The worst nightmare of many New York Jets fans has come true: Derek Carr is off the quarterback market.
However, those fans who were all-in on Carr were assessing a very important opportunity cost. Carr would have represented stability at a position where the Jets haven’t had any in decades. His ceiling is right about the 10th-best quarterback in the league, which Gang Green hasn’t touched since flashes in the pan by Vinny Testaverde and Chad Pennington.
They were giving up, though, on the ability to grab the brass ring and reach for a championship.