Derek Carr: I’m confident in what I can do, but I’m not a savior

Derek Carr is expected to be back at quarterback for the Saints this weekend and he said Wednesday that the Saints can expect his “full commitment” to try to turn around a season that was derailed before he missed three games with an oblique. injury.

What Carr won’t promise is that his effort will be successful. The Saints have lost six games in a row after starting the season 2-0 and Carr was asked if he felt extra pressure to stop the bleeding.

“I am not a savior. There’s only been one, and it’s not me,” Carr said, via ESPN.com’s Katherine Terrell. “I’m here to be a great leader and a great teammate and do my job the best I can. . And do I have confidence in what I can do? Absolute. I have confidence in what I can do. I am confident in what I can bring to our team. And that’s exciting, right? But to save us or anything like that, that’s not me, I’m going to come in and do what my boys expect of me. Bring energy, bring effort, be a great teammate. Encourage our guys, get everyone on the same page, nail down the details, hold each other accountable.”

The Saints are at Carolina on Sunday and it’s hard to imagine a better opportunity to end a losing streak than against the Panthers. If that doesn’t happen, it will be a long second half in New Orleans.