(09-26-2024, 12:31 PM)OG-JAGFAN Wrote:

(09-26-2024, 10:33 AM)cland Wrote: I recall the Texans putting in an alarm for David Carr that rang after three seconds, indicating that the ball should have been thrown before the alarm went off... It didn't seem to work.  Counter to some of the talk around here, David Carr didn't get broken because of the pressure.  He, self-admittedly, didn't understand how much work a QB must put in to get ready for a game.  He used to take the game-film 'home' rather than staying at the facility and working with his QB coach on it.  Carr admitted that he didn't realize how much work it took until he was the backup to Eli Manning.  In fact he used to run out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage, much to the chagrin of his offensive line, to avoid an incomplete pass that would have affected his passer rating.

Carr had an amazing arm, but he had no ability to throw a wide receiver open.  He couldn't diagnose a defense to save his life, and the only thing that that kept him on the roster is because he would throw a wide-receiver screen to Andre Johnson if the CB backed off or he would dump the pass off 6 yards down the field to Dominic Davis.

The point of all this, is that despite all of his physical tools, he never had the intangibles to make him worth the #1 pick.

Good assessment. I am seeing the same things with Trevor. He has the tools but it does not translate into results. He is seeing Ghost in the pocket. The truth is I hope it can be fixed but I dont' know. The two good things Trevor has for him is he is very talented and very young. It maybe one of those cases where he may need to ride the bench a couple of years and then resurrect his career. We have 14 games left to see if Lawrence can bounce back or not.

Don't really want to bring this up again, but due to the contract you have 48 games left--short of having the highest paid backup QB. If it were my decision and Trevor continues with mediocre stats through 2024, I'd have to look at Doug Pederson's offense and QB development and call it failed.  The only way to go forward is to bring in a QB friendly Head Coach/Coordinator, and spend tons of money and draft picks on the offensive line to make this a run-first team.  Heck with the way it's been going so far, I'd put the Vikings offensive coordinator near the top of the list.  The fact that he's making (formerly failed) Darnold look like a top 10 QB would make him high on my list.

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