Yes, it’s the most straightforward choice. And yes, it would likely provide the quickest resolution.
But it’s far from the best option.
As the Jets begin their quest to bring in an accomplished, veteran starting quarterback this offseason, the team met with former Raiders signal-caller Derek Carr. The 31-year-old “hit it off” with head coach Robert Saleh during a “great trip” to the team’s facilities over the weekend — in the words of a totally unbiased and unvested TV personality who is also Carr’s older brother. ESPN reported the Jets pitched Carr on becoming a “first-ballot Hall of Famer” if he were to succeed in New York.
Carr is an unrestricted free agent after the Raiders cut him before his $40 million salary for next year became guaranteed, meaning the Jets can have his services secured as soon as free agency officially begins. Because he was released, the Jets were allowed to officially meet with Carr already.
