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Okay, so now that the Texans have played their first game and David Carr has sucked and shown no signs of improvement, I imagine that a few of you have possibly changed your tune when it comes to the QB. Let's face it and stats only tell part of the story, Carr looked awful. He completed 42.9% of his passes(last in the league), threw for 70 yards(tied-last), 3 interceptions(tied-most), was sacked 5 times(2nd most), and compiled a QB rating of 12.1(dead last again). However, you did not have to look at a box score to realize that Carr had the poorest day of any NFL QB. He was back to his old habits of holding on to the ball for too long, not looking off his intended receiver, and throwing the ball into dangerous spots when no opportunity presented itself. It appeared that his head was completely out of the game, that he was just going through the motions, that he did not care about the outcome. This was most obvious when, after firing an inexplicable pass into triple coverage and getting intercepted by Troy Vincent, Carr just stood motionless and did not react to try to tackle Vincent or protect himself. Carr showed no talent and no heart. That is a formula for bad statistics and more importantly, losing.
More to the point, however, it is difficult to imagine seeing this guy ever becoming a successful NFL starter. Can anyone remember a single player in the past 10 years who started his career with 3 poor/mediocre seasons and then all of the sudden became a pro-bowler, became great? No you cannot, because this scenario has never happened. Good quarterbacks do not have 3 consecutive poor seasons. For the most recent example of a situation like the Texans' with Carr, you do not have to look past the last expansion team, the Cleveland Browns, and their franchise player and first draft pick, Tim Couch. Couch was given 4 seasons(with games missed due to injury) to prove himself and it was not until the 4th season, when he was replaced by Kelly Holcomb, that the Browns showed flashes of excellence and made the playoffs. Because of their vested interest in Couch, the Browns gave him every opportunity to prove himself but ultimately his poor play continued, the boo-birds arrived, and Couch was not only a troubled QB, but a troubled man. He cried about his slight from the fans and appeared to be irreparably scarred from all of the losing and finger pointing. Couch never recovered and to this point, neither have the Browns who are in their 7th season.
Is there any indication at this point that a similar situation will not play out in Houston this year? The Texans are a struggling team who is holding on to their poster boy seemingly until the inevitable happens and the Browns situation replays itself. Why not jump the gun a little bit and call for Carr's neck now, while there are still 15 games and hope remaining for this, the Texans' 4th season. If anything, the defense appeared to be much improved and held the Bills to a very respectable 22 points and only one touchdown, although they battled poor field position all game long. The offense has proven playmakers in Domanick Davis and Andre Johnson and could be ignited by a fresh voice in the huddle and a better decision making quarterback in Dave Ragone. Why not make the change now, with hope for this season? Why wait until the end when the team has a losing record, the fans are irritated, and David Carr's spirit is so completely broken that he will not even be able to catch on as a backup elsewhere? The Texans need to bench Carr now while they still have a chance to make something of this season not only for their good, but believe it or not, for Carr's too. Another season of poor production under Carr will only lead this team into the inevitable fate of becoming consistently bad or mediocre, a loser franchise. A change at QB now is best for everyone's interest.
If you have been confidently swayed or too feel that David Carr should be benched, click on the link below and sign the petition. If our voices are heard now, the sooner it will be until the Texans make a change.
Bench David Carr Petition
More to the point, however, it is difficult to imagine seeing this guy ever becoming a successful NFL starter. Can anyone remember a single player in the past 10 years who started his career with 3 poor/mediocre seasons and then all of the sudden became a pro-bowler, became great? No you cannot, because this scenario has never happened. Good quarterbacks do not have 3 consecutive poor seasons. For the most recent example of a situation like the Texans' with Carr, you do not have to look past the last expansion team, the Cleveland Browns, and their franchise player and first draft pick, Tim Couch. Couch was given 4 seasons(with games missed due to injury) to prove himself and it was not until the 4th season, when he was replaced by Kelly Holcomb, that the Browns showed flashes of excellence and made the playoffs. Because of their vested interest in Couch, the Browns gave him every opportunity to prove himself but ultimately his poor play continued, the boo-birds arrived, and Couch was not only a troubled QB, but a troubled man. He cried about his slight from the fans and appeared to be irreparably scarred from all of the losing and finger pointing. Couch never recovered and to this point, neither have the Browns who are in their 7th season.
Is there any indication at this point that a similar situation will not play out in Houston this year? The Texans are a struggling team who is holding on to their poster boy seemingly until the inevitable happens and the Browns situation replays itself. Why not jump the gun a little bit and call for Carr's neck now, while there are still 15 games and hope remaining for this, the Texans' 4th season. If anything, the defense appeared to be much improved and held the Bills to a very respectable 22 points and only one touchdown, although they battled poor field position all game long. The offense has proven playmakers in Domanick Davis and Andre Johnson and could be ignited by a fresh voice in the huddle and a better decision making quarterback in Dave Ragone. Why not make the change now, with hope for this season? Why wait until the end when the team has a losing record, the fans are irritated, and David Carr's spirit is so completely broken that he will not even be able to catch on as a backup elsewhere? The Texans need to bench Carr now while they still have a chance to make something of this season not only for their good, but believe it or not, for Carr's too. Another season of poor production under Carr will only lead this team into the inevitable fate of becoming consistently bad or mediocre, a loser franchise. A change at QB now is best for everyone's interest.
If you have been confidently swayed or too feel that David Carr should be benched, click on the link below and sign the petition. If our voices are heard now, the sooner it will be until the Texans make a change.
Bench David Carr Petition