No Doubt That Carr Will Be Back
New Year's resolutions (Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports)
Speaking of the Texans, it's highly unlikely the team is going to part ways with quarterback David Carr, who is due an $8 million bonus this offseason. But if Houston does, one NFC personnel man said he won't be out of work long.
"I don't think he will be available, but if he is, I think there would be a lot of interest from a lot of teams," he said. "We had a very good report on (Carr) before the draft. He was worthy of that (No. 1) pick. … I think a lot of teams thought highly of him and still do. It's not like (former Cleveland Browns quarterback) Tim Couch, where there is an injury. David Carr can get the ball down field, and he's still got what teams were looking for when he was drafted. What is measured (going into the draft) isn't going to change."
The Texans don't have much choice but to keep David Carr. He has all the physical tools you want in a pro quarterback and can make all the throws. If you look around the league, there aren't many guys like that. Indeed, just look up the road 200 miles at the trouble Dallas has had finding a long-term replacement for Troy Aikman. Jerry Jones is willing to spend whatever it takes to win, but the problem has been that there just aren't many potential franchise quarterbacks floating around out there.
That said, the Texans have done an absolutely terrible job developing their franchise quarterback. They should have brought in a quality quarterbacks coach to work with Carr, especially on his mechanics (say, Jerry Rhome?), and they should have made developing an offensive line a priority. Instead, the guy's been in the league four years and just seems stunted in his development. It's not his fault that Dom Capers isn't Mike Holmgren or Mike Shanahan (or even Mike Martz -- who's probably going to be available, but who probably isn't bland enough to suit Bob McNair or Dan Reeves).
Maybe a new coaching staff will be able to get Carr on track (there's no question in my mind that he'll be back). But it's going to have to be a priority. The team can't invest $8 million in the guy just to let him take sacks and make free-form throws. Quite a few journeymen qbs can do that for a lot less money.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 12/29/05 20:54 | Sports | Technorati
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