The Carr possibility...

[BrownsBacker85]

Report: Browns want David Carr

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 6, 2010 1:17 PM ET

New Cleveland Browns boss Mike Holmgren wants to bring in a new quarterback, and now a new name can be added to the mix: David Carr.

 

Carr spent last night and this morning in San Francisco visiting with the 49ers, but Matt Maiocco of the Press Democrat reports that the 49ers aren't his only suitors. It's previously been reported that the Giants would like to keep Carr as Eli Manning's backup and that the Cardinals would like to sign Carr as Matt Leinart's backup, but Maiocco reports that the Browns are also a legitimate option for Carr.

 

If Carr's goal is to start, the Browns probably give him a better chance than the 49ers (where coach Mike Singletary has said he expects Alex Smith to start) or Cardinals (where coach Ken Whisenhunt has said he expects Matt Leinart to start). And Carr certainly won't start for the Giants as long as Eli Manning is healthy.

 

But Holmgren and Browns coach Eric Mangini seem to be willing to consider just about anyone as the starter in Cleveland. Holmgren is looking at trades involving multiple quarterbacks, and he's interested in acquiring Seneca Wallace. And now he's apparently interested in Carr.

 

As for the quarterbacks Holmgren inherited, Derek Anderson is likely gone before March 19, when he's owed a $2 million roster bonus, and it doesn't look good for Brady Quinn. The Browns want to make changes at quarterback, we just don't yet know what all those changes will be.

 

 

 

I dont know squat about him.

[hoorta]

Report: Browns want David Carr

 

 

 

I dont know squat about him.

 

Carr was the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft. Went to the Texans, and promptly got shelled- took an NFL record number of sacks. Often injured because of it.

 

Think Tim Couch playing for a different team.

 

What this tells me is H&H aren't really happy with Anderson or Quinn. Seneca Wallace? Lord help us!!!!

[miktoxic]

i like david carr. he got a bum wrap just like couch did. can't be good when you're on your back all day. i'd take him over seneca wallace anyday. see this is my problem with holmgren, he'll start to try to bring in the scrubs from seattle like mangini does with the jets. carr was a high draft pick if not a #1.

[mopaji]

I'de be okay with Carr. He got his ass kicked in Houston and he has had a few years to sit and learn.

[blowe]

Austin Carr? DEEP! In Cleveland Browns Stadium!

[TheClevelandSound]

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[7moses7]

I'de be okay with Carr. He got his ass kicked in Houston and he has had a few years to sit and learn.

Mostly a few years to heal up.

[ClevelandFanForLife]

He's a bum. There is a reason why nobody else wants him as a starter.

[Athensbuck26]

He's a bum. There is a reason why nobody else wants him as a starter.

 

 

yup its not like besides houston he was playing for teams who had QBs that lead them to SB or anything

[ballpeen]

no

 

 

 

 

Once says it.

 

 

 

 

 

[TheClevelandSound]

Once says it.

 

I just want to understand how extremely against this move i am.

[Gips]

A definite NO THANKS here...

[flipflop]

Guys read carefully....i will come back to this post on draft evening.

 

Holmgren is going after a big fish...trust me......this is smoke and mirrors to get a whale.

[ballpeen]

Guys read carefully....i will come back to this post on draft evening.

 

Holmgren is going after a big fish...trust me......this is smoke and mirrors to get a whale.

 

 

I guess it is how you define big fish.

 

Carr would be as big as Kolb......but I basically agree, we aren't going to monkey around with bottom feeders.

[CLEVELandMILIDH]

Carr agrees to terms with 49ers

 

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 7, 2010 8:19 PM ET

Alex Smith has a new backup quarterback to worry about in San Francisco.

 

David Carr agreed to terms with the 49ers, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News. The deal was first mentioned by Carr's former teammate Kevin Boss, who tweeted the news. (What is it about Carr-related tweets making news?)

 

Carr's arrival doesn't bode well for Shaun Hill, who lost his starting job to Smith during last season. Hill is due $1.5 million in 2010, and is hardly a lock to keep his roster spot.

 

The chance to get back on the field was paramount in Carr's search. The 49ers are committed to Smith as a starter, but Carr knows better than anyone a number one overall pick at quarterback has to win eventually or lose his gig.

[D Bone]

Great news!!!

[sisky fringo]

According to The OBR both the Wallace and Carr rumors are just the media speculating and starting fires, pretty much.

 

lol well apparently the Wallace rumor wasn't a rumor after all.

 

re: the OBR, well you gotta admire consistency. i'd take everything they print with a grain of salt if you don't already, JD. years ago, sure, but today>>they suck at reality. they are entertaining sometimes though.

[Pumpkin Eater]

Carr sucked in Houston, in Carolina, in New York. I'm glad the Browns got someone else.