Carr is not done. Carr was careless with the ball, and no coach is going to let a player who turns the ball over three times and throws into quadruple coverage stay in the game, especially in a winnable game. David Carr had a brain fart today, but he has looked great this season so far. But there were a lot of mistakes today. Andre dropped a couple of balls, Sheperd had a couple of "Carr" moments, offsides penalties killed them. Carr is the starter, he'll bounce back and do good next week. Go Texans!
On the texans message board someone posted that Kubiak said Carr will be the starter next week. I guess Kubiak wants to secure a higher draft pick next year to select another QB.
According to 610 radio, Kubiak was asked point blank in the locker room about the starting QB next week and he emphatically said that Carr will start. Says that he's seen QBs go through stages like the one Carr is going through right now. Also said that he told David that he had to take better care of the football and when Carr didn't, Kubiak made the switch to Rosenfels.
I dont think anyone would give more than a 7th or maybe a 6th rounder for Carr. At the end of the day, Carr is NOT a leader and he never will be. That is one of the most important components of being an NFL quarterback.
Hillboy, I think it started with the pass into CUADRUPLE coverage that made Kubiak mad, then he gave him a talk about taking care of the ball and David seemed to disregard it. Hence the benching. Taught him a lesson he will never forget. He will bounce back. He was not good today. I had to edit your post, but you said everything I wanted to say and left the major points in there. Thank you. Carr is NOT done.
We don't know if Carr is done. If he lays another egg next week and Rosenfelds becomes the starter, then we can look back and say he was done today. If Carr bounces back and quits throwing interceptions, then today was just a big bump in the road.
I am with you. I know I am one of the few Carr supporters on the BBS, but I still believe that he can get it done. Plus, there is a reason why Sage Rosenfels is a back up.
My quess is that Carr will start next week. Carr is good-looking, likeable kid. He has outstanding skills, a very strong accurate passer. BUT, he lacks "it." I am not sure how to define "it," but I know it when I see it. It is a demeanor, a presence, a charisma that inspires confidence in other players and creates magic on the field. When a career backup has more "it" than your starter, not good. Like Kramer said, "poise counts!" Is Carr the future of this team? I really would like to see him with a decent offensive line, but, honestly, I doubt it.
Kubiak said is postgame conference that Carr is his starter and will be next week in New York. He said same thing happen to Steve Young when they were with the 49ers. On another note, Lundy looks like a keeper while Reggie Bush looks real bad. Mario seems to be getting better and better. Owen Daniels looks real good and could be a star. Kubiak needs to bench Wiegert or Saleem and start Winston. This team is going no where this year and see how good Winston is. He looked solid when he replaced Saleem early in the game. Next year, the starting tackles should be Spencer and Winston.
I WAS a Carr supporter. After this game, i now feel he doesn't have the tools to succeed. I asked this question after the Jax game. Why did we see so many dump offs and 5 yard throws from Carr. Someone said it was b/c of Jax defense who was dropping alot of people in the secondary. and the reason they did that was b/c they felt we didn't ahve a running game. well, we had a huge running game today. yet, car still didn't ahve very many good throws. what i notice was Sage was able to hit receiver's routes. he threw 10-15 yard out routes. when the pocket collapsed, Sage still was able to convert. i'm not saying Sage is the long term answer, but Carr definitely isn't either.
I'm done with the whole David Carr thing, when he is finally run out of town I will be a happy man. This whole thing reminds me of the Steve Francis thing. Unfortunately, I don't see Indy or Philly trading us Peyton or McNabb for him.
I read through this entire thing looking for some blame being handed to Andre Johnson. Am I the only one who saw the drops? A drop that became an interception that became a TD in a game lost by 6 points? I'm not saying that AJ is totally to blame. Then again, neither is David Carr. Not a one of you knows a damn thing about playing qb in the NFL. He had a bad day. Last week, we're all bowing down. Where will you be if he has a good game against the Giants next week?
There are no sure things, thats just the truth of it. For the Carson Palmers and Peyton Mannings are the Ryan Leafs and Cade McNowns. Its about having recognition when someone WON'T be the sure thing to break it off early so it doesn't continue on forever, which the Texans seemingly haven't done. I do like the QB draft prospects that have shown production over a couple years like Leinart, Quinn and Eli over the guys like Akili Smith and Alex Smith, and even Carr who put together that one good last year and shoot high up in the draft rankings. Which, yes, is why free agency is the safest way to go.
I think Steve Francis is a great comparison. He puts up decent numbers, and you see a lot of things you like in him, but something's just missing.
