Who's the better quarterback,Jake Delhomme or David Carr?

Answer 1

It has been an unfair comparison because Carr had no line and was sacked a billion times, Jake plays on a team that went to the Super Bowl a few years back. I believe Carr will prove to be the better QB in the end.

Answer 2

Delhomme, even when he's in the downside of his career.

They have completely different stories:
Carr was the first pick overall and had the chance to be the starter for 5 years, even when Houston could have drafted Leinart or Vince Young instead of Mario Williams.

Delhomme, on the other hand, came to the league as an undrafted free agent and was sent to NFL Europa because the Saints never realized his potential giving the starting job to mediocre QBs like Aaron Brooks or Jeff Blake. In Carolina he replaced a struggling Rodney Peete and took the team to the Super Bowl. Two years after he would take the Panthers to another NFC championship game.

Now, look at the facts

Delhomme's record as a starter: 36-25, with two NFC championship games and always in the playoff race. His postseason record is 5-2.

David Carr has never won more than 7 games in a season, and has never make it to the postseason. He has thrown more interceptions than TD passes.

You can argue that Delhomme has Steve Smith, but Andre Johnson has not been exactly a crappy wideout (look at who led the league in receptions and made to 2 Pro Bowls in 4 seasons).

Another excuse is the bad offensive line. But again, with that O-line Domanick Williams had a couple of 1000 rushing yds seasons and was definitely a top 5 in 2004. Anyway Carr was criticized for holding the ball for too long since his days in Fresno State.

Answer 3

Not sure about his one.

Delhomme is inconsistent. He relies on too many jump, deep balls to Smith. He has a hard time being able to deliver the touch passes and gets utterly shell-shocked when the ground game does not work. The worst part is that Carolina has built a good team around him and he still has not been able to deliver consistently.

Carr, on the other hand, was a victim of three things. They are hype, lousy franchises, and college systems. He had one outstanding year in Fresno under a coach that is known for developing a QB friendly system. The system hides Carr's and other's deficiencies so that they look great. That lead to Carr being over-hyped by a national media that was struggling to find a top-notched QB in that draft. When Carr had his breakout season, they jumped on board and hyped to the moon.

Then when he got to Houston, they were new and were trying to figure out what their strengths were. Chris Palmer was charged with developing Carr, something he could not do with Couch in Cleveland the previous three seasons. The team also could not provide Carr the supporting cast. Instead they believed the media hype and heaped the franchise on him. Carr could have worked harder or been more vocal to the franchise to make the team better, but he is not that kind of player.

Overall, I would say that given the current offense Carolina seems to want to run where they pound the ball then go deep, I would give the nod to Delhomme because he has the bigger arm, but I wouldn't put him too far ahead of Carr.

Answer 4

david carr....absolutely no protection in houston what so ever. sacked more times than any other quarterback in nfl history BUT if you look at the numbers carr had the highest quarterback rating in the league and one of the highest completion percentages in the league (when he could actually get the throw off). delhomme is good but is injury prone and with that being said, at some point this season you will see delhomme go down and carr will step in. all carr needs to do is make the most of his oppurtunity.

Answer 5

As of now, I'm going to say, Jake Delhomme, because he was a Superbowl Quarterback, and despite the Panthers losing that game, he had over 300 yd's passing and 3 td's. But you also have to remember a couple of things:

1.) He had an emerging Steve Smith ( top 5 receiver)

2.) He had a top 10 ( back then in his prime) Pro-Bowl receiver in Muhsin Muhammad, who made the 85 yd catch in the Superbowl

3.) He's been inconsistant some times, but that team did get some unlucky injuries.

So as of now, Jake is better. But he's had a better O-Line, and better receivers than Carr, so we still don't know,yet.

Answer 6

Jake Delhomme by far. I know some people say David Carr sucks because he has no supporting cast. Well even if you put him with the greatest team in the NFL he would still suck. I can't believe he was the #1 pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. What a total bust.

Answer 7

Jake Delhomme

Answer 8

Jake was a super bowl Qb a few years back but now it's all past him. David carr still has something to prove now that he's on a better team. They'll still keep Jake just because they know what he's capable of and he still has a bit left in the tank.

Answer 9

delhomme. he didnt have that great of a season last year, but he led the panthers to the super bowl a few years ago, he's more experienced, and a better leader. meanwhile, david carr's best season was 7-9.

Answer 10

I would love to see Carr get a chance to play with a team that has a real offensive line. His career has been destroyed because he has spent it lying on his back. His Offensive Line in Houston never protected him from opposing defenses. Carolina has a much better line, so Carr may have been a steal for them.