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Is David Carr Completely Delusional? (1 Viewer)

tombonneau

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Latest article with Carr stating he should be the starter. Basically says once his back his healthy he should be starting. Notice how every quote he goes out of his way to mention his bad back as an excuse. Does he just fail to recognize that he was able to do NOTHING when healthy as a starter and 43-year-old Vinny came in with a week of practice and played better?Or that Schaub has looked like an above-average QB with the same line and offensive skill players?It's like he lives in this fantasy world where he is still a premiere #1 draft pick entitled to be a starter. And the desperation between the lines is palpable.

Carr thinks he should startPanthers QB says he'll be healthy after bye weekPosted: Wednesday October 17, 2007 4:39PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- David Carr thinks he'll be healthy enough to play for the Carolina Panthers when they return from their bye week. He also thinks he should be the starter ahead of Vinny Testaverde."If I feel good, hopefully I'll be able to go out there and give our team a chance to win," Carr said Wednesday.Carr shrugged off questions of a quarterback controversy with the 43-year-old Testaverde, who replaced an injured Carr on Sunday against Arizona and led the Panthers to a 25-10 win four days after he was signed.Coach John Fox helped fuel the Testaverde talk this week when he refused to name Carr the starter if his sore back is recovered in time for the Oct. 28 game against Indianapolis.Carr insisted that didn't bother him."Not at all. Now the Colts don't know. Let's play the game within the game, you know?" Carr said. "Who knows who's going to play? I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens."Carr appeared confident he'll be the guy. He said there's a "100 percent chance" he'll be healthy by the Indianapolis game, a team Carr faced twice every season when he was a starter in Houston.Carr said having a bye week before facing the Super Bowl champions was part of his decision to sit out the Arizona game."That's why I didn't go, to have this week to recover and rest so I can get a full week of practice going into Indy," Carr said. "I played Indy a couple of times, I know what it takes. You've got to be sharp."But is Carr the best option for the Panthers after Testaverde's effort? Fox remained mum on the subject Wednesday, while a few lockers down from Carr, Testaverde insisted he'd be fine in either role."If called upon to start the game, I'll do my best," Testaverde said. "And if called upon to come in off the bench, I'll also try and do my best."Testaverde has been bombarded with interview requests since he became the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a game. It set off an unlikely quarterback quandary for the Panthers, who lost starter Jake Delhomme to a season-ending elbow injury last week."Very surprised, but you never know," Testaverde said of the past week of his life. "You try to come in and do what you can. Right now for this team, and me, good things are happening."Testaverde was forced into duty because of Carr's back injury that he got in the win in New Orleans on Oct. 7. Carr said he's still suffering back spasms, and the four-hour flights to and from Phoenix caused him trouble."I probably could have gone out there and tried to play, but I'd have just hurt the team," Carr said. "I didn't come here to lose games. I came here to win and be a part of something special. I've got a feeling we can do something like that around here, so I don't want to hurt our chances."Testaverde, who threw for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Smith in the fourth quarter, helped the Panthers improve to 4-2. Carr, who like Testaverde was the No. 1 pick in the draft -- 15 years later -- joined the chorus of people impressed with what Testaverde accomplished."It was awesome. He stepped in and did exactly what they asked him to do and got us a W," Carr said. "Honestly, with the way I felt, it would have been suspect if we would have gotten that W."Now the question for Fox is, will Testaverde or Carr give them the best chance to be competitive when they'll be big underdogs in two weeks against the Colts?Carr wouldn't be drawn into the controversy Wednesday."That's what this is all for, the circus. That's you guys," Carr said, referring to reporters circled around him. "If you guys make that decision, you let me know. I'll be on the edge of my seat I'm sure."
 
Latest article with Carr stating he should be the starter. Basically says once his back his healthy he should be starting. Notice how every quote he goes out of his way to mention his bad back as an excuse.

Does he just fail to recognize that he was able to do NOTHING when healthy as a starter and 43-year-old Vinny came in with a week of practice and played better?

Or that Schaub has looked like an above-average QB with the same line and offensive skill players?

It's like he lives in this fantasy world where he is still a premiere #1 draft pick entitled to be a starter. And the desperation between the lines is palpable.

Carr thinks he should start

Panthers QB says he'll be healthy after bye week

Posted: Wednesday October 17, 2007 4:39PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- David Carr thinks he'll be healthy enough to play for the Carolina Panthers when they return from their bye week. He also thinks he should be the starter ahead of Vinny Testaverde.

"If I feel good, hopefully I'll be able to go out there and give our team a chance to win," Carr said Wednesday.

Carr shrugged off questions of a quarterback controversy with the 43-year-old Testaverde, who replaced an injured Carr on Sunday against Arizona and led the Panthers to a 25-10 win four days after he was signed.

Coach John Fox helped fuel the Testaverde talk this week when he refused to name Carr the starter if his sore back is recovered in time for the Oct. 28 game against Indianapolis.

Carr insisted that didn't bother him.

"Not at all. Now the Colts don't know. Let's play the game within the game, you know?" Carr said. "Who knows who's going to play? I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens."

Carr appeared confident he'll be the guy. He said there's a "100 percent chance" he'll be healthy by the Indianapolis game, a team Carr faced twice every season when he was a starter in Houston.

Carr said having a bye week before facing the Super Bowl champions was part of his decision to sit out the Arizona game.

"That's why I didn't go, to have this week to recover and rest so I can get a full week of practice going into Indy," Carr said. "I played Indy a couple of times, I know what it takes. You've got to be sharp."

But is Carr the best option for the Panthers after Testaverde's effort? Fox remained mum on the subject Wednesday, while a few lockers down from Carr, Testaverde insisted he'd be fine in either role.

"If called upon to start the game, I'll do my best," Testaverde said. "And if called upon to come in off the bench, I'll also try and do my best."

Testaverde has been bombarded with interview requests since he became the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a game. It set off an unlikely quarterback quandary for the Panthers, who lost starter Jake Delhomme to a season-ending elbow injury last week.

"Very surprised, but you never know," Testaverde said of the past week of his life. "You try to come in and do what you can. Right now for this team, and me, good things are happening."

Testaverde was forced into duty because of Carr's back injury that he got in the win in New Orleans on Oct. 7. Carr said he's still suffering back spasms, and the four-hour flights to and from Phoenix caused him trouble.

"I probably could have gone out there and tried to play, but I'd have just hurt the team," Carr said. "I didn't come here to lose games. I came here to win and be a part of something special. I've got a feeling we can do something like that around here, so I don't want to hurt our chances."

Testaverde, who threw for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Smith in the fourth quarter, helped the Panthers improve to 4-2. Carr, who like Testaverde was the No. 1 pick in the draft -- 15 years later -- joined the chorus of people impressed with what Testaverde accomplished.

"It was awesome. He stepped in and did exactly what they asked him to do and got us a W," Carr said. "Honestly, with the way I felt, it would have been suspect if we would have gotten that W."

Now the question for Fox is, will Testaverde or Carr give them the best chance to be competitive when they'll be big underdogs in two weeks against the Colts?

Carr wouldn't be drawn into the controversy Wednesday.

"That's what this is all for, the circus. That's you guys," Carr said, referring to reporters circled around him. "If you guys make that decision, you let me know. I'll be on the edge of my seat I'm sure."
The contrasting way the two answered the questions is very telling, IMO. Vinny leads off with "for the team" while every other word out of Carr's mouth is "I." I wonder how hard it was for him to keep from saying "If David Carr feels good, hopefully David Carr will be able to go out there and give his team a chance to win."Hopefully Carr can learn a few things off the field from Vinny.

 
Latest article with Carr stating he should be the starter. Basically says once his back his healthy he should be starting. Notice how every quote he goes out of his way to mention his bad back as an excuse.

Does he just fail to recognize that he was able to do NOTHING when healthy as a starter and 43-year-old Vinny came in with a week of practice and played better?

Or that Schaub has looked like an above-average QB with the same line and offensive skill players?

It's like he lives in this fantasy world where he is still a premiere #1 draft pick entitled to be a starter. And the desperation between the lines is palpable.

Carr thinks he should start

Panthers QB says he'll be healthy after bye week

Posted: Wednesday October 17, 2007 4:39PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- David Carr thinks he'll be healthy enough to play for the Carolina Panthers when they return from their bye week. He also thinks he should be the starter ahead of Vinny Testaverde.

"If I feel good, hopefully I'll be able to go out there and give our team a chance to win," Carr said Wednesday.

Carr shrugged off questions of a quarterback controversy with the 43-year-old Testaverde, who replaced an injured Carr on Sunday against Arizona and led the Panthers to a 25-10 win four days after he was signed.

Coach John Fox helped fuel the Testaverde talk this week when he refused to name Carr the starter if his sore back is recovered in time for the Oct. 28 game against Indianapolis.

Carr insisted that didn't bother him.

"Not at all. Now the Colts don't know. Let's play the game within the game, you know?" Carr said. "Who knows who's going to play? I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens."

Carr appeared confident he'll be the guy. He said there's a "100 percent chance" he'll be healthy by the Indianapolis game, a team Carr faced twice every season when he was a starter in Houston.

Carr said having a bye week before facing the Super Bowl champions was part of his decision to sit out the Arizona game.

"That's why I didn't go, to have this week to recover and rest so I can get a full week of practice going into Indy," Carr said. "I played Indy a couple of times, I know what it takes. You've got to be sharp."

But is Carr the best option for the Panthers after Testaverde's effort? Fox remained mum on the subject Wednesday, while a few lockers down from Carr, Testaverde insisted he'd be fine in either role.

"If called upon to start the game, I'll do my best," Testaverde said. "And if called upon to come in off the bench, I'll also try and do my best."

Testaverde has been bombarded with interview requests since he became the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a game. It set off an unlikely quarterback quandary for the Panthers, who lost starter Jake Delhomme to a season-ending elbow injury last week.

"Very surprised, but you never know," Testaverde said of the past week of his life. "You try to come in and do what you can. Right now for this team, and me, good things are happening."

Testaverde was forced into duty because of Carr's back injury that he got in the win in New Orleans on Oct. 7. Carr said he's still suffering back spasms, and the four-hour flights to and from Phoenix caused him trouble.

"I probably could have gone out there and tried to play, but I'd have just hurt the team," Carr said. "I didn't come here to lose games. I came here to win and be a part of something special. I've got a feeling we can do something like that around here, so I don't want to hurt our chances."

Testaverde, who threw for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Smith in the fourth quarter, helped the Panthers improve to 4-2. Carr, who like Testaverde was the No. 1 pick in the draft -- 15 years later -- joined the chorus of people impressed with what Testaverde accomplished.

"It was awesome. He stepped in and did exactly what they asked him to do and got us a W," Carr said. "Honestly, with the way I felt, it would have been suspect if we would have gotten that W."

Now the question for Fox is, will Testaverde or Carr give them the best chance to be competitive when they'll be big underdogs in two weeks against the Colts?

Carr wouldn't be drawn into the controversy Wednesday.

"That's what this is all for, the circus. That's you guys," Carr said, referring to reporters circled around him. "If you guys make that decision, you let me know. I'll be on the edge of my seat I'm sure."
The contrasting way the two answered the questions is very telling, IMO. Vinny leads off with "for the team" while every other word out of Carr's mouth is "I." I wonder how hard it was for him to keep from saying "If David Carr feels good, hopefully David Carr will be able to go out there and give his team a chance to win."Hopefully Carr can learn a few things off the field from Vinny.
You're being ridiculous. I dislike David Carr as much as the next guy, but how exactly do you want him to answer questions that are specifically about him and his injury? He said "team" about 50 times in that article.
 
The contrasting way the two answered the questions is very telling, IMO. Vinny leads off with "for the team" while every other word out of Carr's mouth is "I." I wonder how hard it was for him to keep from saying "If David Carr feels good, hopefully David Carr will be able to go out there and give his team a chance to win."

Hopefully Carr can learn a few things off the field from Vinny.
I noticed the same thing. One sounded liked a polished veteran who wants what's best for the team; the other sounded like a hot shot whose been handed everything his whole life unsure how to react to a new world order.
 
Carr is a moron. He'll be out of the league faster than you can say Jim Drunkenmiller.

 
I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens.
:kicksrock:
I heard Smith on Jim Rome today, I didn't catch anything close to that.
I heard and though tthe same thng after I read that . Carr= :goodposting: While sitting on bench, waiting to be cut.Pretty sad really, I had High expectations for him but he is HORRIBLE!
 
I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens.
:jawdrop:
I heard Smith on Jim Rome today, I didn't catch anything close to that.
I heard and though tthe same thng after I read that . Carr= :kicksrock: While sitting on bench, waiting to be cut.Pretty sad really, I had High expectations for him but he is HORRIBLE!
I took this comment about Smith more in a smartass context from Carr, especially considering the way he ended the interview with the whole circus comment about the media. I wouldn't mind hearing an audio of this interview if it's available somewhere to make a better call. You would have to be dumber than a box of hair to publicly question your team's star player's motivation against one of the best teams in the NFL.
 
I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens.
:jawdrop:
I heard Smith on Jim Rome today, I didn't catch anything close to that.
I heard and though tthe same thng after I read that . Carr= :kicksrock: While sitting on bench, waiting to be cut.Pretty sad really, I had High expectations for him but he is HORRIBLE!
I took this comment about Smith more in a smartass context from Carr, especially considering the way he ended the interview with the whole circus comment about the media. I wouldn't mind hearing an audio of this interview if it's available somewhere to make a better call. You would have to be dumber than a box of hair to publicly question your team's star player's motivation against one of the best teams in the NFL.
I took Carr's comment to be completely sarcastic.
 
I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens.
:no:
I heard Smith on Jim Rome today, I didn't catch anything close to that.
I heard and though tthe same thng after I read that . Carr= :goodposting: While sitting on bench, waiting to be cut.Pretty sad really, I had High expectations for him but he is HORRIBLE!
I took this comment about Smith more in a smartass context from Carr, especially considering the way he ended the interview with the whole circus comment about the media. I wouldn't mind hearing an audio of this interview if it's available somewhere to make a better call. You would have to be dumber than a box of hair to publicly question your team's star player's motivation against one of the best teams in the NFL.
I took Carr's comment to be completely sarcastic.
His Steve Smith comments were clearly a joke, but sadly his comments about Indy not knowing who to prepare for at QB, him or Vinny, as a "game within a game" were entirely serious. :no:
 
Latest article with Carr stating he should be the starter. Basically says once his back his healthy he should be starting. Notice how every quote he goes out of his way to mention his bad back as an excuse.

Does he just fail to recognize that he was able to do NOTHING when healthy as a starter and 43-year-old Vinny came in with a week of practice and played better?

Or that Schaub has looked like an above-average QB with the same line and offensive skill players?

It's like he lives in this fantasy world where he is still a premiere #1 draft pick entitled to be a starter. And the desperation between the lines is palpable.

Carr thinks he should start

Panthers QB says he'll be healthy after bye week

Posted: Wednesday October 17, 2007 4:39PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- David Carr thinks he'll be healthy enough to play for the Carolina Panthers when they return from their bye week. He also thinks he should be the starter ahead of Vinny Testaverde.

"If I feel good, hopefully I'll be able to go out there and give our team a chance to win," Carr said Wednesday.

Carr shrugged off questions of a quarterback controversy with the 43-year-old Testaverde, who replaced an injured Carr on Sunday against Arizona and led the Panthers to a 25-10 win four days after he was signed.

Coach John Fox helped fuel the Testaverde talk this week when he refused to name Carr the starter if his sore back is recovered in time for the Oct. 28 game against Indianapolis.

Carr insisted that didn't bother him.

"Not at all. Now the Colts don't know. Let's play the game within the game, you know?" Carr said. "Who knows who's going to play? I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens."

Carr appeared confident he'll be the guy. He said there's a "100 percent chance" he'll be healthy by the Indianapolis game, a team Carr faced twice every season when he was a starter in Houston.

Carr said having a bye week before facing the Super Bowl champions was part of his decision to sit out the Arizona game.

"That's why I didn't go, to have this week to recover and rest so I can get a full week of practice going into Indy," Carr said. "I played Indy a couple of times, I know what it takes. You've got to be sharp."

But is Carr the best option for the Panthers after Testaverde's effort? Fox remained mum on the subject Wednesday, while a few lockers down from Carr, Testaverde insisted he'd be fine in either role.

"If called upon to start the game, I'll do my best," Testaverde said. "And if called upon to come in off the bench, I'll also try and do my best."

Testaverde has been bombarded with interview requests since he became the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a game. It set off an unlikely quarterback quandary for the Panthers, who lost starter Jake Delhomme to a season-ending elbow injury last week.

"Very surprised, but you never know," Testaverde said of the past week of his life. "You try to come in and do what you can. Right now for this team, and me, good things are happening."

Testaverde was forced into duty because of Carr's back injury that he got in the win in New Orleans on Oct. 7. Carr said he's still suffering back spasms, and the four-hour flights to and from Phoenix caused him trouble.

"I probably could have gone out there and tried to play, but I'd have just hurt the team," Carr said. "I didn't come here to lose games. I came here to win and be a part of something special. I've got a feeling we can do something like that around here, so I don't want to hurt our chances."

Testaverde, who threw for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Smith in the fourth quarter, helped the Panthers improve to 4-2. Carr, who like Testaverde was the No. 1 pick in the draft -- 15 years later -- joined the chorus of people impressed with what Testaverde accomplished.

"It was awesome. He stepped in and did exactly what they asked him to do and got us a W," Carr said. "Honestly, with the way I felt, it would have been suspect if we would have gotten that W."

Now the question for Fox is, will Testaverde or Carr give them the best chance to be competitive when they'll be big underdogs in two weeks against the Colts?

Carr wouldn't be drawn into the controversy Wednesday.

"That's what this is all for, the circus. That's you guys," Carr said, referring to reporters circled around him. "If you guys make that decision, you let me know. I'll be on the edge of my seat I'm sure."
The contrasting way the two answered the questions is very telling, IMO. Vinny leads off with "for the team" while every other word out of Carr's mouth is "I." I wonder how hard it was for him to keep from saying "If David Carr feels good, hopefully David Carr will be able to go out there and give his team a chance to win."Hopefully Carr can learn a few things off the field from Vinny.
:blackdot: "I'm" is assumed in Vinny's first sentence.

 
Latest article with Carr stating he should be the starter. Basically says once his back his healthy he should be starting. Notice how every quote he goes out of his way to mention his bad back as an excuse.

Does he just fail to recognize that he was able to do NOTHING when healthy as a starter and 43-year-old Vinny came in with a week of practice and played better?

Or that Schaub has looked like an above-average QB with the same line and offensive skill players?

It's like he lives in this fantasy world where he is still a premiere #1 draft pick entitled to be a starter. And the desperation between the lines is palpable.

Carr thinks he should start

Panthers QB says he'll be healthy after bye week

Posted: Wednesday October 17, 2007 4:39PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- David Carr thinks he'll be healthy enough to play for the Carolina Panthers when they return from their bye week. He also thinks he should be the starter ahead of Vinny Testaverde.

"If I feel good, hopefully I'll be able to go out there and give our team a chance to win," Carr said Wednesday.

Carr shrugged off questions of a quarterback controversy with the 43-year-old Testaverde, who replaced an injured Carr on Sunday against Arizona and led the Panthers to a 25-10 win four days after he was signed.

Coach John Fox helped fuel the Testaverde talk this week when he refused to name Carr the starter if his sore back is recovered in time for the Oct. 28 game against Indianapolis.

Carr insisted that didn't bother him.

"Not at all. Now the Colts don't know. Let's play the game within the game, you know?" Carr said. "Who knows who's going to play? I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens."

Carr appeared confident he'll be the guy. He said there's a "100 percent chance" he'll be healthy by the Indianapolis game, a team Carr faced twice every season when he was a starter in Houston.

Carr said having a bye week before facing the Super Bowl champions was part of his decision to sit out the Arizona game.

"That's why I didn't go, to have this week to recover and rest so I can get a full week of practice going into Indy," Carr said. "I played Indy a couple of times, I know what it takes. You've got to be sharp."

But is Carr the best option for the Panthers after Testaverde's effort? Fox remained mum on the subject Wednesday, while a few lockers down from Carr, Testaverde insisted he'd be fine in either role.

"If called upon to start the game, I'll do my best," Testaverde said. "And if called upon to come in off the bench, I'll also try and do my best."

Testaverde has been bombarded with interview requests since he became the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a game. It set off an unlikely quarterback quandary for the Panthers, who lost starter Jake Delhomme to a season-ending elbow injury last week.

"Very surprised, but you never know," Testaverde said of the past week of his life. "You try to come in and do what you can. Right now for this team, and me, good things are happening."

Testaverde was forced into duty because of Carr's back injury that he got in the win in New Orleans on Oct. 7. Carr said he's still suffering back spasms, and the four-hour flights to and from Phoenix caused him trouble.

"I probably could have gone out there and tried to play, but I'd have just hurt the team," Carr said. "I didn't come here to lose games. I came here to win and be a part of something special. I've got a feeling we can do something like that around here, so I don't want to hurt our chances."

Testaverde, who threw for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Smith in the fourth quarter, helped the Panthers improve to 4-2. Carr, who like Testaverde was the No. 1 pick in the draft -- 15 years later -- joined the chorus of people impressed with what Testaverde accomplished.

"It was awesome. He stepped in and did exactly what they asked him to do and got us a W," Carr said. "Honestly, with the way I felt, it would have been suspect if we would have gotten that W."

Now the question for Fox is, will Testaverde or Carr give them the best chance to be competitive when they'll be big underdogs in two weeks against the Colts?

Carr wouldn't be drawn into the controversy Wednesday.

"That's what this is all for, the circus. That's you guys," Carr said, referring to reporters circled around him. "If you guys make that decision, you let me know. I'll be on the edge of my seat I'm sure."
The contrasting way the two answered the questions is very telling, IMO. Vinny leads off with "for the team" while every other word out of Carr's mouth is "I." I wonder how hard it was for him to keep from saying "If David Carr feels good, hopefully David Carr will be able to go out there and give his team a chance to win."Hopefully Carr can learn a few things off the field from Vinny.
:fixed:
 
I don't even know if Steve (Smith) is going to play in the Indy game. He told me today he didn't know if he really wanted to play. We'll see what happens.
:confused:
I heard Smith on Jim Rome today, I didn't catch anything close to that.
Is Jim Rome still on the radio? I honestly had no idea. He is not in any of the markets I travel to and just figured his schtick had worn out.
 
May I just clarify that delusions and dementia are not the same thing. Carr, like OJ, may be delusional, but I suspect they are not suffering from a dementia.

Now, please continue with your regularly-scheduled programming.

 
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Carr needs to shave down that ridiculously fruity bob haircut he's styling and ditch those white gloves. Maybe then Indy will take him seriously.

 

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