Another poll... Since the majority of us were wrong by picking that he'd stay in Houston... Where is he going? Post your reasons why. I'd say Oakland, but that's because of Carr's Cali roots, and the fact that I'll live in a dream world of Moss-for-Carr until it all happens... EDIT: For all intents and purposes you can vote Tampa in place of Miami... FWIW... perhaps a mod can change it? Paging Castor27!
Unless someone really wants him now, we've already played our cards and everyone has seen our hand. We've already given Shaub starting money for years to come. So all the teams can just wait for us to cut him, then sign him. If a team really wants his bloated salary, one 4th round pick is the best we could hope for. I could see Miami wanting Carr over Green because he could be a long term solution. However, i don't see Oakland passing on Quinn or Russell because most fans would rather draft a franchise QB and coaches would want to groom their QB pick. He could end up just about anywhere. I just hope not in our division.
But if there is more than one team that wants him, wouldn't it behove them to trade for him instead of getting into a price war with another team trying to sign him? I honestly don't know. From what I understand, Oakland would like him so they can use their #1 pick on Calvin Johnson. In theory, they would get their QB and WR of the future, instead of just their QB (Quinn). Just guessing here. Why not? I think it would be great to see him come back to Reliant every year. Talk about adding spice to a game. But I don't know why any team in our division would need him. Maybe the titans.
He will be cut, no team is as dumb enough to trade anything of value at this point. There arent any teams that will need to get into a price bidding war for david carr i can guarantee that! oakland is the most likely scneario HAHAHAHA THE TITANS>!?!?!?!?!?! you gotta be smoking something...
So, Carr was sacked 249 times in five seasons? I hope your offensive line fares better this season or you could have another goat on your hands.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/colum...li_len&id=2807996&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1 Carr should attract plenty of potential buyersBy Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Archive On a crowded lot that already featured a logjam of previously owned quarterbacks available via free agency or trade, five of whom own résumés that include at least 60 starts apiece, a later-model used Carr moved on Wednesday afternoon into the spot typically reserved for the sales manager's special of the week So once any interested franchise has a chance to kick David Carr's tires to determine how much pickup he still possesses after being subjected to 249 sacks in five years, and whether he can still get it done in the passing lane, will the Houston Texans be able to find a buyer for the player selected first overall in the 2002 draft? One would think so because Carr, only 27 and still harboring untapped talents, certainly looks like a better option than guys such as Aaron Brooks, Drew Bledsoe, Vinny Testaverde, Trent Green and Joey Harrington. Would David Carr look good in a Raiders uniform?Sure, the five-year veteran comes with a lot of dents, courtesy of one of the worst offensive lines assembled in recent NFL history. But any team that is serious about Carr should be able to negotiate a sweetheart deal with the Texans -- a middle-round choice in the 2007 draft sounds about right -- because Houston wants the quarterback out of the picture and prefers to get something in return rather than simply release him outright. Coming to terms with Carr, of course, might be a little more difficult. Compliments of the ill-advised $8 million buyback clause Houston exercised last spring, Carr is due base salaries of $6.75 million for 2007 and $6 million for 2008. He won't come cheap. At the same time, Carr might be so anxious to relegate his experience in Houston to rearview-mirror status that he'll make a renegotiation of his deal relatively facile. In that case, moving Carr to another team would become infinitely easier and probably would increase the number of franchises with viable interest in him. Twenty-seven years old, at least in a league where a lot of quarterbacks are late bloomers, is the basic equivalent of toddler stage. Certainly there is some ego-stoked coach or offensive coordinator out there who will convince himself that he can do for Carr what highly respected quarterback mentor Gary Kubiak couldn't get done in Houston last season -- and apparently felt he might never accomplish with Carr. The team that makes the most sense, in terms of interest in Carr, should be Oakland, where there is no proven starter, although the Raiders seem inclined to use the first overall selection in the draft next month on LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Trading for Carr would provide the Raiders with the kind of strong-armed, vertical-game passer owner Al Davis has long favored and would dramatically alter the dynamic of first round. If the Raiders acquired Carr and scrapped their plans to choose Russell, Oakland could snatch the draft's best player, Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson, with the top pick. And in addition to scrambling mock drafts around the country, not to mention the real draft, it would give Oakland a proven commodity at the game's most critical position. No matter what Carr's failures in Houston, he is still further along in his development than untested and raw Russell. Rumor is that Raiders coaches and scouts are beyond smitten with Johnson and view him as the surest thing in the talent pool. Plus, choosing him at the top of the draft also would allow Oakland to trade troublesome wide receiver Randy Moss. But it doesn't make sense to take Johnson unless you have a quarterback to get him the ball, and Carr would have a shot. And wasn't the Raiders' new coach and resident wunderkind Lane Kiffin an offensive guru of sorts during his tenure at Southern California? And one more intriguing note: Kiffin and Carr have some history together, as Kiffin was a coach at Fresno State during Carr's first two years there. What other franchises might have more than passing interest in Carr? Here's a look at some of the possibilities: • Miami: The Dolphins still don't know whether Daunte Culpepper, now nearly 1½ years removed from surgery to repair the catastrophic knee injury he suffered in 2005, is ready to play. They're exploring a trade for Green, suddenly persona non grata in Kansas City, but Carr is a decade younger than Green and, despite the beating he took in Houston for five years, is also significantly healthier. Even his $6.75 million salary is less than the bloated $7.2 million Green is due in 2007. First-year Dolphins coach Cam Cameron is known as a hands-on quarterbacks coach. Maybe his hands could mold Carr into the quarterback he was expected to be when he was the draft's first overall choice in 2002. • Minnesota: Second-year Vikings coach Brad Childress is another highly regarded offensive mind with no proven quarterback. The Minnesota depth chart, now that the Vikings have cut veteran Brad Johnson, features Brooks Bollinger and long-term project Tarvaris Jackson. The team is said to like Jackson's potential, but he is nowhere near ready to play yet. The Vikings might be interested in drafting Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, but Carr would offer a more immediate return on their investment. • Cleveland: Despite the Browns' public support of incumbent Charlie Frye, few in the organization are convinced the two-year veteran is the answer. With the third overall choice in the draft, the Browns figure to have one of the top quarterback prospects, either Russell or Quinn, still on the board. But embattled coach Romeo Crennel, who might be fired in the first month of the season if the Browns get off to a sluggish start, doesn't have the time for or luxury of developing a young quarterback for his successor. Yeah, the Browns have lived through their own first-round flop -- Tim Couch, remember, was the first overall choice in the 1999 draft -- but Carr still represents an upgrade. • Detroit: Jon Kitna started every game in 2006, threw for more than 4,000 yards and proved the Mike Martz offense could help just about anyone put up big numbers. But, c'mon, we're talking about Jon Kitna, for gosh sakes. Martz would view Carr as a challenge and could have a lot of fun with him. • Tampa Bay: OK, we're only kidding about the Bucs, right? Uh, yeah. But no one loves to collect quarterbacks more than coach Jon Gruden, who probably is kicking himself right now that the Tampa Bay depth chart is too crowded to accommodate Carr.
Highly doubt Oakland would give up Moss for Carr, esp with no 2nd rounder to throw in. Porter or Curry would be nice though.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pl...gnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=1576&line=91100&spln=1 Vikings coach Brad Childress didn't sound interested in David Carr in a radio appearance Thursday. A Carolina newspaper report said Carr was "eyeing" Minnesota, but the interest probably isn't mutual. "I always struggled with where his release came from," Childress said. "It's kind of a drop-down, three-quarter release. ... He can make some of the throws; he can't make all the throws." Ouch
Every team that is interested will not come out and say it. That would only give us more leverage in negotiation. Just like we had no real interest in picking up a QB other than Plummer or Garcia who we really didn't make much of an offer for. I wish we could get 1 or 2 proven offensive linemen, DB, corner, any position upgrades, rather than draft picks in this situation. As long as we could renegotiate the contracts 1st to make sure they stay. I don't think to many competitive players would be very happy being traded to us right now.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4654842.html Carr destined to go elsewhere thanks to signing If Texans can't make trade, QB will be released By JOHN McCLAIN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle If general manager Rick Smith is unable to trade quarterback David Carr, the Texans will release him. Carr could be released or traded before the weekend is over. Neither side wants to drag it out. "David's done right by us, and we want to do right by him," Texans owner Bob McNair said Thursday. Coach Gary Kubiak went through a similar experience when he was the offensive coordinator at Denver. Brian Griese was the heir apparent to John Elway, but when Griese struggled and Kubiak and head coach Mike Shanahan thought he needed a change of scenery, the Broncos dumped Griese and acquired Jake Plummer. "And Brian's still playing in this league," Kubiak said about Griese, the backup quarterback at Chicago. Kubiak coached Carr for one season, and the Texans improved to 6-10 from 2-14. But Kubiak and Smith believe Carr needs a change of scenery. "David did everything I asked him to do," Kubiak said. "He worked hard. I have nothing but good things to say about him. We appreciate everything David's done for this organization. He's going to be fine." The NFL spring meetings start Sunday in Phoenix. The Texans would like to move on, and Carr would like to know where his new home will be. Several teams are interested in signing Carr, but they don't want to surrender a draft pick. Nor do they want to take on his base salaries of $5.5 million this year and $6 million next year. Minnesota, Oakland and Miami are possibilities, even though one wouldn't know the Vikings are interested based on what coach Brad Childress told their flagship radio station, KFAN in Minneapolis. Childress told the station the Vikings aren't interested in trading for Carr, and he explained why. "I always struggled with where his release came from," Childress said. "It's kind of a drop-down, three-quarter, not overhand, over-the-top release. "Just in the tape I've watched in the (five) years he's been in the league, he can make some of the throws, (but) he can't make all the throws. He gets some balls batted at the line of scrimmage just because of where that ball comes from. "(It's) a little more difficult to throw in-the-seam throws because it doesn't come from over the top. He can't get a ball to get out of his hand, get up and get down. "He's a smart guy; he's a decent athlete. But when you're buying a quarterback at this level and you kick the tires, there shouldn't be a lot of things that you're trying to straighten out. You pick a Carr ( ), you pick a quarterback because you like all the things about him. ... You don't want to feel like there are any perceived flaws." At their news conference Thursday introducing Carr's replacement, Matt Schaub, the Texans said publicly for the first time that Carr would not return. "David is a class guy who's been an outstanding role model for us," McNair said. "I'm disappointed that he didn't have the success on the field like we all hoped he would." Before the Texans could make the change at their most important position, McNair had to give the go-ahead. "This has been very difficult," McNair said about the Carr decision. "David's meant a lot to this franchise. I'm hoping a new environment will work out well for him." john.mcclain@chron.com
I am thinking they will really have to give to get Possibly accepting a 5 or 6 round pick if they get anything He will probably be released outright.
The way they've talked, I'm almost positive there's already a deal worked out. I'd bet that the Carr trade is announced today or next week. (But I have no clue about where he's going.)
the Miami paper has an article about them trying to trade for carr. there is a link to it on prosportsdaily.com
http://www.miamiherald.com/616/story/50190.html DOLPHINS Trade talks begin with Texans about acquiring QB Carr BY ARMANDO SALGUERO asalguero@MiamiHerald.com The Dolphins are Carr shopping. The club's brain trust spent part of Thursday speaking with the Houston Texans about quarterback David Carr and investigating all aspects of a possible trade for the former first overall pick in the 2002 draft. Carr ending up in Miami is not a certainty. But it is a possibility that speaks to Miami's uncertain quarterback situation. The team's interest in Carr, and even in Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, coupled with coach Cam Cameron's cautious words when he last spoke about Daunte Culpepper, indicate that Culpepper is not assured of being the team's starter in 2007. Culpepper, despite being 17 months and two surgeries removed from an October 2005 injury to his right knee, might still not be completely healthy. The Dolphins don't really have a certainty Culpepper will reach that complete health and don't have a guarantee the player will pick up Cameron's new system if he does get healthy. That irresolute scenario sparked the interest in Green, 36, as an insurance policy. But the possibility that Carr, 27, would make the Dolphins better for years to come makes the interest in him more logical. Carr is a career 60 percent passer, a statistic buoyed by his 68 percent completion rate in 2006. His best season came in 2004, when he passed for 3,531 yards, with 16 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and an 83.5 quarterback rating. Dolphins defensive coordinator Dom Capers was the Texans' coach that year. Capers' opinion of Carr will play a role in the Dolphins' aggressiveness in pursuing the trade. The Dolphins might also hope Carr is released and try to sign him as a free agent. Carr's full potential as a franchise quarterback never materialized for the Texans, and that is why he is being shopped following the team's acquisition of Matt Schaub from Atlanta. ''We're working with his representatives and David to find a place for him to continue his NFL career,'' Texans general manager Rick Smith said. ``Matt is our starting quarterback. We're trying to help David find another place. We're trying to trade him [Thursday], maybe the next couple of days.'' Carr's agent, Michael Sullivan, did not return a phone message. Carr would have to rework his contract that has two years remaining for a trade to work. Cameron was unavailable for comment. He will conduct a news conference today but likely will decline commenting about Carr as long as the player remains the property of another team. The Texans are not going to extract a great price for Carr, but definitely want something such as a mid-round draft pick. One NFL personnel official with interest in the situation said the Oakland Raiders and Minnesota Vikings also had shown interest in Carr. But if the Dolphins really want Carr, they can have him, the personnel official said, by exchanging first-round picks with the Texans. The Texans have the No. 10 pick. The Dolphins are scheduled to pick at No. 9.
What about Chicago? Doesnt Chicago have a really good LB (i know the Texans have plenty of those) that wants out of there? Briggs I think? Bernard Berrian would make a nice 2nd WR as well.
