Jul 30th 2008 12:21PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, NFC East, NFL Fans
I’m starting to think that maybe it’s David Carr’s fault. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when he flailed with the expansion Houston Texans, or after he was unsuccessful in offense-less Carolina last season, but, you know, maybe the guy just isn’t very good.
Granted, Carr, now with the Giants, is learning a new offense and recovering from a sore foot, so perhaps we should cut him some slack. Or not; his nickname is Mr. Mittens, for cripes sake. “He’s getting limited snaps and trying to do everything he can in a limited number of snaps,” Tom Coughlin said. “It’s going to take a little time, but we’ve got time, we’re in camp.” Working with the third team, Carr at times escaped the pocket a bit prematurely. He also threw a pass that was intercepted by safety Sammy Knight. At an Indy-area Shoney’s Jared Lorenzen is wondering where it all went wrong in New York. Whatever happens, though, Carr will always have one supporter, so there’s that. In the meantime, however, the Giants will have to decide how far they’re willing to go with this Carr-at-QB experiment.
The team drafted Andre Woodson in the sixth round, and there’s a chance he could pass Carr on the depth chart before the season opener. It’s not likely, particularly since Woodson has plenty to learn, but stranger things have happened. Like wearing gloves to throw a football.
