team. The team is expected to release him and he’ll be a top free agent. by BCLetsRide69

I’ll answer as people seem to be rude and downvoting you.

  1. A trade is the move of swapping a player’s rights for another player or draft picks.
  2. a team would trade a player in an effort to improve their team. Carr, while a decent player could have potentially better trade value than his worth in the Raiders setup.
  3. most of the time a player doesn’t want to be traded, however in this example Carr’s position is untenable. He’s been thrown under the bus by the Raiders this season.

Hope that helped.

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JaXm t1_j8dcuxn wrote

It does helo. But i think there are nore questions now. For instance, In what way has he been thrown under the bus? I've also seen that he has a ni-trade clause in his contract, so what would rhe team gain by even attempting this? Did they break contract to force this? Buy it out?

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chocobo-selecta t1_j8ddcd8 wrote

Great questions.

  1. The Raiders have underperform this season, and lost a fair few games by a one score margin. The blame for those losses, regardless of circumstance have been put on Carr’s shoulders. Unfairly in some instances.
  2. A no trade clause is usually inserted by the players side during a negotiation. It helps them have control over their careers. You have to remember, a lot of these folks have families in school, so the idea of having to uproot them and move to the other side of the country is extremely stressful.
  3. Teams gain literally nothing from a no trade clause. In fact, it’s rather rough for their forward looking potential. They’ve effectively lost all leverage.
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JaXm t1_j8eqnwo wrote

That all makes sense. And this has been fun to discuss and learn. Though I messed up the wording of my last question, which I meant to ask as, what does the team gain by trying to trade him, despite the no-trade clause? Aren't they just opening themselves up to some kind of contract dispute?

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chocobo-selecta t1_j8esv70 wrote

No, because ultimately the player controls their destiny. If the player chooses to stay at their current team, then the only other option is to release them on a free and pay a huge fee. Not really any chance of a contract dispute as the player has the leverage, and the team only has no power.

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