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8 QBs with astonishingly good records against the Jaguars

When looking at their history, there simply are some quarterbacks who the Jags have struggled mightily against and Peyton Manning is one.

In the NFL, it’s all about wins and sometimes those wins can be hard to come by.

While wins and losses are attributed to the execution of the team overall, the quarterback is mostly seen as the one that bears the most responsibility obtaining the victory or be charged with the loss. They are also judged by their record whether fair or unfair.

In the case of the Jacksonville Jaguars, there are a few quarterbacks that own very interesting records in head-to-head contests with them. Here are five quarterbacks with some highly noticeable records against the Jags:

Note: The list will be a mixture of great quarterbacks but also the unlikeliest of quarterbacks that own a winning record against the franchise.

8. Paxton Lynch (1-3 in career, 1-0 vs. the Jags)

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Let’s start things off with an interesting name nobody knew had a win against the Jags: Paxton Lynch. While some of the quarterbacks on this list will be Hall-of-Famers when they retire, the same likely won’t be said about the former Denver Bronco.

Lynch hasn’t had the career that was expected when he was selected with the 26th overall pick out of The University of Memphis garnering a 1-3 record in his career. Unfortunately for Jaguars fans, his one victory would come at Jacksonville’s expense as the Broncos would defeat the Jaguars by a score of 20-10 in 2016.

Injuries and overall ineffectiveness caused Lynch to not start a game since 2017 where he would lose his next two starts. Lynch is now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers where he is on a two-year, $1.38 million contract.

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Where do the Texans’ No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks rank since 1970?

The Houston Texans have had three No. 1 overall picks in the NFL Draft. Where do they rank in the league since 1970?

The Houston Texans have had three No. 1 overall picks to kickoff the NFL Draft, the most by any team since 2002.

Luke Easterling, managing editor of the Draft Wire, took a look at every No. 1 overall pick since 1970 and ranked them. Where exactly do the Texans’ selection rank since the AFL-NFL merger?

The task of ranking the last 50 No. 1 overall picks is challenging, and ours starts with a pair of players who weren’t necessarily the worst players, but whose circumstances paid absolutely no dividends for the teams that drafted them (Bo Jackson, Tom Cousineau). Only seven have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, though a tandem of brothers is sure to grow that list in the coming years.

David Carr, the first ever draft pick in Texans history, ranked No. 40. The former Fresno State Bulldog’s tenure got off to a promising start with a 19-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys at then-Reliant Stadium, but it was a disaster after that. 2004 and 2005 were the only seasons Carr had more touchdowns than interceptions, and he never crested the 20-touchdown mark in a season. Carr left Houston after the 2006 season 22-53 record and 249 sacks taken.

Jadeveon Clowney was the next to represent the Texans at No. 20. The first pick of the Bill O’Brien era, the hybrid defensive end-outside linebacker never played up to the potential that carrying the title of No. 1 overall pick implies. Other members of the draft class, including the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald and the Chicago Bears’ Khalil Mack, have had much more profound impacts on the game. Clowney did make the Pro Bowl for three straight seasons from 2016-18. The former South Carolina Gamecock wasn’t a bust, but he wouldn’t go No. 1 overall in a redraft.

Mario Williams was the last Texans selection to make the list at No. 16. Williams, who was the first selection of the Gary Kubiak era, was a conservative pick considering running back Reggie Bush went the very next selection and quarterback Vince Young the pick thereafter. Williams would earn two Pro Bowls with Houston before being phased out due to Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme implemented in 2011.

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The time Mel Kiper thought Texans QB David Carr wasn’t going to be a bust

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper predicted that former Houston Texans quarterback David Carr wouldn’t be a bust.

ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper believed Houston Texans quarterback David Carr wasn’t going to be a disappointment or a bust for the expansion franchise.

Ty Bronicel of the Touchdown Wire compiled some of the biggest misses of Kiper’s career, and believing Carr and the Detroit Lions’ first-round quarterback Joey Harrington weren’t going to flame out was up there.

“I think when you look at Carr and Harrington, three or four years down the road, you’re not going to call any one of these two players a bust or a disappointment,” Kiper said via Bronicel.

The Texans drafted Carr from Fresno State with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, making the 22-year-old the first ever draft pick in the history of the franchise.

Carr enjoyed a 19-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys in his first game, and the city of Houston’s since the Oilers left in 1996. However, he took a beating with a league-leading 76 sacks on the way to a 4-12 record. Over his career with the Texans, Carr took 249 sacks and compiled a 22-53 mark as a starter. His best season was 2004 when he led Houston to a 7-9 record and had an 83.5 passer rating.

As for Harrington, he went 18-37 in Detroit and threw for the most interceptions in the NFL in 2003 with 22. The Lions never had a winning season, and he was out of the Motor City after the 2005 season.

The only two quarterbacks worth any value out of the entire 2002 draft class were Josh McCown, who went 81st overall in the third round to the Arizona Cardinals, and David Garrard, who went 108th overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round. McCown was a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles last season, and Garrard earned a Pro Bowl as he led the Jaguars to a wild-card playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of the 2007 season.

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Mel Kiper Jr.’s worst bad calls during the NFL Draft

Let’s look at some of the ESPN’s NFL Draft guru’s major misses.

First, this will be a two-part series. We’ll get to ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s best calls soon.

For now, we’ll look at some of his major misses.

Russell Wilson

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Kiper: “I think he’ll have a Seneca Wallace-type career where you can bring him off the bench and he’ll add a spark.”

Um, nope. Wilson, drafted in the third round by Seattle, 75th overall, has been named to seven Pro Bowls and has started in two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLVIII.

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Jameis Winston claps back at David Carr over workout video

Free agent quarterback Jameis Winston took to Instagram to call out former NFL QB David Carr’s recent comment about his workout video.

Former Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston is doing his best to remain positive in this crazy time. Not only is Winston a free agent for the first time in his career, but travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for teams to get an up close and personal look at him.

Still, Winston has been doing his best to showcase his skills and readiness by using Instagram. But, one recent workout video he posted didn’t seem to have the desired effect, and drew the criticism of former NFL quarterback and current NFL Network analyst David Carr, brother of Raiders QB Derek Carr. Winston, for his part, didn’t stay silent.

See the exchange below.

And, if you thought Winston was done holding a grudge against Carr, think again. The free agent quarterback again clapped back at Carr by posting the below image on his Instagram story over the weekend.

Tom Brady is a master at taking a slight and using it as motivation. Looks like Winston is doing the same now.

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Vikings RB Dalvin Cook makes David Carr’s Pro Bowl team

Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has had himself a career year in 2019, and people are taking notice.

Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has had himself a career year in 2019, and people are taking notice.

David Carr over at NFL.com put together his offensive Pro Bowl team, and Cook is on it. Of course, this is not the real Pro Bowl team and it really doesn’t mean anything, but here we are.

Here’s what Carr wrote about Cook:

Cook can do it all. He can run inside or outside the tackles, catch the ball out of the backfield in the screen game or line up on the perimeter. The third-year pro is a one-cut runner who hits full speed through the hole and has home-run ability from anywhere on the field. He’s in a system that showcases his versatility and provides him with bountiful opportunities — evidenced by his 1,611 scrimmage yards (second in the NFL) in 13 games.

There was no other Vikings offensive player to make Carr’s team, although you can make a real strong case for quarterback Kirk Cousins.