{"id":290353,"date":"2023-09-28T12:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290353"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:49:47","slug":"saints-derek-carr-confident-in-backup-qb-jameis-winston-hes-a-starter-in-this-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/saints-derek-carr-confident-in-backup-qb-jameis-winston-hes-a-starter-in-this-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints' Derek Carr confident in backup QB Jameis Winston: He's 'a starter in this league'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derek Carr’s shoulder injury means the Saints have to turn to Plan B until he’s able to return.<\/p>\n

Those hoping for Plan T — as in Taysom Hill — however, will be disappointed to hear coach Dennis Allen never considered it an option. Allen told reporters on Wednesday that he did not mull moving Hill to quarterback for this Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

That means it will continue to be Jameis Winston’s show in New Orleans until Carr is able to return. As it stands, Carr is considered week-to-week with a sprained AC joint suffered during the Saints’ Week 3 loss to the Packers. Carr pledged on Wednesday he wouldn’t return until he’s capable of performing at his expected level.<\/p>\n

“I do anything and everything I can with my rehab, everything with the trainers, I’m going to do everything I can to be out there with my guys and if I can play, I’ll play,” Carr said. “If I physically just can’t play, then I can’t play. But if I’m out there, that means I’m, you know, there’s no fear of re-injury, there’s no fear of this, there’s no fear of being able to help the football team. And so, I’m going to do everything I can to be out there but never hurt the team at the same time.”<\/p>\n

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