David Carr to Texans: Suck it, bitchez
May 7, 2007 Athletes who don't stab people, David Carr has Post-Concussion Syndrome, DeMeco Ryans, Houston Chronicle, Teams that aren't the Texans, The Schaub Experiment, Tony Boselli is dead, Tremendous Busts
This just in: Über-competitor David Carr is thrilled– THRILLED! –to be playing the role of clipboard caddy. One of the perks of this job, it seems, is it affords David ample time to run off at the mouth.* Says Dave:
As far as the talent on this team, it’s something I haven’t been around. It’s fun for me, just coming out here and playing with a group, both offensively and defensively, that has (so) much skill. [...] If you’re not having fun, it’s going to be like what I had the last couple of years where you almost don’t even want to come to work.
Now, look, I always liked David Carr. I thought he got a bum rap, considering that the best offensive lineman he had prior to last season was the Corpse of Tony Boselli. I also thought he was a stand-up guy for showing up everyday and just playing, without screaming about the team or demanding to be traded. That said, when your career is such that the team (whether wisely or not) cuts you so they can pay through the nose for a heretofore-only-been-a-backup QB, maybe you shouldn’t go popping off about the lack of “talent” you just left behind. That’s the sort of thing that will make DeMeco angry, which could lead to Delhomme getting murdered** in week 2. This, in turn, would force you back into the starting role, thereby eliminating (a) Carolina’s playoff hopes and (b) the free time you are currently using to be a prick.
I’m just sayin’.
*Judging by the photo in that article, he also has lots of time to work on his Gordon Gecko hairdo. Greed is good.
**Fanhouse seems to think that this is the plan.
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May 7th, 2007 at 11:01 am
Nice blog, and since I’m in Nashville I shall be keeping on eye on your page for the hours upon hours of amusement that the Houston Texans provide us Titans fans with each year.
We were sad that you guys let Carr go though. He was the best tackling dummy this side of Drew Bledsoe we’ve ever seen.
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May 7th, 2007 at 11:04 am
This is where I would respond with a pithy comment. That is, if I wasn’t forced to admit that you are right.
Damn it.
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May 7th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Here’s hoping for the Madden Curse, I suppose.
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May 7th, 2007 at 11:25 am
The only NFL Jersey that repels the Madden curse is a Titans jersey. Eddie George ran for 1500 yards the year he was on the cover.
We still cannot believe the Texans passed on Vince. Even a full year later it’s like trying to explain quantum physics to a two year old. It just doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
Your d-line does seem interesting this year. It will be fun to watch as Vince runs past two years worth of first round draft picks.
Am I being mean at this point? I should stop. I feel like I owe Texans fans or something, like it’s not fair you guys have to deal with such idiocy in the front office.
But Demeco, he is a stud. Maybe you guys should just draft in the Fifth round from now on?
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May 7th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
I’ve had this conversation with other people and I still think a case can be made that, at the time of the draft pick, taking Mario was a defensible move. I might even turn that into a post. Of course, with the gift of hindsight, it becomes more and more painful every week.
Also, based on his Wonderlic score, you’d have more luck explaining quantum physics to a two-year-old than to VY. But I digress.
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May 7th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Well played on the Wonderlic jab MDC, well played.
I would love to hear your defense of last years pick for the Texans, as I said that pick will foever live in infamy in not just Tennessee but New Orleans as well.
I think Mario is a definite stud, but you guys had no running back and passed on the second coming of Gayle Sayers. You also had David Carr who you ended up getting, um, nothing for the next year when you let him go while you passed on three available potential hall of famers in Young, Leinart, and Cutler. And Young grew up six miles from the stadium, which would have pretty much gaurunteed a sick home field advantage when he was on the field in Houston.
Seriously, I can’t even type any more about this because my tears of laughter are starting to warp my keyboard.
But of course you knew this already.
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May 7th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Tman, you scurvy shyster bastard! It’s hard enough to be a Texans fan, let alone endure taunts from fans of the team that packed up and left us.
Aaaaaand…that’s about all I had. Funnily enough, VY’s OT touchdown run against us last year won me a tough matchup in fantasy football. Yeah, that was fun. “Tackle him! Tackle that son of a - wait…go! Go! Stop him…no, go!”
“This is where I would respond with a pithy comment. That is, if I wasn’t forced to admit that you are right.” - MDC
Damn it, indeed.
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March 14th, 2008 at 7:34 am
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