Carr signs with Carolina as the backup
 

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Good pickup for Carolina

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good fit, i could see him starting games next year if delhomme has another iffy season

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i dont know. their offensive line is very suspect in their pass blocking

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[quote=dmek25;294972]i dont know. their offensive line is very suspect in their pass blocking[/quote]

He'll be in heaven when comparing their line to Houston's though.

If he gets the chance to play (Delhomme is on a big decline), he should do VERY well.

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Great! Finally, someone to challenge/overtake that glorified backup Jake Delhomme!

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[QUOTE=Big C;294964]good fit, i could see him starting games next year if delhomme has another iffy season[/QUOTE]

It wouldn't surprise me at all if he takes over for Delhomme next year. I think that's one of the reasons they got him, they say that Jake is the unquestioned starter, but I wouldn't take that to the bank if I were Delhomme. He better watch out with those garbage games next year, Carr might end up with the job by the end of the year.

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[quote=jdlea;295042]It wouldn't surprise me at all if he takes over for Delhomme next year. I think that's one of the reasons they got him, they say that Jake is the unquestioned starter, but I wouldn't take that to the bank if I were Delhomme. He better watch out with those garbage games next year, Carr might end up with the job by the end of the year.[/quote]Carr's never going to be great. He may not even ever be above league average. But he's probably better than Jake Delhomme.

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I live in Charlotte and let me tell you, people will be calling for Carr before preseason is over. People here are sick and tired of Delhomme and his ranting and raving during the games and his basically below average play. They we asking for Weinke all season, so you know Carr is going to get his run. I believe Carr, giving a better offensive line, and better run game, could be a productive QB. Carolina lost two of its starting lineman in the season opener. They should have everyone back and healthy and the Oline should be a lot better. If Carr doesn't start the season, he will be in by week 5 or 6.

Personally, I hope they keep Delhomme in because I freaking hate Carolina, all most as bad as the Cowboys. These fans down here are so fair weather is ridiculous. If they are winning, the bars are packed, but if they lose 2 or 3 games, the bars are empty. Plus, I see people driving to the stadium at 12:30 for a 1:00 game. Half the fans don't even show up until midway through the 2nd, or at halftime. I hope they go 0-16. They get on my damn nerves. At least I can say us Redskin fans are there game in and game out, no matter what the record. We proadly display our flags and car maginets.. they only show them if they are winning.

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Good move for them, ya never know he might end up competing for the starting job. Hard to make an honest assessment of Carr after Houston.

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Great move I think Carr is a tough QB he got hit hard almost every play in Houston.

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[quote=#56fanatic;295048]I live in Charlotte and let me tell you, people will be calling for Carr before preseason is over. People here are sick and tired of Delhomme and his ranting and raving during the games and his basically below average play. They we asking for Weinke all season, so you know Carr is going to get his run. I believe Carr, giving a better offensive line, and better run game, could be a productive QB. Carolina lost two of its starting lineman in the season opener. They should have everyone back and healthy and the Oline should be a lot better. If Carr doesn't start the season, he will be in by week 5 or 6.

Personally, I hope they keep Delhomme in because I freaking hate Carolina, all most as bad as the Cowboys. These fans down here are so fair weather is ridiculous. If they are winning, the bars are packed, but if they lose 2 or 3 games, the bars are empty. Plus, I see people driving to the stadium at 12:30 for a 1:00 game. Half the fans don't even show up until midway through the 2nd, or at halftime. I hope they go 0-16. They get on my damn nerves. At least I can say us Redskin fans are there game in and game out, no matter what the record. We proadly display our flags and car maginets.. they only show them if they are winning.[/quote]

I went to High Point University.....LOL! You're right about Carolina fair weather fans. They have only had a team how long???

I hope they go 0-16 too!!!

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I'm suprised he didn't go to compete for one of the starting jobs out there.. (Oakland, Miami, Detroit, KC, Cleveland) or somewhere like Chicago or Minnesota where he'd be behind a shaky starter.. Rumblings are that he's not that into football and was close to retiring rather than go somewhere else. If he doesn't like to compete he's just getting a check..

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Good move for Carr. He NEEDS a fresh start.

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;295045]Carr's never going to be great. He may not even ever be above league average. But he's probably better than Jake Delhomme.[/QUOTE]

I agree, I don't think he's gonna be a Pro Bowler, but he might have a better year than Delhomme's able to put together. I think he has the tools to be able to play a few games. I think they should look into another free agent/qb in the draft if Carr does play. He's certainly not the QB of the future, but I think he'll play next year.

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Congratulations Carolina, you just doubled the number of average QBs on your roster.

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[quote=#56fanatic;295048]I live in Charlotte and let me tell you, people will be calling for Carr before preseason is over. People here are sick and tired of Delhomme and his ranting and raving during the games and his basically below average play. They we asking for Weinke all season, so you know Carr is going to get his run. I believe Carr, giving a better offensive line, and better run game, could be a productive QB. Carolina lost two of its starting lineman in the season opener. They should have everyone back and healthy and the Oline should be a lot better. If Carr doesn't start the season, he will be in by week 5 or 6.

Personally, I hope they keep Delhomme in because I freaking hate Carolina, all most as bad as the Cowboys. These fans down here are so fair weather is ridiculous. If they are winning, the bars are packed, but if they lose 2 or 3 games, the bars are empty. Plus, I see people driving to the stadium at 12:30 for a 1:00 game. Half the fans don't even show up until midway through the 2nd, or at halftime. I hope they go 0-16. They get on my damn nerves. At least I can say us Redskin fans are there game in and game out, no matter what the record. We proadly display our flags and car maginets.. they only show them if they are winning.[/quote]

Wasn't Gibbs contemplating coaching for the Panthers a few years back?

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[quote=#56fanatic;295048]I live in Charlotte and let me tell you, people will be calling for Carr before preseason is over. People here are sick and tired of Delhomme and his ranting and raving during the games and his basically below average play. They we asking for Weinke all season, so you know Carr is going to get his run. I believe Carr, giving a better offensive line, and better run game, could be a productive QB. Carolina lost two of its starting lineman in the season opener. They should have everyone back and healthy and the Oline should be a lot better. If Carr doesn't start the season, he will be in by week 5 or 6.

Personally, I hope they keep Delhomme in because I freaking hate Carolina, all most as bad as the Cowboys. These fans down here are so fair weather is ridiculous. If they are winning, the bars are packed, but if they lose 2 or 3 games, the bars are empty. Plus, I see people driving to the stadium at 12:30 for a 1:00 game. Half the fans don't even show up until midway through the 2nd, or at halftime. I hope they go 0-16. They get on my damn nerves. At least I can say us Redskin fans are there game in and game out, no matter what the record. We proadly display our flags and car maginets.. they only show them if they are winning.[/quote]


yeah i live in charlotte too and you are right

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do you smell that?

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I think this is the last year for both Delhomme and Fox in Carolina

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[quote=SmootSmack;295253]I think this is the last year for both Delhomme and Fox in Carolina[/quote]I think Fox gets another year when they win the division.

That's a really pathetic division when you think about it. Tampa Bay's once dominant D is yet [I]another[/I] year older. The Falcons have no clue how to build a team around a guy who plays QB like a guy perpetually making his first NFL start. Every pick they use on a receiver who wont get the ball is another that they didn't use to rebuild the defense. The Saints can't possibly be a good as last year, and that leaves really the Panthers and Saints to fight it out of the division.

When Carr inevitably replaces Delhomme at QB, assuming they dont have a Redskin-esque defensive dropoff, they will win some games. It won't be a dominant offense, but should be a passible one.

Still, not really a threat of a team around playoff time. But 10-6 and a division championship is a pretty reasonable expectation, and one that IMO would save Fox's job.

I think the interesting question is what comes of Delhomme if Carr leads them to a playoff birth. Does he stay on as the backup, or try to make it (unsuccessfully) in 2008?

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i think delhome will loose if he has to go head to head with david carr delhome just gets way to excited and i think therfore causes him to make bad passes just like the redskins panthers game when i think carter was putting preasure on him and he threw it straight to sean taylor

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;295292]I think Fox gets another year when they win the division.[/QUOTE]

Possibly, I know toward the end of last season there were a lot of rumblings that the Giants were interested in bringing Fox "back home" and vice-versa. Instead they kept TC for one more year, but you never know.

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[quote=#56fanatic;295048]I live in Charlotte and let me tell you, people will be calling for Carr before preseason is over. People here are sick and tired of Delhomme and his ranting and raving during the games and his basically below average play. They we asking for Weinke all season, so you know Carr is going to get his run. I believe Carr, giving a better offensive line, and better run game, could be a productive QB. Carolina lost two of its starting lineman in the season opener. They should have everyone back and healthy and the Oline should be a lot better. If Carr doesn't start the season, he will be in by week 5 or 6.

Personally, I hope they keep Delhomme in because I freaking hate Carolina, all most as bad as the Cowboys. These fans down here are so fair weather is ridiculous. If they are winning, the bars are packed, but if they lose 2 or 3 games, the bars are empty. Plus, I see people driving to the stadium at 12:30 for a 1:00 game. Half the fans don't even show up until midway through the 2nd, or at halftime. I hope they go 0-16. They get on my damn nerves. At least I can say us Redskin fans are there game in and game out, no matter what the record. We proadly display our flags and car maginets.. they only show them if they are winning.[/quote]


Amen. I wish we could play in Charlotte every year cuz it's so easy to get tix and the upper half of the stadium is mostly Skins fans. The stupid roaring cat gets annoying but it's a small price to pay. (when the Skins play on a different day than the Panthers I still go just cuz I love going to NFL games and it's easy to get tix). People don't arrive early cuz there is no parking lot for tailgating and cooking or drinking on city street parking is frowned on. Local stations give little coverage unless they're undefeated. And the amount of football knowledge is amazingly low for an area with a team.