Jones has already tinkered with Leaf, why not take a chance on Simms? Sports psychologists in Dallas be ready for Simms.
If Dallas did that and he got to start, want to do a bet on whether or not they'd have a winning season? That would be one team I would seriously put money on to make the playoffs Oh how I hope we do not draft him.....The team already has talent, especially in the defense, they will make the playoffs in a few years....so No, I would not like to make a bet on that, as they're close to a winning season. To think that Carson Palmer has shown more than Chris is nothing short of a complete joke. Palmer was supposed to have similar talent to Chris out of high school, but when he wins 10 games in a season let me know, and we can get back to it. was Carson supposed to be the "savior 4-Heisman winning qb? And Texas gets ALOT more talent than USC.....I'm not saying Palmer is better though, I've only seen him play like 3 games.
OMG! I just saw a comparison of QC's first 15 starts and Troy Aikman's first 15. Care to guess who did better? Quincy did. I will try to get the stats and edit this post, but he had a 6-9 record as opposed to 1-15 Aikman. Now I'll admit I wasn't watching Troy, since I was like maybe 2 or 3 years old, so he could have showed flashes, but so has Quincy. He's help bring his team back a few times already and we could have won the last game despite his poor performance. Wait a little bit and I'll see if I can find some stats. edit: Crap...I don't think I can get the stats easily since it was 15 starts. I think both did this in 2 seasons so I can't do it by season stats. I'll just kind of tell you about what the numbers were. Both were around 50% in completions I think Quincy had a better, I want to say way better, TD/Int ratio. And like I said, the records show some stuff as well. BTW, I don't know if thet will show it again, but I saw it on ESPN News with a interview with Eric Allen. He's the one who talked about it. He said he thinks they were a bit premature and if they wanted this guy, stick with him. He will make terrible mistakes, but he's shown he can lead the team to victory. Sorry. Maybe Allen has this in a report.
RC, strange as it sounds, QC had a lot more surrounding him than Aikman did. Aikman was a can't miss stud who played on a ****ty team and struggled, much like Carr is now. QC is a shoulda been 4th round pick (if not for JJ) who helped the team to underachieve more than it already did. QC sucks sucks sucks and the Cowboys will never go anywhere with him at the helm.
And QC isn't struggling as well? BTW, with a O-Line who blocks however they want, a no.1 receiver with 1 hand, and a FB who might as well be on the bench, I think QC is doing ok, but he's just struggling right now. I don't think QC will ever be as good as Aikman, but that doesn't mean he won't be good. Its just a comparison. And as for what round he was, there were a lot of good players who didn't get picked in the 1st couple of rounds who did good and vice versa. IMO, I think QC is still working on his mechanics. I would like to see how he does next year. Though this is JMO.
Go ahead and give him all the excuses you want, he's still a bad qb who makes bad decisions. When he is a starter, the team has to win in spite of him, not because of him. Is he the worst qb in the league? no. Are his stats the worst in the nfl? no. but he still sucks. I can only think of maybe 5 starting qbs in the nfl that I wouldn't want starting in his stead. Cowboys are a horrid offensive team, and the quickest way to turn a bad offense around long term is to get a good qb. So adios QC, good riddance(well actually, I think he'd be a good backup)
To tell you the truth, I really don't have a huge problem with drafting a QB with our 1st rd pick if we do bad with Quincy this year. (pretty much a certainty.) However, I would like to keep him at least as a backup, like you said. However, I would like to see the new QB and him faceoff in the offseason. From what I seen, Quincy has seemed to have improved from last year and he may improve more next, especially with more games played. By next year, he could be a pretty good QB. Or he could suck more. In that case, time for the new QB. Only problem, which is kind of a big one, is what to do if both turn out good. I would like to see the draft pick sit on the bench and backup QC and see who's ahead the following year. Though these are just my opinions.
I can't resist taking a shot at the Cowboys while simultaneously praising a Niner, but I still feel the following point is bang on... The reasons why Quincy Carter is not a good NFL quarterback are the exact same reasons why Joe Montana is the greatest QB of all time.
Did those stats happen to mention Carter's and Aikman's Spirals-Per-Game Ratio? Who knew his total inability to consistently throw a spiral would doom him as a quarterback?
I know what you mean, and it is true that QC doesn't throw a good spiral, but I wouldn't care too much as long as he's getting it to the receiver and they catch it. Obviously, he's not making good decisions and is throwing bad passes, often non-spirals, but do remember that his 15 starts is still less than one complete season. He still need some game experience to know when to do what. BTW, as to Aikman's 1-15 team, who was on it? I'm just curious. I think Michael Irvin was on it as a one year pro, I think. The next year after TA, I think Emmit came along. That's all I know.
I kind of agree with you that they should keep him around as a backup and have him battle with the 1st round qb they select this year(hopefully). You never know, he might develop into something, but right now imo he doesn't look promising as a qb. I'm just not sure if he'd be willing to take that role as he may think he's better than that with the way they've been whispering in his ear(franchise qb franchise qb, lol), but if he's willing to accept it, then yea, keep him. I like Roy, but I so wish they had found a way to move up to get Joey Harrington. To tell you the truth, I don't remember names or too much about that season. I know it was the first season I started watching them, and they were really bad, but I don't really remember much from those first few early years I started watching football. What's so aggravating about this years team is that if they had a good qb or stud rb, they'd be sniffing playoffs. The wrs aren't great, but a good qb could make them look great. A stud rb like LT2 could make up for the defficiencies of the line and make the qbs job easier. ah well. Hate to see that good d coupled with that bad O and bad management.
I have to disagree. Sure QB, and RB are areas that the Cowboys need improvement in however the o-line has to be the worst in the NFL. Also Robert Thomas is the worst starting FB in the NFL. Without at very least average blocking it wouldn't matter if we had Brett Favre, and Ricky Williams back there. This is not a jab at the Texans but when we're picking up guys (McKinney) that were cut by and expansion team, it has gotten pretty bad.
The Cowboys Secondary was vastly overrated by everyone this offseason. Westbrook was horrible, Roy Williams missed a couple Coverage assignments, The Defense still needs work. Emmitt Smith should have retired 2 seasons ago. Is Troy Hambrick the answer when Emmitt Retires? On the positive, Antonio Bryant looks really polished out there, Maybe next season they can put together a healthy receiving corps.
I don't understand why anybody would want Carter to remain as the starter. he: 1. Has a weak arm. 2. Has poor vision. 3. Has poor throwing mechanics. The only thing he has in his favor is his scrambling ability, and even then, he sees the field very poorly when on the run. And he's not so dangerous, like Vick, that it doesn't matter. Sorry, Carter hasn't even demonstrated enough potential to keep him as a starter. Even back-up is arguable. But with undeveloped players... you want them to have a canon for an arm. He doesn't.
Don't know which Quincy Carter you've been watching but he sucks at scrambling. The only thing he is good at is when he has good protection and remains in the pocket....then he can make a good pass for a completion most of the time. If the line doesn't hold or he is flushed out of the pocket, then his problems begin.
Surf, by scrambling I think he just meant QC's running ability, not scrambling and passing. Scrambling + passing is something QC should never, ever do. BanginScrew, yeah you're right, I'm just being a little optimistic I guess. It's just hard seeing Vick and Carr do better offensively with their teams with less surrounding them. Even Ladainian. But it's not like there are a ton of those guys out there that the Cowboys could have gotten. Moe, you are right too. The secondary isn't that great. I am so envious of the Raiders cbs. Still, I think overall the Dallas d is pretty good, just not as good as some hyped it to be. And yeah, Emmitt ain't what he used to be, but I think behind a good OL he could still be at the very least be good in rbbc. GAH!!!
Well, first, sorry for intruding on what looks to be a mostly cowboys fans thread. I'm a Texans fan all the way. However, no one here seems to be saying too much about Hutchinson. I don't know much about him myself, except from the HBO thing, the coaching staff consider him to be a qb with a linebacker's mentality. He definately is one tough som' b****. He also has a hell of an arm. Neither one of those things by itself or even together, guarantee anything. But remember Joe Kapp and Billy Kilmer? They only had the linebacker mentality and were very successful. Hutchinson may turn out to be a very good qb.
Hmm...although I don't remember TOO much about Aikman, I don't remember him throwing 60yd bombs all day. Yeah, he has poor vision, but he can cut back on his mistakes and should improve his vision by playing more. Also wouldn't hurt to have enough time to use the vision he has, instead of running away from 2 or 3 unblocked defenders. He does have bad mechanics, but he has improved over the past year. Last year, he could barely get a snap correctly. I think I've seen him fumble 1 or 2 snaps. He could not throw well at ALL. Now, he's improved. Even some commentators commented on his improved mechanics. However, he does seem to revert back at times. BTW, if QC could have been good, or possible become good before the end of the season, we won't have to spend a 1st rd pick or FA money on a QB. Instead, we could get a good player at another position. Again, yes he sucks. But some QB's did suck when they started. However, they worked hard and became good. QC probably won't be a Aikman, Farve, or McNabb, but he could be decent. As for the D, I've like what I've seen from Roy. Our CB's suck, so I know both safeties have to do a little extra coverage. I've noticed Darren Woodson, who is a pro-bowler, I think, has been making some mistakes lately. If Roy makes mistakes as well, he's a rookie. He can get better. Maybe if we could get better CB's, we could put him up close where he should be. The linebackers are missing a key player in Dat Nguyen, who usually leads the teams in tackles, I believe. Speaking of which, WHEN THE HECK IS HE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK! I knew he was supposed to be out for a while, but I think he should be coming back soon but I haven't heard anything, not even an update. The line is doing ok. They seemed to be doing VERY well at the beginning, but they've slowed down in sacks. Still. they're better than last year. Were they overrated? Maybe. Man, I went longer than I planned.
