David Carr to visit Saints... (1 Viewer)

[GermanSaint]

 

[Jammal70]

people are smokin somethin
david carr's got talent
good backup

 

[sykobob671]

Carr is also visiting with the Giants

http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/12052137987570.xml&coll=1

 

[GermanSaint]

people are smokin somethin
david carr's got talent
good backup

after the carolina year i know he is the worst quarterback in the league including backups....alle he can do is scramble a bit .... but he has the worst pocket presence , accuracy , decision making ability in the league .... maybe a rookie is worse.

i want guys like , gray , brunnell ( trent green if he hadnt sing with the rams ) for our backups because martin is methusalem

 

[Great Dane]

Both Brunell and Carr are subpar back ups. I have absolutely no confidence in any of them. This said I have historically always liked Carr but unfortunstely saw too much of him play last season. That was way worse than Harrington which says a lot. So Payton please pass both QB's.

 

[Snakehead]

Any talent at all + Sean Payton = good QB.

This says it all right here. He had a ton of talent coming out of college. Years of torture behind the Texans line and Panthers line last year has led to a talented QB with low confidence and bad mechanics.

Sitting behind Brees and learning under SP will allow him to build his confidence and become a good backup QB that isn't one hit from a coffin or applying for his AARP card.

Everyone on this board knows that the Saints will go as far as Brees can take them and JM wasn't the answer if something was to happen to Brees. A rejuventated Carr could be serviceable if called on once he gets his mechanics fixed and his confidence back.

I say bring him in, it won't cost much. Another one of those low risk, high reward deals the FO likes to do.

 

[Bee Rad]

From a recent Don Banks article:

"On the theory that everyone deserves a second and a third chance, the Giants are kicking the tires on signing David Carr as their sought-after upgrade at backup quarterback behind Eli Manning. I know Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer was Carr's offensive coordinator in Houston from 2002 to '05, but I'm not sure there's a bigger reclamation job in the NFL right now than Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in 2002.

Carr made four starts and appeared in six games in Carolina last year, where he started the season as Jake Delhomme's backup. But in the end, he couldn't hold off either 44-year-old Vinny Testaverde or rookie Matt Moore, an undrafted collegiate free agent. Panthers coach John Fox acknowledged that he wouldn't play Carr at home late in the season due to the ferocious booing that the former Fresno State quarterback was subjected to."

 

[Saint Tillage]

I would also rather have AB as a back up. At least if he took a sack he would get back up.

Smiling after an interception > holding onto the ball forever just to get a concussion after the sack.

 

[bigwebb2001]

i think he might be decent for us. we have a nice mix of talent to surround him with, far better than the texans and panthers. he is young, will be cheap, and doesn't have injury concerns. he is also a BACK-UP, so who really cares. i don't know what ya'll expect out of a backup qb. its not like we are going to find anyone great. i bet he would get a one year contract and have to earn it in training camp. i'm all for it because its not like he is coming in to replace brees. some people here push the panic button way to quick

 

[rickysfan34]

is Ryan Leaf available?

 

[DownWithDisease]

I'd rather us just re-sign Jamie Martin to a 1 year contract, and continue to develop Tyler Palko... IMHO, Palko will be ready to be #2 as soon as this year.

 

[TnSaint]

Is Todd Marinovich available too? Carr and Brunell=Jamie Martin, which is pretty weak IMO

 

[Furor]

Quarterbacks I'd rather the Saints sign before David Carr:

Brunell, Culpepper, Harrington

 

[Nonreg]

sweet jesus please no.