Hypothetical - What would have happened if Quincy Carter had passed his drug test?

[RustyBourneHorse]

Does Romo get cut or buried on the depth chart and end up with Payton in NO in 2006?

Or go to the Broncos, creating a situation where Jay Cutler doesn't go to Denver?

 

[VaqueroTD]

Does Romo get cut or buried on the depth chart and end up with Payton in NO in 2006?

Most likely scenario. Payton was trying to get him for a while and knew what was there.

 

[glimmerman]

I was posting in a different thread, and I thought of a fun hypothetical thread. What would have happened if Quincy Carter had passed his drug test? (Granted, I wasn't even a teenager when this happened) Let's jump into the TARDIS and go back to 2003, where we begin our adventure to set the stage.

So, in 2003, Bill Parcells was taking over as the Cowboys head coach following 3 consecutive 5-11 seasons under Dave Campo. The draft of QBs that year consisted of the likes of Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, and Kyler Boller (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NFL_Draft) being taken in round 1. The Cowboys would bring in an UDFA QB that year by the name of Tony Romo, but the FO and the staff at the time appeared to have felt that Quincy Carter was the best option available to start for the Cowboys that year. The Cowboys would go 10-6, make the playoffs, and lose to the Panthers in the playoffs. In 2004, Carter looked poised to start again, but they'd bring in Vinny Testaverde to be the backup (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinny_Testaverde). The Cowboys would trade the first round pick that year to Buffalo, which led to the Cowboys getting 2 first round picks a year later. Now, come to the point of this thread having set the stage.

So, Quincy Carter famously was cut on 4 August (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Carter), which resulted in Romo making the team. It turned out later that it was due to a failed drug test. However, suppose Quincy Carter doesn't fail the test? What would have happened? This is where the fun begins.

So, for the 2004 season, I think Quincy starts, Vinny is the backup, and Romo ends up on the PS. Let's suppose that the Cowboys go 6-10 like they did anyway that year.

So, on this hypothetical timeline, how differently do the Cowboys play the draft in 2005? I suspect we probably get DWare with our first of two first round picks. However, I can't help but wonder, would the Cowboys have drafted Aaron Rodgers with the second first round pick? I think it's telling that, with what actually happened, the Cowboys appeared to pass up on Rodgers in favour of Romo, who was apparently being developed to start. But, in this hypothetical situation, I do think the Cowboys might have taken Rodgers had Carter not failed his drug test.

I'd imagine, just as with Green Bay, Rodgers probably doesn't start in 2005, so, we end up with Bledsoe or Carter starting at first. Then, just as when Romo ended up starting against the Giants in 2006, I think the timeline would continue with Rodgers taking over that game. What I'm curious about is how would Rodgers have developed with us, and what would our fortunes have been like?

Don't get me wrong. I love what Romo did. I always appreciate what Romo did, and I think he was an amazing QB. That said, I think these hypocritical thoughts are always fun too. I can't help but wonder how things would have been different.

A lot of hypo’s.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I take Romo over Rogers, personally.

Same, but it's still an interesting scenario as Rodgers was an option.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

A lot of hypo’s.

Well, yeah, but that's the fun of this thread.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I was posting in a different thread, and I thought of a fun hypothetical thread. What would have happened if Quincy Carter had passed his drug test? (Granted, I wasn't even a teenager when this happened) Let's jump into the TARDIS and go back to 2003, where we begin our adventure to set the stage.

So, in 2003, Bill Parcells was taking over as the Cowboys head coach following 3 consecutive 5-11 seasons under Dave Campo. The draft of QBs that year consisted of the likes of Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, and Kyler Boller (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NFL_Draft) being taken in round 1. The Cowboys would bring in an UDFA QB that year by the name of Tony Romo, but the FO and the staff at the time appeared to have felt that Quincy Carter was the best option available to start for the Cowboys that year. The Cowboys would go 10-6, make the playoffs, and lose to the Panthers in the playoffs. In 2004, Carter looked poised to start again, but they'd bring in Vinny Testaverde to be the backup (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinny_Testaverde). The Cowboys would trade the first round pick that year to Buffalo, which led to the Cowboys getting 2 first round picks a year later. Now, come to the point of this thread having set the stage.

So, Quincy Carter famously was cut on 4 August (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Carter), which resulted in Romo making the team. It turned out later that it was due to a failed drug test. However, suppose Quincy Carter doesn't fail the test? What would have happened? This is where the fun begins.

So, for the 2004 season, I think Quincy starts, Vinny is the backup, and Romo ends up on the PS. Let's suppose that the Cowboys go 6-10 like they did anyway that year.

So, on this hypothetical timeline, how differently do the Cowboys play the draft in 2005? I suspect we probably get DWare with our first of two first round picks. However, I can't help but wonder, would the Cowboys have drafted Aaron Rodgers with the second first round pick? I think it's telling that, with what actually happened, the Cowboys appeared to pass up on Rodgers in favour of Romo, who was apparently being developed to start. But, in this hypothetical situation, I do think the Cowboys might have taken Rodgers had Carter not failed his drug test.

I'd imagine, just as with Green Bay, Rodgers probably doesn't start in 2005, so, we end up with Bledsoe or Carter starting at first. Then, just as when Romo ended up starting against the Giants in 2006, I think the timeline would continue with Rodgers taking over that game. What I'm curious about is how would Rodgers have developed with us, and what would our fortunes have been like?

Don't get me wrong. I love what Romo did. I always appreciate what Romo did, and I think he was an amazing QB. That said, I think these hypocritical thoughts are always fun too. I can't help but wonder how things would have been different.

Bozo parcells uses him all 4 years and probably cuts romo

 

[CowboyRoy]

I agree with you, ironically. In fact, it's funny. Romo and Rodgers had some legendary battles with each other. Now, we have the coach that developed Rodgers coaching us. It's like the timeline just came full circle.

Romo was not better than rogers. Lol

 

[Motorola]

https://www.thequincycarterfoundation.com/

Ranching - thanks for posting.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Romo was not better than rogers. Lol

I think it's closer than most would say. I think 2014 showed that. If Dez catches that ball, I think the discussion is different with Romo vs Rodgers. That said, I think it'd have been interesting if we had gotten Rodgers in the 2005 draft.

 

[KJJ]

Carter was coming off a bad playoff game the previous season. He wasn’t going to pan out regardless of his drug test. The Cowboys clearly lost confidence in him. During the offseason Jerry traded a third round pick for Drew Henson. and in July Parcells brought in Vinny in preparing to move on from Carter. The writing was on the wall. Had Carter started the 2004 season he would’ve been pulled at some point and Vinny would’ve taken over. Carter went on to the Jets and didn’t pan out.

 

[sunalsorises]

I prefer to time travel in a DeLorean.

I don’t think Parcells was high on Quincy. I do think Parcells liked Romo. I think Quincy’s days were numbered regardless of how much cocaine he smelled.

 

[EndGame]

Does Romo get cut or buried on the depth chart and end up with Payton in NO in 2006?

I think he would have ended up with New Orleans, which then begs the question, does New Orleans trade for Drew Breeze?

It's crazy how much one failed drug test could have changed multiple teams.

 

[exciter]

Quincy’s best season by far was 17td to 21int as he was carried into the playoffs by the defense taking advantage of a week schedule. If not for the drug suspension, Parcels would have benched and eventually released 2-3 games into the following season without the convenient excuse.
The end!

Was there ever any interest in Rodgers? How much differently would his career have gone if he hadn’t got to sit behind Farve for 3 seasons. Yes, Romo would have been the QB because it’s pretty much certain Parcels knew what he was sitting on when he jettisoned Quincy. Doing so with Carter was always Parcels plan!

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I prefer to time travel in a DeLorean.

I don’t think Parcells was high on Quincy. I do think Parcells liked Romo. I think Quincy’s days were numbered regardless of how much cocaine he smelled.

I agree, and, again, it's telling that he didn't take Rodgers when he could have. It says how much he trusted Romo.

 

[noshame]

I would have bought him some more?

 

[OGSixshooter]

I prefer to time travel in a DeLorean.

I don’t think Parcells was high on Quincy. I do think Parcells liked Romo. I think Quincy’s days were numbered regardless of how much cocaine he smelled.

If QC was doing cocaine, he was the chillest, laziest cocaine addict ever.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

Tony would have took over for Quincy instead of Drew

 

[gtb1943]

Bozo parcells uses him all 4 years and probably cuts romo

Some bozo so called cowboy fans are really dumb

 

[AsthmaField]

If he passed it? He would have gone out and bought about a half a kilo of coke to celebrate, and failed his next test.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

If he passed it? He would have gone out and bought about a half a kilo of coke to celebrate, and failed his next test.

Haha, I could see that. I just mean, if he wasn't doing stuff that got him suspended, I'm curious how the Cowboys change.