here's what i was responding to from your post: if ONE GAME sends you over the edge praising him, or damning him, then you probably should do a couple things Carr had a bad game. It was a perfect storm of ALL the things that people have complained about Carr for a very long time now. People have made the very points I itemized in my post (which you responded to) for years now. Carr apologists choose not to hear it. It isn't just what Carr did...its what Sage did. According to Carr apologists, it's impossible to be successful with this team. You get no support anywhere. There's constant pressure. You just can't get it done. Sage looked damn good for a half of football. The difference in pocket presence was tangible.
Agreed. The big question now is which David Carr shows up Sunday. My gut tells me that we'll see the scared to make a mistake, unsteady and unsure David Carr who won't be able to make any plays when the occasion calls for plays to be made. He's a nice guy but nice guys don't always make championship QBs. The real test for Kubiak will come when he will have to bench Carr once again. Will he do what's necessary to help this team win and let Rosenfels play or will he continue to play Carr because of all the money and personal status he has invested in DC?
This inconsistency is what we've seen all along. Like the 2004 season...the first half he looks great...the second half he looks beyond horrible, and is ends up getting booed at home the last game of the season. From week to week, you have no idea what to expect.
I guess i'm the only person who feels that athletes are entitled to have bad games every now and again. If you're willing to bet some preseason snaps and a half of regular season football over what David has shown he can do the majority of time when given the opportunities.. then well.. I'm just flabbergaster at that.
I admit that I'm now wondering the same thing. I heard John McClain say something that really sticks out in my mind: That to a man the Titans all talk glowingly about VY's natural leadership and especially about his will to win while he (McClain) has NEVER heard any Texans' player say the same things about Carr. The differences yesterday between VY and DC were so dramatic that I was dumfounded. This should have been a statement game for DC to lay to rest all of the VY whispers. Instead, he did what he always seems to do when adversity strike: he fell right on his ass. I don't care what the Texans' company spin is today and the rest of the week, there has to be a split in the locker room especially given how badly Rosenfels outplayed Carr. The best way to describe what I saw yesterday is to use a Dallas Cowboys analogy: Sage looked and played like Tony Romo while David looked and played like Drew Bledsoe.
How about four+ years of bad games? I know I am just kidding. How Carr responds to the benching will speak volumes. Kubiak is not stupid, he knows the team is not going anywhere this year, so NOW is the time to test your players metal...find out what they are made of.... He is letting Carr know that he is NOT above the team...... Good for Kubiak. He reached down and has a pair.... DD
I think a big key is how the Coiffed one responds. If he converts his slight mad-on into working harder and we see some results next week it will be a great thing. If he gets whiny cause Kubiak isn't "Yes, Mr. Carr....whatever you say, Mr. Carr" like Capers...that too is something we need to know.
I don't think it matters Major, this version of David Carr will rear his head again probably sooner rather than later. Here's my prediction, David comes out and plays pretty good and it is a closer game than it should be but we still lose. And he may play alright for a couple or few games the heat comes off of him and thenhe will come out and lay another egg, it has always been this way with him, rinse and repeat and it is still the same **** over and over and we will never be a good team until he is gone.
David *has* to come out with FIRE cause. . i think every week . .the hook is getting longer and his leash is getting shorter If he don't do well the 1st half Sage will be warming up out of the gate in the second Then it will be down to a QUARTER and so on Rocket River
Last week I said something along the lines of I don't expect Carr to win games for us, I just expect him not to lose them. Today he lost it with his turnovers (or contributed heavily). I don't know what his salary is compared to other QB's, but I am assuming he is being paid like the QB's who are counted on to win games. I just think we can find someone cheaper for what we get in Carr (avg QB who we can win with if he isn't screwing up).
What disappointed me the most about yesterday was that Carr had a chance to man up and put all the "we shoulda took Vince" talk to rest. I knew Vince would have his game face on (diss him all ya want, but he did throw for one and run for another). Carr wilted.........
Am I the only poster who would trade DC straight up for VY right this moment? Yeah, good ole Bud Adams would let that happen!
