If Jake ends up getting cut since Cutler is leading the show, the Texans are going to take a hard look at him. Sorry no report, just saw it on SportsCenter.
This is what I predicted would happen. The Texans are going to deal Carr for whatever they can get for him and bring in Plummer. We're going to draft a QB at some point in the draft and have him sit for a season. As for Plummer, he knows Kubiak's system and it worked for the both of them. Let's not forget that a lot of people picked Pluammer and the Broncos to the SB before the season started. If he doesn't work out, we would at least have Sage and possibly a rookie (Kolb, Smith?) to back him up.
great, I thought this franchise " knew" what it was doing a year ago before the draft. It is going to take a couple years of solid drafting and free agent moves to right our ship and make us into a playoff capable team.
frankly, that was the case before last year's draft, too. this team has to make up for four years of ****astic personnel decisions, and that won't happen overnight. as for plummer... frankly, i see no reason to dump carr for plummer. but, having said that, he did put up great numbers with kubiak in denver - 60 TDs (+ 6 rushing), 34 INTs and two 90+ QB ratings in 3 years. and, iirc, playoffs all 3 years, so it's not like they're bringing in some bum.
I don't know why people have a problem with this. Bring him in as a stop-gap while we groom someone else who we (hopefully) draft this year. Why is this a bad thing?
I really do see much of a difference skill wise between Plummer and Carr either, but this city is sick of Carr and any change at the QB position will renew fans interest.
If we can land Plummer, a good RB, and some line help on both sides - I think we can at least be in the mix for a playoff spot. I am not saying we'll get there for sure but we'd be in the conversation. Any additional help in the secondary and LBs would be gravy. If we got AP or Lynch in 1, an OT in 2, and a pass rush specialist and a big DT in 3&4 with Plummer - that would be a good offseason. They could also get Branch or someone like him in 1, maybe Bush or Irons in 2, plus an OT in 3 and a pass rusher in 4 that would do as well.
so why not just keep carr in this scenario? wouldn't they be better served with a younger stop-gap? i mean, i don't paticularly care, either way, but you're going to have to pay carr this year, regardless; does it make sense to drop more money on plummer (+ the draft pick)?
Because Carr's teammates don't even believe in him? Change for change's sake could be the difference in a few wins next year.
well, that's absurd... but there's more to it than production; namely, money. since i'm going to have to carry carr's salary/cap hit, regardless, then the QB i sign had better be a significant upgrade, and i just don't think plummer is. i'd rather have a younger carr, and... say, $4M to spend on upgrading another position than plummer and carr's salary and a hole that still needs to be filled elsewhere. and we have rosenfels under contract for a few million dollars, too. you just can't, imo, sink that much into one position unless you can really upgrade the position.
I just think it's time for Carr to go. For the good of the team and for the good of Carr himself. Not to mention for the good of this bbs and Houston talk radio. Aren't you tired of hearing David Carr calls? Please read my posts with the caveat that I know NOTHING about how the salary cap works. Just too boring. If we trade him, do we still have to pay him? If we cut him, I know we still have to pay him, but does that money count against the cap? Again, I just have no idea.
If we cut or trade Carr we eat $4 million of his salary that would be paid to him, but we save something like $3 million. $3 million is a good solid number to add to your free agent spending money.
