Brandon Carr said he is ready to "take over the league"

[Nova]

Makes me sick. The unnecessary sensationalism that is. (read the article, comments are much more innocuous)

 

[CATCH17]

Oh look.. The players are saying the right things during the offseason again. How cute.

 

[Nova]

Interesting journalism there. Carr's direct quote is “I’m trying to take over the league,” Gets changed to he and the Cowboys are ready to “take over the league.” Notice how even in the second quote only the second half of the sentence is in quotes? The ' He and the Cowboys are ready to.. ' is fabrication and says something very different from Carr's quote.

It's incredibly unnecessary, but other fans will run with it anyway.

Just like JPP's "there will be blood" comments last year. He was describing the nature of a divisional game as being hard fought, not a threat or promise that he will make the Cowboys bleed.

 

[Hoods]

Can a mod or the OP please change the thread title to reflect Carr's real quote?

 

[ufcrules1]

Hopefully he gets help from the defensive line this year. When your Dline struggles, it drastically impacts the secondary.

 

[Seven]

Thank you. I clicked over to the Star-Telegram for the full article. Sure enough, the direct quote shows Carr referring to himself only.

If Carr says he was misquoted, Charean Williams can claim he talked about the rest of the defense. If Carr says Williams made an assertion, Williams can counter by saying Carr talked about himself and his defensive teammates. so the assertion was unintended, but understandable. It's a win-win situation for Williams and a catch-22 for Carr.

This is unnecessary sensationalism. The media should camp out for Jerry Jones to run his mouth. He tends to dig his own grave way too often whenever a microphone is in earshot. Often, there is more than enough material to publish without screwing up someone else's words.

Triple like.......

 

[cowboyblue22]

wow why cant they just shut up and play do something on the field maybe if he would of played better last year they could of been in the playoffs I get so tired of talk and talk and no walk

 

[OhSnap]

He's got some nerve being optimistic and setting high goals for himself. Who the hell does he think he is.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

How bout start small? Make realistic goals. For examples:

Claiborne: "I'm ready to not be a bust" . . . "I'm ready to not be out of the league in two years."

Carr: "I'm ready to be a league average player" . . . "I'm ready to not have records broken on me."

Scandrick: "Isn't it sad that I'm the best CB on the team and I'd be a 3rd CB on any other team? I'm ready for a drink."

 

[WV Cowboy]

LOL, .. Carr intercepted Ben the Rapist to set up the winning FG in OT against the squeelers, ... he can do no wrong in my eyes.

Best thing to happen for me on an NFL football field in some time.

 

[perrykemp]

How bout start small? Make realistic goals. For examples:

Claiborne: "I'm ready to not be a bust" . . . "I'm ready to not be out of the league in two years."

Carr: "I'm ready to be a league average player" . . . "I'm ready to not have records broken on me."

Scandrick: "Isn't it sad that I'm the best CB on the team and I'd be a 3rd CB on any other team? I'm ready for a drink."

Ok - that elicited a chuckle from me.

 

[BruceWayne]

Does anybody just shut up and play anymore? You go from giving up 40 1st downs to a team to taking over the league. Win then talk

 

[KDM256]

You guys are brutal....lol

Guy trying to improve from a terrible year last season by losing 10 pounds and upping the ante on his offseason workout, it gets taken to the woodshed on here.

Cold World No Blanket!

 

[theSHOW]

You guys are brutal....lol

Guy trying to improve from a terrible year last season by losing 10 pounds and upping the ante on his offseason workout, it gets taken to the woodshed on here.

Cold World No Blanket!

I like that he lost some weight. Need for speed.

 

[Denim Chicken]

You people will complain about anything. What 's the man supposed to say when confronted by the media?

"Um, I guess we'll try to do OK this year"

 

[Plankton]

You people will complain about anything. What 's the man supposed to say when confronted by the media?

"Um, I guess we'll try to do OK this year"

How about saying I'll let my play speak for me?

 

[Denim Chicken]

How about saying I'll let my play speak for me?

Yeah, I'm sure members here would not have any snarky comments about that line.

 

[Nova]

How bout start small? Make realistic goals. For examples:

Claiborne: "I'm ready to not be a bust" . . . "I'm ready to not be out of the league in two years."

Carr: "I'm ready to be a league average player" . . . "I'm ready to not have records broken on me."

Scandrick: "Isn't it sad that I'm the best CB on the team and I'd be a 3rd CB on any other team? I'm ready for a drink."

But what does that really do for your confidence, though?

Carr is better than a league average player. Or at least he was up until last year. I don't think there's anything wrong with what he said, but rather how Charlean portrayed it with her attention grabbing headline.

And Scandrick I have nothing but respect for. Yeah, he'd likely be a 3rd CB, but that usually seems to be interchangeable with "slot corner". Guy is great in the slot. Not behind many in that regard... Leon Hall, Honey Badger, Boykin, Chris Harris Jr.,... Walter Thurmond maybe? That's a close one.

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

Please. Shut. Up.

 

[Fredd]

I love Carr....but, you don't hear guys like Witten using these superfluous comments....go learn from the real professionals on the team, and THEN talk,,,,granted, he meant this for himself, but my God, stop it until you are ready to compete...the only good thing about this type of comment is that some football players are dopes so perhaps they will forget by september