2 weeks Ago By Mike Moraitis
The New Orleans Saints have been without starting quarterback Derek Carr for weeks now, and as a result, the Saints' offense has struggled mightily, a problem that continued during their Week 8 game against the Los Angeles Chargers . The Saints have tried two different quarterbacks in Carr's absence, but neither rookie Spencer Rattler nor second-year signal-caller Jake Haener have been able to get the job done. Maybe they should give Taysom Hill a look.
After all, he couldn't be any worse. Carr suffered his injury during the Week 5 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. After the game, the Saints quarterback was diagnosed with an oblique injury, which is typically a multi-week injury.
Here's the latest on Carr. Derek Carr injury update Carr has not logged a practice since his injury. He was given a doubtful tag before being ruled out in Week 8.
Head coach Dennis Allen revealed during the week that Carr has begun throwing, but he didn't offer anything more than that. "I don't know that he'll be ready for Sunday," Saints coach Dennis Allen said . "But we'll keep going and see where we're at.
The first thing we've got to do is get him to a point where we feel like he's healthy enough to play a game and be effective. And then we'll make decisions on what we do once we get him to that spot." Hopefully for the Saints, Carr can return sooner rather than later, but it might be too late by the time he does.
The Saints entered Week 8 with a 2-5 record and are getting shut down by the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. At this point, New Orleans needs a miracle that Carr isn't likely to be able to produce..
