Testaverde to start

Testaverde gives us the best chance to win. He may not hold up all season but we might as well ride him as far as he will go. Carr has looked like crap so far, unless you start giving him credit for dropped balls and holding calls.

 

Morgan and Seward are out again. Shitty, but Davis, Beason and Diggs played well recently. Hopefully they can do it again.

 

Who cares about Carr's feelings? Not that I dislike the guy but he is a veteran and if there is a question about his confidence being bruised he doesn't need to be here.

 

Given his track record he has to have issues. I do not want to completely make him cry like a little girl because we may need him if our old man QB goes down.

 

how could anybody think we don't have a better chance of winning with a healthy carr? vinny fucking sucks

 

Frankly, I would've been surprised if Fox started Carr over Vinny.

 

Do you watch the games?

 

sounds like he's borrowing colon's opinion on this one.

 

Well, I don't know about that. ESPN's John Clayton says that Carr has a fractured back: (from his 1st and 10 column)

1. Indianapolis at Carolina: Even though coach Tony Dungy is 6-0 for a third straight year, he has to thank the Patriots for letting his Colts slip under the radar. The Indianapolis is the defending Super Bowl champ, but the NFL world is talking Patriots. Like Belichick, though, Dungy has to make sure his Colts focus on the trip to Carolina and not the Week 9 showdown against the Patriots.


David Carr should be back at quarterback for Carolina despite a slight fracture in his back that is very painful. The Panthers can't be too insulted by being seven-point underdogs, even though they're playing at home. For whatever reason, the Panthers stunk it up at home in losses to the Texans and Bucs. Carolina coach John Fox must find a way to get Julius Peppers' pass-rush going in this game.


<<Oh, and here is one article that's a little more in depth: >>

Panthers call on Testaverde to start again at quarterback vs. Colts
Associated Press

Updated: October 26, 2007, 1:43 PM ET
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The old man will get another chance for the Carolina Panthers.


Coach John Fox on Friday named 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde the starting quarterback for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. Testaverde got the nod ahead of David Carr, who is recovering from a back injury.

"It's not an indictment on David Carr by any stretch. I don't feel he's 100 percent," Fox said. "He's healthy enough to play, but I don't think he's 100 percent."

Carr practiced Friday and is listed as probable.

The surprising move pits Testaverde, in his 21st season, against reigning Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning as the Panthers try to become the first team to beat the Super Bowl champions this season.

Testaverde said on Monday he thought Carr would start. Carr said the same on Wednesday, when Fox said he would play, but not necessarily start, if he was healthy.

But Fox said he didn't think Carr had progressed enough during the week, after sustaining a compression fracture in his lower back against New Orleans on Oct. 7.

"It's not a season-long decision. It will be game to game," Fox said.

Testaverde was out of the league after being cut by New England before the start of the regular season. The Panthers called him when they learned Jake Delhomme would be lost for the season to an elbow injury and after Carr hurt his back.

Testaverde flew into town Oct. 10 and learned enough of the offense to start four days later against Arizona. He then turned in a nearly flawless performance, completing 20 of 33 passes for 206 yards, including the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith in the fourth quarter of a 25-10 win.

Testaverde, who turns 44 next month, did not throw an interception and became the oldest starting quarterback to win a game. He also extended his own record by throwing at least one touchdown pass in 21 consecutive seasons.

Fox then declined to say Carr would start if he was healthy, fueling a quarterback controversy last week when the Panthers had a bye, and earlier this week when Fox again held off on naming a starter.

"Contrary to popular belief, this wasn't all about keeping our opponent in the dark as much as it was us sorting it out," Fox said. "I think we have two starting quarterbacks, albeit not our original starter."

Carr, a five-year starter in Houston, was signed by Carolina in the offseason after being released by the Texans. The Panthers wanted an upgrade after Chris Weinke struggled in relief of Delhomme last season.

Carr has completed 52 percent of his passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Running back DeShaun Foster (toe) practiced for a second straight day Friday and is listed as probable. Linebackers Dan Morgan (Achilles' tendon) and Adam Seward (calf) will not play.

 

I can understand why it's debatable but not the idea that it's clearly Carr. Where is the evidence?