Now that David Carr is no longer with the Texans, it seems to this writer that the Texans are laying all their woes at the feet of Carr. While Carr shares some blame, a majority of it lies with their personnel department. Why didn't they surround Carr with a strong O-line? Or a quality RB? Why didn't they draft Reggie Bush last year? Bush would have gone a LONG way towards solving some of the Texans' woes. While I don't fault Charley Casserly for drafting Carr, he should have had a veteran QB in place and had Carr learn under the veteran. Now they replace Carr with Matt Schaub? Schaub is only slightly more mobile than an oak tree. Hope you can find some good doctors in Houston, Matt. You're going to need all their expertise, especially since the Texans employ matador protection schemes. (Hmm, I wonder if it's true they yelled, "Ole!" when Carr was sacked? Just a thought.)
Now my next question: where will Carr end up? I have a few teams off the top of my head that are interested or intriguing:
- Carolina: Carr has a visit scheduled with the Panthers sometime next week. He would be an intriguing option for the Panthers backing up Jake Delhomme, especially since Delhomme is considered to be on a short leash. One note: Joey Harrington also has a visit scheduled with the Panthers. As a Panthers fan, I hope the team signs Carr.
- Seattle: the Seahawks are also on Carr's short list. Potentially, he could recover mentally and learn from Mike Holmgren and Matt Hasselbeck. Holmgren can develop QBs (see Favre, Brett and Hasselbeck, Matt). He can heal up physically and mentally while in Seattle.
- Cleveland: Carr would be an immediate upgrade over Charlie Frye. Signing Carr would allow the Browns to draft Adrian Peterson, possibly Joe Thomas or quite possibly Calvin Johnson.
- Oakland: Carr would be an immediate starter with the Raiders and at #1 they could skip JaMarcus Russell and draft Calvin Johnson. They also could draft an OT in the second round; there will be some quality OTs in Round 2. With a great draft and Carr at QB, the Raiders could be a playoff contender. And don't forget, Lane Kiffin's forte is offense. Wouldn't that be interesting, one former Fresno State QB coaching his former college teammate?
- Jacksonville: I threw that one out as an opportunity for Carr to stick it to the Texans twice a season. While the Jags don't need a QB immediately, they are not exactly sold on Byron Leftwich.
The team that eventually signs David Carr will get a quality QB and a quality man and will immediately be a better team. Stay tuned.
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