Qunicy Carter signs with the Jets....(makes shrink's day)

[bucsfan67]

Jets sign castoff QB Carter
Aug. 24, 2004
SportsLine.com wire reports

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Quarterback Quincy Carter signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, three weeks after his surprising release by Dallas.

Carter, who started every game for the Cowboys last season, was released Aug. 4, before the team's first exhibition game. Reports said he failed a drug test and the NFL Players Association has filed a request for arbitration in the case.

With the Jets, he will back up Chad Pennington, giving the team an experienced second-stringer. Neither of the other two quarterbacks on the team's roster, second-year-man Brooks Bollinger or former Canadian Football League quarterback Ricky Ray, has ever taken an NFL snap.

Ironically, Carter was succeeded as the Cowboys' quarterback by 40-year-old Vinny Testaverde, released this spring by the Jets after starting 57 games in six seasons with them.

Carter, a second-round draft choice by the Cowboys in 2001, started all 31 games in which he played for Dallas, including 17 last season -- 16 in the regular season and one in the playoffs. In his career, he has 507 completions in 902 attempts for 5,839 yards with 29 touchdowns and 36 interceptions.

Known for his mobility, he has also has run 140 times for 498 yards.

 

[bucsfan67]

surprised he was picked up so quickly...

teams really dont care if u fail a drug test or not i guess, they just care if u can fit into the uniform, and help them win....

gl to the jets...

their fortunes still lie with Pennington, no doubt..

 

[sherman]

The Cowboys cared.

 

[GAMEFACE]

Carters a decent flag football Qb, that's about it.

 

[sherman]

or at least gave the impression they did.

 

[bucsfan67]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sherman:
The Cowboys cared. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


good point...

The "Parcell" factor...

 

[GreenDoberman]

They'd have been better off signing Quincy, M.D.

 

[Dante]

hilarious

 

[bucsfan67]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GreenDoberman:
They'd have been better off signing Quincy, M.D. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

[FunkSoulBrother]

That sucks.. I went to High School with Brooks Bollinger.. was looking foreward to seeing him play, but now he drops on the depth chart.

 

[wilheim]

Bollinger may have a future in the NFL (I hope he does) but he needs some experience, signing Carter is injury insurance for Pennington and makes sense. The injury to Pennington last year ruined the Jets season, strange how Testaverde and Carter have essentially traded jobs this year. Vinny is starting for Dallas and Quincy is backing up with the Jets.


wil.

 

[sharky99]

Man thay all of a sudden have depth at quarterback with Penn, Bollinger could have a future, they signed Ricky Ray from the CFL who is a quality QB and Grey Cup winner(great athlete) and now Carter. Maybe good trade bait down the road with one or two of these guys

 

[bucsfan67]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sharky99:
Man thay all of a sudden have depth at quarterback with Penn, Bollinger could have a future, they signed Ricky Ray from the CFL who is a quality QB and Grey Cup winner(great athlete) and now Carter. Maybe good trade bait down the road with one or two of these guys <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Was thinking the same thing sharky...they may have grabbed Carter while he was cheap, and use him to trade if some team suffers a major injury....they can get more for him....

good point..

 

[SurfBoard]

jets only need pennington. they can have me and hache man backing him up, they would still go 14-2

cuz pennington is also known as God