http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10033511 Friday, March 23 The week of moving and shaking for the Houston Texans continues. The Texans have decided to cut quarterback David Carr and running back Domanick Williams -- the former Domanick Davis. Each is now free to sign with another team.
I agree cutting Carr is nuts but everyone knew he was getting cut anyway. Davis.er.Williams (why the hell did he change his name?) has no value...
This doesn't make them nuts. What's nuts is the contract they just gave to Shaub. Holy crap. That has to be a record for biggest contract a QB has ever gotten with such little game-time experience.
he changed his name but he wasn't the only one. London Fletcher added Baker to his name. Maurice Drew added Jones. William Peterson changed to William James.
they couldn't get anything for Carr because of the contract and because everyone knew he'd be released anyway.
Last Year: This Year: Get it? :lol: His avg has never been up to par and now Ahman Green is the starter anyway. Besides he had that big injury last year and has been bothered by injuries thru most of his career...
"We're going to go with Marion Williams. We're sticking with David Carr as a QB, we believe in him and he's the future of this franchise (pass on Lienart and Young), and we have a servicible starter in Dominic Davis/Williams (pass on Bush), so Mario just makes more sense..." ...........One season later......... Wow the NFL is an amazing thing.
they also paid Carr way more than he deserved by exercising the option bonus. It was bad enough they wasted that huge #1 overall contract on him, they didn't have to exercise the option too. Texans=stupid.
Texans challenge Millen for supremacy of duncity Man, the texans have got to be the dumbest team in the league...The give away the equivalent of 3 draft picks and huge money for a backup QB, don't draft either of the top RB/QB last year, then give away what they did have...oh, yeah and they still have no line...don't you wish we were in the texans division?
well cutting carr and "williams" are two good decisions amongst nothing but bad ones..... the fact that they could have let carr go for free last season and drafted vince young still blows my mind
Let me guess, because Vince Young, and Vince Young only, won games for the Titans this year and therefore he is better? Still need a line dude...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2809870 Updated: March 23, 2007, 7:23 PM ET Texans release former No. 1 pick CarrAssociated Press HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans waived quarterback David Carr, the first draft pick in franchise history five years ago, and running back Domanick Williams. David Carr Quarterback Houston Texans Profile 2006 SEASON STATISTICS Att Comp Yds TD Int Rat 442 302 2527 11 12 82.1 The Texans never have had a winning record, and Carr often was the scapegoat. He completed 60 percent of his passes, but also threw 65 interceptions and was sacked 249 times in five seasons. Houston hoped Carr would flourish under new coach Gary Kubiak last season, but the Texans went 6-10. Williams, formerly Domanick Davis, is Houston's career rushing leader with 3,195 yards. He spent all of last season on injured reserve with a knee injury. Also Friday, the Texans re-signed 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, who joined the Texans just before last season and blossomed late in the season, rushing for 429 yards and five touchdowns in December. The Texans released Carr a day after signing Matt Schaub and saying he would be their starting quarterback. General manager Rick Smith said Thursday the team was trying to trade Carr, who had two years left on a contract that was to pay him $11.5 million for those seasons. "It will be kind of weird without David next season, especially for the guys that have been there for a long time," Dayne said in a phone interview. "It won't be that big for me since I just got here. But we've got to move forward without him." A message left for Carr's agent, Mike Sullivan, was not immediately returned Friday. The team said it would have no immediate comment. Williams sat out most of training camp last season with soreness in his right knee. He showed up in the Texans locker room on Jan. 1, saying he had legally changed his last name from Davis to Williams, his mother's maiden name. He missed five games in 2005 before undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. He returned for training camp and declared himself healthy, but soon stopped practicing because of a bone bruise in the knee. The Texans bolstered their backfield by signing Ahman Green earlier this month. The same day, Smith said Williams had experienced more swelling in his knee and will probably undergo another surgery. The Texans signed Dayne two days after placing Williams on injured reserve in September. Dayne had been released by Denver, where Kubiak was formerly the offensive coordinator. Dayne led the Texans with 612 rushing yards on 151 carries, his best season since 2001 with the New York Giants. He ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns in Houston's 27-24 win over Indianapolis on Christmas Eve, one of the biggest wins in franchise history. Dayne said he's content to back up Green, a four-time Pro Bowler. "It's OK," Dayne said. "I've been in the same position for most of my career. So I've been used to it. Whenever I get in I just want to do my best and help the team."
