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Originally Posted by milkman
Do you not see the problem with this post on Carr.
Carr held the ball too long, and was shell shocked behind the terrible O-Line?
Carr made that O-Line look terrible, when in fact they actually, at the very least, adequate.
The year Carr was replaced by Shaub, that O-Line, whose only "upgrade" was Jordan Balck gave up almost a third of the number of sacks they had with Carr at QB the previous year.
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I definitely see the problem. I've been watching it all year. The good thing is that Cassel has the mobility that Carr did not, and our O- line is probably worse than theirs.
In the right system I think Carr could be a decent QB. He just needs more time to find his recievers than did Shaub. Of course, I'm probably biased because I'm from Fresno, but the guys was pretty impressive when he was in college. Some guys just really suck when they get rattled, but can pick you apart if they have the time. Jay Cutler is like that- he's good if he has time throw, but sucks when he'd pressured. I can't imagine him succeeding behind our or the line Carr had in Houston. Perhaps, you could even say the same thing about Kurt Warner. I thought that guy was finished when he was playing behind a bad line, but look at him now. Doesn't look like the same guy who got benched in favor of Bulger.
I say we give Cassel a pass this season. He has a horrible line, subpar recievers, disasters at TE And FB, and up until last week very little in the way of a running game. He's no star QB, but he's our best player on offense, and can be productive if we put a little talent around him.