{"id":1553781,"date":"2023-03-14T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1553781"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:55:33","slug":"jimmy-garoppolo-contract-raiders-steal-new-qb-isnt-better-derek-carr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/jimmy-garoppolo-contract-raiders-steal-new-qb-isnt-better-derek-carr\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Garoppolo Contract: Raiders Get a Steal Even if New QB Isn\u2019t Better Than Derek Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/las-vegas-raiders\/\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>\u00a0passed on paying Aaron Rodgers $100-plus million and giving up draft capital to do it. Instead, they inked a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmy-garoppolo-insider-david-lombardi-confirms-49ers-qbs-teammates-say-hes-really-hard-get-hold-of\/\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a>\u00a0contract for far less money and kept all their draft picks. Is Jimmy G simply Derek Carr 2.0? Possibly. But is the quarterback a steal because of the value and flexibility of the Jimmy G contract? Absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-jimmy-garoppolo-contract\"><strong>The Jimmy Garoppolo contract<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Raiders signing QB Jimmy Garoppolo. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeGarafolo<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2S3MtTPzVV\">pic.twitter.com\/2S3MtTPzVV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1635339673534099456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last Derek Carr contract, the Raiders guaranteed the quarterback $24.9 million at signing. That cash got the team a 6-11 record in 2022. If the franchise decided to keep Carr past February 15, 2023, Carr\u2019s entire 2023 salary of $32,900,000 and $7,500,000 of his $41,900,000 salary in 2024\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/raiders-play-40-million-game-chicken-derek-carr\/\">would have guaranteed<\/a>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For both on-field and financial reasons, the Raiders cut ties with Carr this offseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while reports of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jimmy-garoppolo-mac-jones-aaron-rodgers-which-qb-should-raiders-hitch-wagon-2023\/\">several different options<\/a>\u00a0floated around the NFL universe, the team ultimately decided on agreeing to a three-year, $72,750,000 Jimmy Garoppolo contract. This pact includes an $11,250,000 signing bonus, $45,000,000 guaranteed, and has an average annual value (AAV) of $24,250,000, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/jimmy-garoppolo-14472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This coming season, the Jimmy G contract will have an $11,250,000 base salary, $3,750,000 in prorated signing bonus, a $1,530,000 roster bonus, and a $220,000 workout bonus. His cap hit is $16,300,000, and the dead cap number is $33,750,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fundamentals of this Jimmy Garoppolo contract are excellent for the Raiders. The AAV of $24.25 million is currently the 17th-highest QB AAV in the league. By comparison, Carr\u2019s new deal with the Saints ($37.5M AAV) puts him No. 10 at the QB position, and Aaron Rodgers ($50.27M) is tops in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of cap hit ($16.3M), the Jimmy G contract puts him 15th in the league, behind Rodgers ($31.6M) but ahead of Carr ($7.2M) since the Saints had to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/derek-carr-contract-how-saints-salary-cap-support-100m-qb\/\">structure his contract irresponsibly<\/a>\u00a0due to salary cap issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other reason the Jimmy Garoppolo contract is so good is the flexibility it gives the Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, the team can get out of the deal with just an $18.75 million dead cap hit, which would save nearly $10 million on the QB\u2019s $28 million cap hit for that season. A year later, before the 2025 campaign, it will only cost Las Vegas $3.75 million in dead cap to get off the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is Jimmy Garoppolo better than Derek Carr?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jimmy-Garoppolo-contract.jpg?w=925&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Jimmy Garoppolo contract, Jimmy G contract, Las Vegas Raiders, Derek Carr\" class=\"wp-image-1553784\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Garoppolo | Ric Tapia\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Jimmy Garoppolo contract is a steal, does he give the Raiders a better chance to win in 2023 than his predecessor, Derek Carr?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the tale of the tape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Seasons as a starter<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Games played<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Reg. season record<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Playoff record<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Passing Yards<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Comp. %<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>TDs<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>INTs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Derek Carr<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">142\/146<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">63-79-1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0-1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">35,222<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">64.6%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">217<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jimmy Garoppolo<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57\/98<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38-17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4-2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14,298<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">67.6%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">87<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few things that immediately jump out on this chart. One is that Carr is incredibly reliable. Once he's your starting QB, he answers the bell each and every week. On the other hand, Garoppolo is wildly hit or miss when it comes to suiting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next thing is that while Carr is out there every week when Jimmy G plays, his teams win more. Garoppolo has an excellent record as a starter and has taken teams to an NFC Championship game and a Super Bowl. Carr has one playoff game under his belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, when it comes to the counting stats, the two QBs are pretty similar. Garoppolo is a little more accurate, while Carr is more prolific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the Raiders didn't make a massive upgrade with Garoppolo over Carr. However, if the team's new signal-caller can stay healthy (and that's a big &#8220;if&#8221;), it could be just enough of an upgrade to change the team's fortunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And frankly, with the Jimmy Garoppolo contract, it is a low-risk, high-reward proposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether or not Jimmy Garoppolo is better than Derek Carr doesn't matter all that much with the shrewd Jimmy G contract the Raiders gave out. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":1553784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4940,60531,65795],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jimmy Garoppolo Contract: Raiders Get a Steal Even if He Isn\u2019t Better Than Derek Carr - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether or not Jimmy Garoppolo is better than Derek Carr doesn&#039;t matter all that much with the shrewd Jimmy G contract the Raiders gave out.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/jimmy-garoppolo-contract-raiders-steal-new-qb-isnt-better-derek-carr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jimmy Garoppolo Contract: Raiders Get a Steal Even if He Isn\u2019t Better Than Derek Carr - 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