It's easy to understand why Oakland Raiders head coach/shot-caller Jon Gruden might be tempted to trade purported franchise quarterback Derek Carr.
And it's easy to believe such a trade will happen. Not only because Bleacher Report's Master Tesfatsion reported on Saturday that the Raiders were "shopping" Carr at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, but also because Gruden has been selling off parts since arriving in the Bay Area 14 months ago.
But it's one thing to part ways with an expensive, high-caliber pass-rusher entering a contract year or a blue-chip first-round wide receiver in the final guaranteed-money season of his rookie deal.