Stafford and the Lions' pass protection
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...learn the pro game while running for his life is a sure recipe for failure. (See David Carr's first season in Houston.) We can now ask that question as it relates to Detroit...
Blog | December 24, 2009Air and Space: Timing Rodgers on sacks
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...NFL-high 37 sacks this season, a pace that would put him within striking distance of David Carr's record of 76 while playing for Houston in 2002. There's no doubt Rodgers has...
Blog | November 12, 2009Third and one: Packers
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...most sacks absorbed by a quarterback in a 16-game season is 76, by Houston's David Carr in 2002. McCarthy said Monday that he believes new special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum has done...
Blog | November 09, 2009Third and one: Lions
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...those performances and found that Mark Sanchez, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Kyle Orton, Kyle Boller and David Carr threw a combined four interceptions in their first starts. Stafford's 27.4 passer rating was...
Blog | September 14, 2009Let's be realistic on Stafford expectations / Update
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...2-4 Alex Smith 2005 2-5 1-11 Eli Manning 2004 1-6 6-9 David Carr 2002 4-12 9-15 Matthew Stafford left the University of Georgia a year early, turned...
Blog | September 07, 2009Stafford's place in recent No. 1 history
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...you with a few quick facts from Scott Beamon of ESPN Stats & Information: Houston's David Carr was the last NFL quarterback taken No. 1 overall to start all 16 games of his...
Blog | September 07, 2009Keeping Stafford off the field in 2009
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...touchdowns, 9 interceptions Cincinnati's Carson Palmer (2003): Didn't play Houston's David Carr (2002): 9 touchdowns, 15 interceptions And finally, here is a trivia question to consider while you...
Blog | April 25, 2009Vetting quarterbacks as No. 1 overall picks
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthJoe Robbins/Getty Images Matthew Stafford is the top-rated QB prospect in the draft and the Lions need a ...
Blog | April 15, 2009Weekend mailbag, Part II
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...instances where players rating in the top group didn't work out, Tim Couch and David Carr among them. I think this formula is best viewed as a check and balance on players...
Blog | March 15, 2009Daily mailbag: The Bears and Leftwich
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...for free agent quarterbacks. QBs With New 2009 Contracts Player New Team Matt Cassel Kansas City David Carr N.Y. Giants Kerry Collins Tennessee Ryan Fitzpatrick Buffalo Damon Huard San Francisco J.T. O...
Blog | March 13, 2009Finding context in the Stafford debate
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthAllsport and Getty Images According to a formula measuring college performance, Matthew Stafford, right, ...
Blog | March 10, 2009Your verdict: Curry at No. 1 would be fine
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...against Stafford. Jin of Chicago brought up a dreaded name in the annals of quarterback history - David Carr - as an example of what can happen to a so-called franchise quarterback when the team...
Blog | February 26, 2009Combine will put Lions in focus
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...1 pick -- or if, like Utah's Alex Smith (2005) and Fresno State's David Carr (2002) before him -- he's merely the best quarterback in the draft. If it'...
Blog | February 17, 2009Black and Blue all over: The day ahead
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Tribune notes the disappearance of two pending free agents from the market: New York Giants quarterback David Carr and Tampa Bay quarterback Luke McCown. Both fit the profile of the type of backup the...
Blog | February 10, 2009For Vikings, ecstasy beats agony any day
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Sunday, it appeared the Vikings were on course to deal with just that. Behind backup quarterback David Carr, the Giants scored 10 unanswered points to take a 19-10 lead with 11:22 left...
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