Comments on: David Carr would like to remain standing http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/comment-page-1/#comment-291116 James Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:30:24 +0000 http://www.squibkick.com/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/#comment-291116 Sam J, wish you luck with the new QB and Green. Green had a problem holding on to the ball. When he played my Lions, he seemed to drop balls and fumble balls and never really make the difference. It was hard to understand, because he has stats. Maybe the warm weather will help. Of course, Favre was busy cutting us into little ppieces and laughing about it the whole time. Sam J,
wish you luck with the new QB and Green.

Green had a problem holding on to the ball. When he played my Lions, he seemed to drop balls and fumble balls and never really make the difference. It was hard to understand, because he has stats. Maybe the warm weather will help.

Of course, Favre was busy cutting us into little ppieces and laughing about it the whole time.

]]> By: Sam J from Houston http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/comment-page-1/#comment-291114 Sam J from Houston Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.squibkick.com/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/#comment-291114 The short answer is, yes, if we win; even if we don't win but are competitive and exciting on offense. David Carr, because of his personality, and looks, had (and still has) a devoted fanbase here in Houston. As a man of Family and Faith, you couldn't script a better role model. Because he's a "good guy" lots of folk here in Houston hopes he lands on his feet (no pun intended). But he didn't win. And not everyone here bought into the excuse about all the sacks. A fair percentage of them were his own fault. The fans took notice of the fact that when Schaub got to town his "first official act" was to call each of the guys on the roster, and I mean all 53 of them, and introduce himself to his new teammates. The off-season workouts started here last week and already he's established a rapport with Andre Johnson and his other offensive guys. The guys, his teammates, all picked up on his leadership potential, and most, if you believe the interviews, seem to like him already. Now that rapport should translate into better team chemistry which should translate into success. So the fans will take to Schaub as the team gets more successful on the field. I keep hearing about how Ahman Green is so injury prone, but when I do a little digging on my own, I don't see it in the numbers. Except for 2005, when he went down for the season with a quad tear, he's been a 1000-yd rusher and 300+ yd receiver EVERY YEAR. I still think he's got a couple of good years in his tank. Plus, I think Green was also brought in to show the youngsters what kind of work ethic it takes to succeed (he DOES have a SuperBowl ring) in the RB position. I think what Kubiak and Smith are doing with the free agents they've picked up are building a TEAM, not just putting a bunch of individuals on the roster. I like it. I think the 2007 are going to be on of those teams that will be "better than the sum of its parts". The short answer is, yes, if we win; even if we don’t win but are competitive and exciting on offense.

David Carr, because of his personality, and looks, had (and still has) a devoted fanbase here in Houston. As a man of Family and Faith, you couldn’t script a better role model. Because he’s a “good guy” lots of folk here in Houston hopes he lands on his feet (no pun intended).

But he didn’t win. And not everyone here bought into the excuse about all the sacks. A fair percentage of them were his own fault.

The fans took notice of the fact that when Schaub got to town his “first official act” was to call each of the guys on the roster, and I mean all 53 of them, and introduce himself to his new teammates. The off-season workouts started here last week and already he’s established a rapport with Andre Johnson and his other offensive guys. The guys, his teammates, all picked up on his leadership potential, and most, if you believe the interviews, seem to like him already. Now that rapport should translate into better team chemistry which should translate into success.

So the fans will take to Schaub as the team gets more successful on the field.

I keep hearing about how Ahman Green is so injury prone, but when I do a little digging on my own, I don’t see it in the numbers. Except for 2005, when he went down for the season with a quad tear, he’s been a 1000-yd rusher and 300+ yd receiver EVERY YEAR. I still think he’s got a couple of good years in his tank. Plus, I think Green was also brought in to show the youngsters what kind of work ethic it takes to succeed (he DOES have a SuperBowl ring) in the RB position.

I think what Kubiak and Smith are doing with the free agents they’ve picked up are building a TEAM, not just putting a bunch of individuals on the roster. I like it. I think the 2007 are going to be on of those teams that will be “better than the sum of its parts”.

]]> By: James http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/comment-page-1/#comment-291112 James Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:03:18 +0000 http://www.squibkick.com/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/#comment-291112 Sam J, tell me more, will Schaub be embraced by the local fans? What about Ahman Green? He struggled with the Packers the last few years. Sam J,
tell me more, will Schaub be embraced by the local fans?
What about Ahman Green? He struggled with the Packers the last few years.

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]]> By: Sam J from Houston http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/comment-page-1/#comment-291053 Sam J from Houston Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:42:38 +0000 http://www.squibkick.com/david-carr-would-like-to-remain-standing/#comment-291053 You mentioned that David Carr "would like to remain standing..." What David Carr would not do in Houston was "remain" after practice to work on his game. He never learned - or was taught - to make pre-snap reads, to go thru his receiver progressions, to "feel" the pressure and move around in the pocket. If he had been willing to work harder on those things, he'd still be here in Houston. Goodness knows owner McNair HATED giving up on his personally chosen "Face of the Franchise" and he'd just hired Kubiak, who was the right guy to teach him. It was never Carr's potential that we questioned, it was his work habits.You see Carr was your typical 9-to-5 worker. Overtime? Sorry, can't. Extra hours? That's not in the contract. Be a leader? Bond with your teammates? Show competitive fire, show the types of things that Jake Delhomme brings to the table, the things that make Jake a winner, Carr never showed in Houston. Good luck Panther fans, maybe Jake's fire will rub off on him. But then he'd have to hang out with a teammate for that to happen; something he seldom (never?) did in Houston. You mentioned that David Carr “would like to remain standing…” What David Carr would not do in Houston was “remain” after practice to work on his game. He never learned – or was taught – to make pre-snap reads, to go thru his receiver progressions, to “feel” the pressure and move around in the pocket. If he had been willing to work harder on those things, he’d still be here in Houston. Goodness knows owner McNair HATED giving up on his personally chosen “Face of the Franchise” and he’d just hired Kubiak, who was the right guy to teach him. It was never Carr’s potential that we questioned, it was his work habits.You see Carr was your typical 9-to-5 worker. Overtime? Sorry, can’t. Extra hours? That’s not in the contract. Be a leader? Bond with your teammates? Show competitive fire, show the types of things that Jake Delhomme brings to the table, the things that make Jake a winner, Carr never showed in Houston. Good luck Panther fans, maybe Jake’s fire will rub off on him. But then he’d have to hang out with a teammate for that to happen; something he seldom (never?) did in Houston.

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