Heywood said:
i think most everyone assumes the decision has already been made, presumably by mcnair himself
I agree, allot of people have made that assumption, and I think its a real big assumptions. I negotiate real estate contracts for a living and have found that the deal isn't done until the papers are signed.
If Carr continues to spiral downward, it wouldn't surprise me to see Carr released and resigned at a much lower salary. If the option is exercised, Carr's contract will extends through 2008 and he is due a pro-rated $8 million bonus plus a base salary of $5.25 million in 2006 and 2007 and $6 million in 2008. This equates to a total salary of $7.9 million plus some change next year. Below is a list of quarterback salaries from USA Today. Once you sort the list by "Total Salary", take a look at who gets paid $7.9 million:
http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/foot...rsbyposition.aspx?pos=3&order=BaseSalary+desc
Carr performance to date does not resemble the production of Jake Delhomme, Byron Leftwich, or Brett Farve.
The bottom line is this - based on expected salary and expected production, the Texans could take a chance of loosing Carr and still pick up a QB like Chris Wenke or Tommy Maddox for allot less money and, given the state of the o-line, get the same production. Or, the Texans could go after a bigger name like Drew Breez. Of coarse, given the number of sack the Texans give up each year, I don't see a top notch QB coming here.
As far as I know, the option has not been exercised, yet. You need three things to close a deal
1) a willing and able seller - David Carr would love for the Texans to exercise the option because it makes for a huge payday that no other team will give him. Think about it, given the list of QB salaries listed above, how much would you give to a David Carr as a FA. My guess would be around $1 million annually.
2) a willing and able buyer - That’s the big question here. We've gotten some lip service from the front office about being willing, but I am not convinced at this time. Also, given the hostility on this board towards David, a change may be required to appease the fans, after all this is still a business and empty seats means less ancillary money like concessions and product purchases.
3) a sense of urgency to complete the deal - The longer the option sit, the colder the deal becomes. If by the end of the year, the Texans are performing as badly as they are now, don't be surprised if the deal falls through.
Well, its a little long winded, but that's my
