Tag: David Carr

David Carr: ‘Sky is the limit’ for Brian Daboll’s Giants

David Carr loves what the New York Giants are doing and believes the “sky is the limit” under head coach Brian Daboll.

There is no question that almost every expert who covers the NFL agrees the New York Giants are heading in the right direction after five straight losing seasons in which they lost 10 or more games.

The hiring of Brian Daboll as their head coach has rekindled the creative, competitive, and cultural fires that had been stamped out by misfires by the former general manager and his coaching hires.

Giants co-owner John Mara recently compared Daboll to a rock star (Bono of U2) and the round table at NFL Network, which consisted of former Giants backup quarterback David Carr, chimed in on the difference Daboll has made.

“I love what’s happening in New York because for John Mara to feel that comfortable to make that type of joke. . . knowing the New York media like I do, he must feel really good about his head coach,” Carr said. “He must feel really good about his quarterback (Daniel Jones) — and he should — and the direction that they’re going.”

Carr also likes the personnel moves the Giants have made to upgrade their passing game.

“My favorite part about this whole offseason has been the addition of (tight end) Darren Waller to this group and what that’s going to do for this offensive system,” Carr said.

“When I watched the Giants play last year. . . I remember being in London. We were watching that team develop into a good football team. And they were doing it without a real threat down the middle, without a real matchup guy outside. All the attention was on Saquon Barkley. They were loaded up to stop the run and Daniel had developed as a quarterback in this system

“But now you have a guy out there that can essentially create offense for you just by (lining up), just by putting him out at wide receiver, which he can play. Putting him in-line and block for Saquon, which he can easily do.”

In closing, Carr reiterated his optimism about Big Blue’s future.

“I love where this team is going. I love the direction they are going. I love the physicality,” Carr said. “Like I knew it was going to be good X’s and O’s wise, but the toughness that he brought to this group has been fantastic. So, the sky’s the limit for these guys.”

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David Carr provides scathing theory on Tom Brady, Josh McDaniels

David Carr had a harsh take on the working relationship between Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels.

Former NFL quarterback David Carr had a scathing take on former New England Patriots coach Josh McDaniels.

Carr, who recently appeared on the “Harvest Sports Podcast” had his theories as to why his younger brother, Derek Carr, was not a good fit with McDaniels and the Las Vegas Raiders.

David claimed McDaniels wanted a quarterback who would take control during the course of a game.

This is certainly an interesting take, given that McDaniels, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady were a big part of the Patriots dynasty over the years. The group was responsible for engineering two separate dynasties and helping turn the Patriots into an elite organization. According to David, Brady was the one calling the shots.

“I think what happened, and this is just my opinion,” said Carr. “I don’t speak for anybody in my family. I don’t speak for anybody from New England. I know some people up there, I know some people that were in Las Vegas. I would say what happened is, in New England, Tom Brady ran the show. So, he was able to bully Josh. And he would just say, ‘This is what we’re gonna do.’ If Josh said no, he would go to Bill’s office. If Bill said no, he would go to Robert Kraft, ‘Trade Jimmy Garoppolo, I don’t need him in here causing a problem.’ Jimmy Garoppolo gets traded, right?

“So, I think that’s what happened. I think that when they were in New England, Tom ran his stuff. Tom is a guy, historically, that gets to the line of scrimmage, picks the play he wants to run. …I think that what Josh wants to do, is Josh feels like—and maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong, time will tell—he feels like he can guess right most of the time from the sideline, which is almost impossible to do in this day and age.”

This is certainly a bold statement to make, given that Brady and McDaniels were often viewed as key pieces to New England’s success. It also undoubtedly raises questions about the role Belichick played in all of this, and if there was indeed a power struggle.

Belichick had nothing but nice things to say about his former quarterback during an appearance on Brady’s podcast in February, publicly putting to rest theories about animosity between the two. This may be a question that will forever remain unanswered.

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Derek Carr’s brother David says Michael Thomas, Tyrann Mathieu helped Saints recruit him

Derek Carr’s brother David says Michael Thomas and Tyrann Mathieu were some of the Saints veterans who helped lure the team’s new quarterback:

It turns out that getting Derek Carr to the New Orleans Saints was a team effort. His older brother and former NFL quarterback David spoke about the process that led to Carr’s four-year contract with the Saints as a free agent, and why he picked the Saints over the New York Jets among other contenders during a guest appearance on his son Austin’s Harvester Sports Podcast.

One factor that stood out in the process: New Orleans’ veteran experience in the locker room, on the coaching staff, and within the front office. While the Jets talk a big game and have some young, hungry standouts in cornerback Sauce Gardner and head coach Robert Saleh, Carr believed they lacked the nucleus of pros who have seen it all and can roll with the punches in the NFL.

“When you look at it from the Saints’ standpoint, they’re some young guys but there’s also a lot of veterans guys on the defensive side. There’s a lot of veteran coaches there. A lot of guys that are grizzled veterans that understand how to make it work,” David Carr said, pointing to offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. as one of the most-experienced play callers around the NFL, and how his work with Drew Brees became a selling-point for his brother.

Carr continued: “Derek has relationships with a lot of those guys too, that go far beyond just this offseason. With Tyrann Mathieu he’s known him forever, you know a lot of these guys. Michael Thomas, they go way back, and they have history. So when Derek became available, they were like ‘No, you’re coming here.'”

Mathieu played against Carr’s Raiders for years with the Kansas City Chiefs, going 3-1 and intercepting him once. But it’s clear those matchups built a level of respect for the quarterback. Thomas and Carr were standout high school recruits from similar stomping-grounds in Southern California (Thomas attended William Howard Taft Charter High School in Los Angeles while Carr was two hours away at Bakersfield Christian High School in Fresno). Though Thomas is expected to be released at the start of the new league year on March 15, it’s interesting that he was helping to recruit Carr and celebrated the quarterback’s decision to sign with New Orleans.

Does this mean Thomas could return to the Saints in 2023? Maybe, but that’s going to be tough to figure out. He’ll need a new contract altogether, likely including an agreeable salary and heavy incentives for performance should he return to his 2019 Offensive Player of the Year form. But that’s a version of Thomas we haven’t seen in three years because of unfortunate injuries. A deal needs to make sense for both sides. But if the Saints have already gotten on the same page with him in getting the quarterback he and other leaders on the team wanted, you have to think the hurdles ahead can’t be much more difficult.

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Derek Carr’s brother David says free agency will be ‘a long process’

Derek Carr’s brother David says QB’s free agency will be ‘a long process’ after meeting with Jets and Saints:

Don’t expect the Derek Carr sweepstakes to wrap up any time soon. Carr’s older brother and former pro quarterback David Carr shared some insight on the ex-Las Vegas Raiders starter’s plans during an appearance on NFL Total Access, via NFL.com, saying that the ongoing free agency tour will be “a long process.”

“He wants to do his due diligence and see as many places as he can to get a feel for what the best place for him will be,” David Carr relayed, after his younger brother made free agent visits with the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. Both meetings lasted several days in each team’s home city, and they each figure to be in contention once it’s time to make a decision.

That’s frustrating for Saints fans who wanted to see this experience come to a quick close, but that’s not how Carr is choosing to play it. This is his first run at free agency and he owes it to himself to accept the best offer, not the first (or even second) proposal. There are plenty of quarterback-needy teams around the league who could be looking to team up with him (we surveyed the landscape of potential suitors here). New Orleans has a lot to offer, but so do other teams. Stay tuned.

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David Carr emphatically says Peyton Manning is the greatest of all time

Tom Brady? Nope. David Carr says Peyton Manning is the greatest of all time.

Who is the greatest quarterback of all time in the NFL?

Most fans and pundits would say Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls during his career. David Carr disagrees.

Carr, a former quarterback who is considered one of the biggest busts in NFL history, believes Peyton Manning is the “GOAT,” and he doesn’t believe there’s even a conversation to be had about it.

One fan replied that Dan Marino was better. Carr countered that Manning’s smarts — and knowing the opposing defense better that team’s defensive coordinator — made him the easy choice.

But, others interjected, what about Brady?

Carr co-signed a tweet that said Brady was the most decorated, but not the best in NFL history.

Carr used Matt Cassel as an example for the case against Brady. Cassel went 11-5 with the New England Patriots when Brady was sidelined in 2008, but the rest of Cassel’s career was unremarkable, and he didn’t find success after leaving New England.

Carr also said he’d pick Patrick Mahomes over Brady.

The Manning vs. Brady debate continues.

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David Carr uses NFL Network platform to rant how brother Derek was done wrong by Raiders

We parse David Carr’s rant about how unappreciated his brother Derek was by the Raiders

I don’t know if you heard about this, but Derek Carr is no longer the quarterback of the Raiders. He held the position for nine years, despite just two winning records and zero playoff wins in that time.

None of that could possibly fall on him, though. It was always everyone else who was the problem. The front office, the coaches, and the players around him were always the problem.

How do we know this? Well, just ask his brother, who has held a position as an analyst for NFL Network for seven of Derek’s nine seasons in the league.

Last week David told viewers to tune into NFL Network Monday to hear him ‘get a few things off his chest’ about how faultless his brother was in the Raiders difficulties over his career with the Raiders and how the Raiders simply didn’t appreciate him despite his steadfast loyalty to them.

I’ll let David tell it…

“Derek Carr has said for a long time ‘I’m only going to play for the Raiders.’ It’s the Raiders or no one else. Such loyalty. So, he was fully invested,” David said of Derek. “Six head coaches, Khalil Mack gets traded, Amari Cooper’s shipped off, Jon Gruden gets fired midseason, he’s going through all this turmoil, right? He never called out a coach, never called out the organization, never called out the top brass in the organization, never said anything.”

Ok, I gotta stop right here. Because someone needs to pushback on this as his colleagues never would.

1. So, wait…poor quarterback play had nothing to do with the coaching turnover? None whatsoever? Ok. 2. True, Jon Gruden used making Derek Carr the highest paid player in NFL history as their excuse for trading Mack rather than paying him. 3. Amari Cooper had instant success with the Cowboys. Again, nothing to do with a change in quarterbacks? None at all? Ok. 4. Gruden was fired, sure. But, hey, David, who was it who traded Khalil Mack away again? I’ll let you think that over.

Continue…

“All he did was try to bring people in. He tried to bring in his best friend, which he was successful at in Davante Adams. That trade was dead. The Packers and the Raiders weren’t going to trade, right? They got on the phone and made it happen. So, he’s bringing people in the entire time.”

Again, sorry, let me stop you. That’s a great get and Derek deserves considerably credit for that. Adams has credited Derek for his coming to the Raiders. You said people, though. Who other than Adams is Derek credited with bringing in? Antonio Brown? Anyone else?

Sorry, keep going…

“Is he appreciated for that? No. I sit on this desk and every year I have to talk about Derek “Is he going to be replaced? Someone’s going to bring him in. They got to trade, they got to do this, they got to do that.’

Gotta jump in here to point out that’s the talk outside the organization. Kinda comes with the territory. Not unique to Derek. Though being a starting QB for nine years despite never winning a playoff game might be.

Go on…

“All he did was go out and be the all-time leading passer in the history of the Raiders.”

Nine years. Starting QB. Last Raiders QB to have nearly that many starts last took the field in Silver & Black 43 years ago. Bit of a different era.

I digress…

“So, when I look at this it wasn’t Derek that changed, it was the Raiders that changed. So, when I go forward with Derek that conversation of him being retired or a Raider is no longer an option. He’s playing football again. He’s reinvigorated. He’s going out and the Raiders are going to seek a trade, they’re going to bring trades, which Derek has a no-trade clause, and they’re going to listen. And he’s going to look for teams that have a stable situation between their head coach and their ownership, right? Stable. He’s also going to be looking for a team that is also looking for a quarterback that has a reputation for game-winning drives and fourth quarter comebacks. I’m excited. Maybe he’s the missing piece for someone. We’ll see what happens. I’m excited for my brother’s future. I’m a little upset. That’s what happens.”

Let’s be honest, the only way Derek was going to retire after his time with the Raiders is if they had kept giving him the keys to the offense indefinitely. He had nine years. When that’s not enough and he’s still seen as a victim, there was never really any chance he was going to retire rather than try to keep playing.

And that’s great news for the Raiders. They would very much like to get some compensation for him from a team that may buy into what David says and thinks Derek was never the issue with the Raiders and thinks they can salvage him.

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Flashback Friday: Giants lose to expansion Texans in 2002

In Week 12 of the 2002 season, the New York Giants lost to the expansion Houston Texans, who only picked up four wins on the year.

The New York Giants will face the Texans this week for just the sixth time since Houston entered the NFL as an expansion team in 2002.

The Giants have won the last four meetings after losing the first one in Week 12 of the 2002 season. The host Giants, under head coach Jim Fassel, entered the game with a 6-4 record, while Dom Capers’ squad was 2-8.

The Giants outgained Houston 369-212 and held quarterback David Carr — the top pick in that year’s NFL draft — to 103 yards passing, sacking him five times.

But they still managed to lose the game, 16-14. They finished 10-6 and qualified for the NFC Playoffs, but this loss was a head-scratcher.

From the AP:

The Texans used a trick play, a big punt return and two field goals by Kris Brown — the last one a 50-yarder with 6:57 to play — to defeat the Giants 16-14 Sunday.

“This one is going to sting,” Giants quarterback Kerry Collins said. “We did not play well enough to win, but we are just going to have to come back and get a win next week.”

Let us not forget the bad snap on a punt that went for a safety — the eventual difference in the game. It was one of the many inexplicably listless and sloppy performances the Giants logged during Fassel’s tenure.

“All week long, all I talked about was being ready,” Fassel said. “I know we made mistakes. They were trying to play hard and were playing hard, but we just made mistakes too many times. … We made enough mistakes to cost us the game: a field goal missed that should have been made, a ball over the punter’s head to give them two other points. I’m not happy about that at all.”

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David Carr says he’d be ‘freaking out’ in Patriots offense

Carr says he’d be “freaking out” if he played in the Patriots offense.

Former NFL quarterback David Carr hasn’t taken an NFL snap in nearly a decade, but even with all of that time passed, he still feels like he’d be “freaking out” if he was in the New England Patriots’ quarterback room right now.

There have been talks of concern surrounding second-year quarterback Mac Jones potentially having the weight of the world on his shoulders in the Patriots offense.

His former offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, has moved on to coach the Las Vegas Raiders, and that vacant position has yet to be officially filled. As of now, former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is expected to handle the offensive play-calling for the team.

“[Jones] is going to have so much on his plate because—I’ll be honest with you—Joe Judge hasn’t done it, and Matt Patricia hasn’t done it,” Carr said, during an episode of NFL Network’s Total Access. “And Bill Belichick, as great as he is, one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest coach of all time, defense and head coach—he’s not an offensive guy.

“So for me, I’m just really concerned. I’m a quarterback. That’s what I do, right? I’m supposed to be concerned for the rookie. If I’m Brian Hoyer, I’m freaking out. Someone has to help us. If they can’t figure it out, then that quarterback room has to take ownership.”

Hoyer is the veteran quarterback in the room with Jones and rookie fourth-round draft pick Bailey Zappe. So Carr does make a good point in the fact that Jones will have to take on a lot in this offense.

It’s far too early for the doom and gloom talk, but there’s no question the first-round draft pick out of the University of Alabama faces an uphill battle. But that hasn’t stopped him before.

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Mike Tannenbaum believes Giants should make a move for Jimmy Garoppolo

Former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum thinks the New York Giants could or should make a move for QB Jimmy Garoppolo.

The New York Giants appear set at quarterback with Daniel Jones, Tyrod Taylor and Davis Webb, but there seem to be growing calls for them to acquire Jimmy Garoppolo.

Late last week, former Giants quarterback David Carr brought up the topic and suggested it’s “very possible” the Giants aim to acquire Jimmy G from the San Francisco 49ers. However, he cautioned that such a decision should not come until the team is able to confirm Garoppolo’s health.

“I initially thought Brian [Daboll] would make a move for Mitchell Trubisky when he was available because you don’t necessarily know what you have in Daniel Jones,” Carr said. “Now with Jimmy, I think the issue is his shoulder. No one really knows. I think what teams are going to do is wait until the first or second preseason game — if Jimmy gets in for San Francisco — and just kind of see. Like, does he look healthy? And then I think that’s when you might see the Giants make a move.

“Jimmy G can win some games for somebody. He absolutely still can play at a high level — he won a lot of games in San Francisco. I think the only issue is just his health. If he’s healthy, then very possibly the Giants can make a move.”

Carr’s comments sparked an interesting debate but was ultimately dismissed by most of Giants Nation. After all, the team has precious little cap space available and no desire to trade much-needed draft assets as they continue their latest rebuild. But as it turns out, Carr isn’t alone in his thinking.

Former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, who co-founded The 33rd Team, also believes the Giants should make a move for Garoppolo. In fact, he made the suggestion prior to Carr.

The Giants strike me as another team that could, or should, pursue Garoppolo. The team did not pick up current starter Daniel Jones’ fifth-year option, and he is set to hit the open market next March. Bringing in Garoppolo would make sense in a way because they do not seem to have a contingency plan. And as such the mid-round conditional pick cost for Garoppolo might be worthwhile.

The Giants have a variety of receiving weapons and one of the most talented running backs in the league. They also recently added Kayvon Thibodeaux to a young and budding defense. Garoppolo may fit their competitive timeline more comfortably as the Giants wade through a weak NFC East. If the Giants feel that bringing in a veteran bridge quarterback such as Garoppolo to shepherd a future draft pick into his starting role is worthwhile, they may try to pounce at the opportunity to acquire Garoppolo a year early.

Bill Barnwell also previously looked at a potential Giants-49ers trade involving Garoppolo, so this does have some legs in the media world. But if you were to ask one of Jimmy G’s former teammates, they might suggest the Giants stay away from him.

“We lost two games [in 2016],” Martellus Bennett told TMZ Sports of that season with the Patriots. “One of them is because Jimmy Garoppolo was being a [expletive]. He quit before us on the last — decided not to play right before the game.

“So, we went out there, Jacoby [Brissett] came out and played with a [expletive]-up thumb. Played his heart out. But, Jimmy was just being a [expletive] about it all. . . You can’t win with a [expletive] for a quarterback.”

Something tells me this isn’t the last we’ll hear about the Giants and how they should trade for Garoppolo.

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Former Panthers QB says Sam Darnold may have already lost to Baker Mayfield

Here’s why Baker Mayfield may have already surpassed Sam Darnold in the Panthers’ QB competition.

Last week, Carolina Panthers great Jake Delhomme gave his two cents on the team’s upcoming quarterback competition. That pair of pennies landed beside Sam Darnold, who Delhomme said will have a considerable advantage in familiarity over Baker Mayfield.

Well, another former Panthers passer joined the conversation—NFL Network analyst David Carr. And while Delhomme’s one-time teammate did catch his drift, he believes the timing of Mayfield’s acquisition says a lot about Carolina’s faith (or lack thereof) in Darnold.

“Jake is absolutely right,” Carr said. “It’s gonna be very difficult for Baker to come in—right before training camp—learn the guys, get a feel for this. But what has happened is—they’ve gone through OTAs, they’ve gone through minicamps with Sam Darnold and they’ve said, ‘It’s not enough. We gotta go get somebody.’ So, that for me is a big warning sign if I’m Sam Darnold. Like, they went out and got another quarterback because of what you guys looked like as an offense in the spring. For me, that says Baker Mayfield is the quarterback.”

Despite garnering some good reviews out of OTAs and minicamp, Darnold just watched his team trade for Mayfield. So as Carr pointed out, how good was he really if general manager Scott Fitterer and head coach Matt Rhule went out of their way to add another quarterback to the mix?

In short, you might want to order your No. 6 jerseys now for that fun Week 1 opener against the Cleveland Browns.

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