Derek Carr was on a "little bit" of a pitch count for Wednesday's practice, but is still expected to start Sunday, Dennis Allen said.

Related Players: Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener

Good news for the Saints as they try to claw their way back into playoff talks. This would be great for Chris Olave, who has a very cushy matchup against the Panthers secondary this week.

Head coach Dennis Allen said in his Monday press conference that he’s optimistic about Derek Carr’s potential return this weekend.

“Derek Carr had a throwing session again today, looked good in the throwing session,” Allen said. “I would expect him to be back out at practice again on Wednesday. And then we’ll go from there and see what his availability is this week. But I’m optimistic about it.”

Related players: Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener

Carr has been out since suffering an oblique injury against the Chiefs in Week 5. Rattler started the last three games for New Orleans, though he was benched in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Chargers for Haener. The Saints looked dominant over their first two games but have since dropped six-straight. In five games this year, Carr has completed 70.3 percent of his throws for 989 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions, the story said.

Dennis Allen said Derek Carr had a throwing session today, will have another tomorrow and they'll see where he's at. Allen said the plan is to stick with Spencer Rattler at QB if Carr doesn't play.

The post added that Allen said he feels like Rattler has played well when he has protection. Chris Olave is in protocol but the hope is he can clear before Week 8's game at the Chargers. It's not a great matchup for Rattler, or even Carr if he's ready, and it will be an even tougher go if Olave isn't able to play.

The Saints are starting rookie QB Spencer Rattler, as Derek Carr is out a few weeks with a tear in his oblique.

A hurdle for the Saints, but also a look at a promising young QB.

Related Players: Jake Haener

Carr can be safely dropped, despite his great early-season start, but we may look at him as a streaming option upon his return. Keep Rattle on waiver wires for now, but it will be interesting to see what he can do in the upcoming weeks.

Sources: Saints QB Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with an oblique injury he suffered against the Chiefs.

Related players: Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler

Garafolo went on to point out New Orleans has two games in the next nine days, and the likelihood is Carr misses Sunday vs. the Buccaneers and Thursday vs. the Broncos. Garafolo, in a different post, said rookie fifth-rounder Rattler is a strong candidate to get the start in Carr’s absence. Haener was the backup and came on after Carr was injured, but it looks like Rattler could get his chance.
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Saints quarterback Derek Carr left Monday night’s loss early with an oblique injury and said afterward that he wanted to keep playing but physically couldn’t throw a football.

“Not good, but we’ll get an MRI and all that tomorrow and figure it out,” Carr said when asked how he was feeling after the game. “I would’ve done anything to stay out there and keep fighting, but I couldn’t.”

Related players: Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler

Carr said he felt something in his oblique and wasn’t able to make a throwing motion afterward. He isn’t sure the nature of the injury and isn’t sure if he can play on Sunday against the Buccaneers, the story said. Haener is listed as the team's QB2 and came on in relief of Carr against the Chiefs. Rattler is the team's QB3.

The 65-yard touchdown pass that Dontayvion Wicks caught in stride on the third play of Saturday's preseason opener at the Cleveland Browns was reminiscent of the 17 deep balls that Jordan Love connected on last year.

Only two quarterbacks hit on more throws of 25 or more air yards last season: New Orleans' Derek Carr and Miami's Tua Tagovailoa with 19.

As perfect as that throw looked against the Browns on Saturday as it floated 27.7 yards in the air, according to NFL Next Gen Stats tracking, it's easy to forget that even with 17 deep-throw connections last season, Love's completion rate on those passes was no better than 15th among all quarterbacks.

Working to improve Love's 34.7% success rate on throws of 25-plus air-yards has been a focus in training camp, the story said. So even though it was a preseason game, it was Love's first deep attempt in live action - and it was a success. The story added last year Love struggled to hit his speed receivers on deep throws, many of which were under thrown. Love's fantasy value seems to be on the rise and he's surrounded by a ton of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Success on deep throws will only help continue his climb. Love is currently ranked 10th on our QB list.

Saints are listing QB Derek Carr as questionable for Sunday’s game vs Carolina due to his concussion, ribs and right shoulder.

Related Players: Jameis Winston

We've seen Carr play through injuries this year, and it hasn't been great. Back in Weeks 3-4 he had a nearly-impossible 4.18 yards per attempt on 55 passes, accumulating 11.3 combined fantasy points. Winston could make for an interesting desperation streamer, but Carr is an absolute stay-away if he starts.

Saints quarterback Derek Carr is back in the concussion protocol.

Carr suffered his second concussion in the last four weeks during Sunday’s 33-28 loss to the Lions in Detroit and he has also dealt with multiple right shoulder issues, but he’s yet to miss a start in his first season in New Orleans.

Related players: Jameis Winston

HC Dennis Allen said that “it’s concerning” any time a player has a concussion in response to a question about multiple head injuries in a short period of time, the story said. The story also bought up the concussion and other injuries being a reason to sit Carr down. The Saints play the Panthers and Giants over the next two weeks as they look to stay in the playoff hunt. If Carr can't go, or the team feels he needs a rest, Winston would be in line to start.

Saints QB Derek Carr left Sunday's game against the Lions with a potential concussion and a shoulder injury.

It sounds like a similar injury to what Carr suffered in Week 10 but was able to avoid missing time thanks to the bye week the following week. That likely won't be the case here. Jameis Winston is in the game and could see more playing time while Carr likely will miss time. Tayson Hill has also been getting more involved as the Saints' Swiss Army knife.