Former Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas had plenty of Derek Carr thoughts on his mind Sunday.
After one of Carr’s throws resulted in star wideout Chris Olave getting carted off with his second concussion of the season, Thomas, who remains unsigned after getting released in the offseason, went on a six-post rant on X about the shortcomings of Carr — signed by the Saints to be their franchise quarterback following nine seasons with the Raiders — and his experiences while they overlapped in New Orleans.
“Derek Carr for you I been told yall s–t sad,” Thomas wrote in his first post on X, followed by a pair of emojis.
“Dude scary and panic and just throw the ball,” the 31-year-old added in his second post. “Get him the f out of here he so ass.”
“Dude tried to lie and say I was jealous of them making Chris WR1 whole time he can’t even get him a decent ball,” Thomas continued. “He need his ass whooped.”
Thomas also criticized Carr for doing the “same s–t” and said the Saints already fired coaches who couldn’t cover up his flaws, while adding that even when Carr helped Davante Adams was a first-team All-Pro wideout in 2022 in Las Vegas, the pair needed 180 targets in order for that to happen.
The breaking point for Thomas appeared to be midway through the opening quarter Sunday, when Carr lofted a pass across the middle that forced Olave to elevate for the ball and resulted in crushing hits from two Panthers defenders — with one on each side of the wideout.
Four flags from officials flew toward the play, and Xavier Woods was called for unnecessary roughness.
But Olave was carted off the field on a backboard and diagnosed with his concussion of the season.
After he was taken to a local hospital in Charlotte, the Saints announced that Olave had been discharged, and his brother, Josh, wrote in a post on X that “he’s up and active.”
Olave, who ESPN reported switched his helmet this season to a Guardian Cap intended to mitigate the potential damage of a head injury, had collected 387 receiving yards and a touchdown entering New Orleans’ Week 9 game. He missed a loss to the Broncos two weeks ago with a concussion — which at the time marked the second of his career.
Thomas topped 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first four NFL seasons, but he logged just 20 games across the next four seasons, managed just 448 yards and a touchdown in 2023 and was released as a post-June 1 cut in March.