As quarterback Derek Carr will get to work studying a brand new offense with the New Orleans Saints, he has had a little bit of his previous staff — the Las Vegas Raiders — with him
NOLA.com reported Friday that former Raiders coach Jon Gruden spent the week with the Saints, aiding Carr and the offensive teaching employees
A second-round draft decide by the Raiders in 2014, Carr spent his profession within the silver and black till his launch following the 2022 season. He signed a four-year, $150 million contract with the Saints in March
With the Raiders, Carr ran the West Coast offense put in by Gruden in the course of the latter’s tenure as head coach from 2018 by the primary 5 video games of the 2021 season. The offense is just like the one the Saints make use of
The Saints‘ West Coast offense is an offshoot of the one former head coach Sean Payton used throughout his 15 seasons as head coach. And it had its roots with Gruden: Payton and Gruden coached collectively in 1997 with the Philadelphia Eagles, the place Gruden was the offensive coordinator and Payton the quarterbacks coach
And the Saints signed Carr due to his familiarity with the scheme
“He is an incredible match for us,” Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael stated of Carr, per NOLA.com. “We’ll cater to issues that he likes so long as it suits with our personnel. The vast majority of what we have executed (in New Orleans) he is had a few of that over his profession. There’s lots of similarities.
To proceed the migration from Las Vegas, the Saints additionally signed two former Raiders in free company — vast receiver Bryan Edwards and tight finish Foster Moreau
–Discipline Degree Media
