David Carr?

[BooHoo]

I believe Carr is an unknown commodity. Hard to judge him based upon his play in Houston. I say pick him up but only if the price is right. However, what is his cap number? That alone could restrict a trade.

[mngolf19]

Childress was on the radio yesterday and had nothing good to say about Carr's ability. So I would say that MN will not be picking him up.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Childress was on the radio yesterday and had nothing good to say about Carr's ability. So I would say that MN will not be picking him up.

You can't believe anything out of coaches' or GM's mouth this time of year. The best source out there, Adam Schefter of the NFL Channel, said that Minnesota could very well be the destination for Carr. He thinks Trent Green should go to Miami, Daunte Culpepper could go to Oakland, and Carr could end up in Minnesota.

[mngolf19]

Childress was on the radio yesterday and had nothing good to say about Carr's ability. So I would say that MN will not be picking him up.

You can't believe anything out of coaches' or GM's mouth this time of year. The best source out there, Adam Schefter of the NFL Channel, said that Minnesota could very well be the destination for Carr. He thinks Trent Green should go to Miami, Daunte Culpepper could go to Oakland, and Carr could end up in Minnesota.

But would he actually say something bad about him? I know Childress will throw people off for the draft but I don't see him backhanding a player he is truly interested in.

And I can't stand Schefter, he seems to make up stuff too from what I can tell.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Schefter is way more credible than anybody else out there. Now there's a guy that gets it right more times than not.

[Rastak]

Schefter is way more credible than anybody else out there. Now there's a guy that gets it right more times than not.

I both agree and disagree with Harvey here.

1) I doubt Childress would say negative things about a guy he wanted.
2) I agree that Schefter is pretty good.

[lod01]

But would he actually say something bad about him? I know Childress will throw people off for the draft but I don't see him backhanding a player he is truly interested in.

And I can't stand Schefter, he seems to make up stuff too from what I can tell.

Childress was saying exactly what he was thinking. And he is correct. If he had an interest, his statement would have been 'we are going with Jackson'. Paraphrasing, he said 'Carr, you are no good'. You don't say that with the thought of 'I will fool them into cutting him by telling everyone he is awful so I can pick him up for free. Then what 'Sorry Carr, I had to say you sucked so i could get you for free'? No he has no interest in Carr.

[The Leaper]

Carr will have little interest in Green Bay. At minimum, Carr will be looking for a team that will give him a fair chance in an open competition to be the starter week one...and that isn't happening in Green Bay.

I agree with the sentiments that Carr is an unknown at this point. The bottom line is that OL in Houston has been abysmal and provided Carr absolutely no protection at any point in his career. There isn't one QB in NFL history who could be successful on a consistent basis getting sacked 60 times a year. He's a big risk though, because the punishment he has taken over the years certainly impacts his mental approach IMO. Confidence and poise in the pocket are necessities for a QB in the NFL, and those traits have been beaten out of Carr in the last few seasons.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Not sure this has ANY validity, but it's interesting.

David Carr: Might be Headed to Minnesota

Update: One possible destination for Carr, who was released by the Texans Friday, could be Minnesota, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Recommendation: Vikes' coach Brad Childress had said the team wouldn't give up a draft choice for Carr because he never has liked the quarterback's mechanics. That said, now that Carr is a free agent, the Vikings could decide that said mechanics are worth working on. Oakland, Cleveland and Miami also have been mentioned as possible destinations for the number one overall pick in the 2002 draft.

[MadtownPacker]

One team's castoff can be another team's savior. I'm not saying Carr will be that guy but I think he can be. In MN he will have on offensive line that will protect him long enough to get rid of it. I would rather Carr not go there cuz I would hate having to root against him.

[mngolf19]

Personally, I wouldn't want to take on a guy that:

Has been beat up alot
Hasn't shown that he can win despite number of chances.
Needs mechanics fixed when he is 5-6 yrs in the league already.

All this over someone new that you can work on from the beginning. Jackson or a new draftee. I just don't see it. Not that I haven't been wrong from time to time. And besides, he has Henson already if he wants a similar project.

[Guiness]

Anyone else surprised there wasn't an announcement this morning?

I for one thought someone would float him an offer. But there isn't even any rumors of teams talking to him.

How does Oakland, Detroit, Minnesota, Miami and Cleveland not call him? Baltimore and Chicago should be on that list as well, IMO. I don't see how Chi doesn't bring him in, and made the starting job an open competition!

[Merlin]

Wait for him to get released. No need to trade for him. If your starter goes out your season goes to hell anyway, so no sense is wasting a draft pick on that.

I'd be alright with them trading Rodgers, signing carr and drafting another guy. Carr and Martin can compete in camp for the backup spot.

The only problem there is that you and I both know that if Rodgers is still a Packer come training camp that Martin will not get an equal opportunity to compete for the backup role. TT is the only one in the organization that thinks Rodgers has a chance to be anything. I am willing to bet that if all things were equal, Martin would beat out Rodgers. I just don't see TT letting McCarthy go with his gut on this one.

[Merlin]

Childress was on the radio yesterday and had nothing good to say about Carr's ability. So I would say that MN will not be picking him up.

You can't believe anything out of coaches' or GM's mouth this time of year. The best source out there, Adam Schefter of the NFL Channel, said that Minnesota could very well be the destination for Carr. He thinks Trent Green should go to Miami, Daunte Culpepper could go to Oakland, and Carr could end up in Minnesota.

You didn't really use the words "Best Source" and "Adam Schefter" in the same sentence?

[Merlin]

Personally, I wouldn't want to take on a guy that:

Has been beat up alot
Hasn't shown that he can win despite number of chances.
Needs mechanics fixed when he is 5-6 yrs in the league already.

All this over someone new that you can work on from the beginning. Jackson or a new draftee. I just don't see it. Not that I haven't been wrong from time to time. And besides, he has Henson already if he wants a similar project.

David Carr is a Jeff Tedford QB so it goes without saying that his mechanics are wrong for the NFL. Aaron Rodgers is a Tedford QB as well. There are striking similarities between the two. I feel bad for David Carr. He was thrown to the wolves and may never reach anything in the NFL because of this. For Houston to cut him as "part of the problem" is ironic since they couldn't keep him off his back in any season. If anything you keep him to compete for the starting role. Matt Shaub has some good potential but anyone else remember what Atlanta's record was when he was the starter? Let's just say it wasn't good.