Ricky is still a drug test away from a year suspension, and once he leaves the Dolphins, he doesn't have to worry about getting sued for his signing bonus, so he's still a flight risk. I think he's still a good player, and I think he will be good for a couple more years, but I wouldn't trade my franchise QB for him straight up. And for those saying Carr isn't good, I think the problem is that Carr has nothing around him except a decent, but unspectacular, Andre Johnson, and a good, but not great, Domanick Davis. I think what we saw in 2004 was Carr throwing to Andre Johnson while teams tried to stop Davis; in 2005, we saw teams stopping Andre Johnson knowing that Davis couldn't win games for them on their own. Miami would be a great fit for Carr. Chambers, Booker and the wife-beating McMichael are better targets than anything Houston has, and they have a defense that will keep him from needing to win games on his own. Miami needs a QB - Frerotte passed for just about 3000 yards and 18 TDs vs 13 INTs, but he turns 35 this year, has never thrown for 20 TDs, and has only once broken 3000 yards, and this seemed like an optimistic TD:INT ratio based on his career numbers. Carr is a veteran, has completed more than 60% of his passes with a 6:5 TD/INT ratio over the last two years, has reasonable mobility, and could step in and be successful right away, all of which would appeal to Saban, and trading Ricky for a franchise QB would endear him to a fan base that doesn't want to root for a player that quit on them. I actually question whether the Texans would want to do this. Why trade for a running back when they one and have so many other needs? I can understand taking Bush if you think he's the best player available, but why go out of your way to get Williams? I suppose they'd take a QB and have two second rounders with which to fill needs, but it still seems a little crazy to me. I think it's more likely this is just noise to scare Tennessee and the Jets.
