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Joey Harrington: His view on his career and the NFL

I used to wonder if things might have worked out differently if David Carr went to Detroit and the Texans drafted Harrington, but I do understand why the Texans picked Carr. I now think that neither one of those guys were built to excel in the NFL. David because he wasn't wired to live and breathe football. Joey because he had physical limitations and he wasn't the once in a lifetime QB that can overcome the lack of arm strength.
 
That was a really good read. Based on what he says (and only having his version of events to go by) it almost sounds like his time in Detroit eventually put him in the same place David Carr already was insofar as perspective and priorities were concerned. He claims (and I have no reason to dispute him) that he entered the league with a football-is-everything kind of mentality and that he eventually became aware that it was no longer the most important thing to him. David Carr appeared to enter the league with that life-lesson already built into his head.

Between the two of them (Carr and Harrington) the Texans should have taken Peppers and not looked back. I guess if they had insisted on taking Harrington over Carr they might have been better off but who knows how he would have responded to the beating in 2002 or all the expansion team face-of-the-franchise pressure. It would have been a wash probably. Should have drafted Julius Peppers.
 
Funny how the Texans keep finding themselves in that position and instead of taking Carr (a qb) with the top pick, they now draft Peppers (Mario, Clowney).
 
I thought his insight on Saban was rather interesting as well, as he simply was honest with the players and didn't pull pre madonna punches.
 
I think it's interesting to read. & I've got nothing against Joey Harrington... but we've got to remember that's his perception of things. I can't imagine every locker room is as cut throat as he makes it sound.

But overall, I think he gets the point across. Winning in the NFL has to start way before they start putting players on the field & hiring coaches or whatever. The organization from top to bottom has to be on the same page.

If there are 300 people in the Texans organization, I bet there wasn't 1 who believed the Texans could win the Super Bowl before Gary Kubiak got here. Not one player, not one coach, not one person in the personnel department, not one.

During his tenure, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that 70~80 people probably believed we could win a Super Bowl. O'Brien probably inherited 40~50 believers.

Now I think the number has been climbing, even without a QB. They don't know how, but they think the Texans organization can win a Super Bowl. Maybe not this year (though they're going to try their darndest), but soon.

Which, imo, it's important that we keep winning. Why it's important to be the best team in this sorry division. Winners think like winners. Act like winners, play like winners. Losers don't. Both are contagious.
 
I bet the blame thing happens a lot on bad teams. We know the QB always gets too much credit when things go good and too much blame when it goes south. We should remember 2013 as bad as Schaub was the defense was just as bad. They set a record for fewest turnovers forced when the prior two years the strength of their defense was forcing turnovers. It was the same thing in 2005 the offense sucked to a new level of suckage, but the defense couldn't stop a runny nose with a blanket either.
 
texanhead08 said:
I bet the blame thing happens a lot on bad teams. We know the QB always gets too much credit when things go good and too much blame when it goes south. We should remember 2013 as bad as Schaub was the defense was just as bad. They set a record for fewest turnovers forced when the prior two years the strength of their defense was forcing turnovers. It was the same thing in 2005 the offense sucked to a new level of suckage, but the defense couldn't stop a runny nose with a blanket either.
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oh most definitely it does..True teams look at their performance as a whole & no matter who you talk to on the team all of them say that we as a team can all be better even though the source of a problem might be coming from a specific area & sticking out like a sore thumb. Bad teams typically have guys who think it's about them & single 1 person, player or side of the ball out like it's nothing so that they don't look bad. As Mike Singletary said in his now infamous rant.. "i won't tolerate players who think its about them..................can't play/coach/win with them.....I WANT WINNERS!!!!!!"
 
thunderkyss said:
I think it's interesting to read. & I've got nothing against Joey Harrington... but we've got to remember that's his perception of things. I can't imagine every locker room is as cut throat as he makes it sound.
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I would never underestimate how far someone would go when there is so much money involved, you are talking about millions of dollars a year, to some of these guys promises they have made to their families. I bet it is far worse than most of us imagine.
 
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