Oh man, hearing him call it his last hurrah makes it feel like we’re putting the family dog down. Here’s hoping he can treat this like a game and a not a practice so that he can come up big.

That they should find a way to get Amani back..We have a slew of young receivers running around like ants..He could help teach them..Cut Moss and cut Manningham and bring Toomer back to teach the rest..

Most of this is a repost of an earlier one which I had tacked on the end of another discussion.

Against the Jets:
No need to recap David’s performance in this game except to note that he stayed in the pocket and often had less than 3 seconds to throw.
And to note that all he did was with only 20 minutes left in the game.
Someone tried to downplay David’s passes to Nicks. The pass in the endzone was perfectly placed for no interception and Nicks caught it about 2 feet above the field, so it took no fantastic scoop off the turf. Again, on the 71-yard play, it was not a planned play, but heads-up thinking by Nicks and fortunately a quick read and adjustment by Carr.

Against Carolina :
David stayed in the pocket, except for one apparently planned rollout.
I have seen no mention of the TD pass from Carr that Manningham dropped in the end zone. Line of scrimmage was the 30, Carr dropped back almost 10 yards, threw it 5 yards deep into the end zone, for 45 yards in the air. It was not touched by a defender, hit MM right in his hands.

Minnesota on 12-28-08 — Carr’s only real playing time with the Giants:
The Giants were safely in the playoffs, while MN had to win, or depend on the Bears to lose, to make it into the playoffs. Manning played the first half, went 11 for 19, 119 yards, no TDs, with MN leading 10-9.
Carr started the second half, went 8 for 11, 110 yards no turnovers, no sacks, one TD, playing with many subs. When he left the game with 3 minutes left, the Giants had a 19-17 lead. The defense couldn’t hold and MN won on a last play FG. Not bad for a guy who had played only a few downs all year, playing with second-stringers against the starters of a team trying to make the playoffs for the first time in 4 years.

Carr vs. Schaub — at Houston:
Carr is tough as nails, while Schaub can’t take a punch. In 5 seasons with the worst o-line in pro ball, Carr started all 16 games in four of the seaons and missed only 4 games, all in his second season. In summary, he started 75 out of 80 games.
In those 5 seasons, he took 249 sacks. I saw him many times get hit before he even finished dropping back. Very often, turning around to have someone right in his face. I’ve seen as many as three rushers coming in apparently untouched. With that many sacks, he only lost 22 fumbles, or a 9% rate.
Schaub, with a much improved o-line and running game, despite being the first-string QB, has started only 22 games out of 32, or failed to start about 30% of his games, compared to Carr’s 6%. Schaub has been sacked 39 times and lost 7 fumbles, or an 18% rate, compared to Carr’s 9%.
Carr was a rookie QB on an expansion team. I can’t imagine a worse combination. Just coming into the NFL right out of college, having to play with all the discards around the NFL, second- and third- and no-stringers — having about 2 seconds or less to get rid of the ball. It’s a miracle he completed about 60% of his passes (68% in 2006) with as few interceptions as he had. His rate of interceptions per game is almost identical to Schaub’s.

Perspecitve:
Just trying to put things into perspective. Granted, he has picked up some bad habits while running for his life, but with a good line and more playing time, those should be worked out. He needs to just get rid of the ball rather than taking a sack. He may be trying too hard to make a play, but coaching should solve that.

Don’t forget the Jets ran their 1st string offense against the Giants 2nd string defense for one drive that resulted in a FG.

Bring Amani back to tutor and mentor Nicks and Barden, then retire him and his number.