Houston Texans
Most of the speculation in Houston following the 2006 season involved David Carr and his future with the Texans. On March 21, reports surfaced that backup Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Schaub would be traded to the Texans. The Texans and Falcons swapped first round picks and the Texans gave Atlanta their second round pick in 2007 and 2008. [1] Upon his introduction in Houston on March 22, Schaub was announced as the starting quarterback in 2007. Despite reports that the Texans were attempting to trade David Carr, he was released the following day. On April 6, 2007 David Carr joined the Carolina Panthers as the backup quarterback for Jake Delhomme. Carr would eventually become the starter after an injury to Delhomme ended his season, only to be injured himself and replaced by 44 year old Vinny Testaverde. Carr would have his chances to win the starting role back after an injury sidelined Testaverde, but would eventually be replaced again, this time due to poor play. Carr was 1-4 in 2007 as a starter and finished the season as the Panther’s third string quarterback behind Testaverde and undrafted rookie Matt Moore. James Black, NFL Editor for Yahoo! Sports, wrote that “Tim Couch might be the one person preventing us from deeming David Carr as the worst overall No. 1 draft choice among quarterbacks since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.”
