If Alex Smith Is The Problem, David Carr Is Not The Solution

I would like to tell you a story. A story about a quarterback who was immensely successful at a non-BCS conference school and was subsequently drafted No. 1 overall.

The team he started out on had very little talent. Slowly, the team added offensive play-makers, but the QB could not achieve success, even though he was given five years to prove himself. This quarterback is David Carr.

His resume sounds remarkably like Alex Smith's, doesn't it? Alex Smith's career passer rating is 69.0, David Carr's is 75.2. It is time to admit that David Carr is an older version of Alex Smith.

Do not take this the wrong way, this is in no way a defense of...

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