Is there a cap hit for cutting Carr this offseason?

[BlueStar22]

I think people hate Carr because of a reputation he built 2-3 years ago, and it has stuck.

Sure, he's not Deion or Revis, but he is solid. And reliable.

He tried to make a play on the ball last night, and an unlucky bounce landed right in the offensive player's hands. Oh well.

And there were a lot of guys on here criticizing him for trying to get the INT rather than just bat the ball down. How ridiculous is that? If he HAD knocked it down without trying to catch it, they would have complained then, also.

I'm not a huge fan of Brandon Carr. But he's good value for the money he's now making. No reason to run him off.

Exactly. He's not as bad as people make out and this is from someone who tires of seeing him trailing a receiver on a crossing route. Carr does make more plays that not though. The fanbase here want to get rid of Carr, Claiborne, and last week it was Scandrick. You going to replace 3 good players in one offseason?

 

[erod]

10000% wrong, did you watch the play? He did exactly what I said bobbled the ball and knocked it right into the WR's hand for a TD. It was Carr's job to do anything but what he did and you're defending him. You're impossible.

If you understand football, you know that Carr is having a good year taking on the toughest assignments most weeks.

 

[Wolfpack]

I thought he's been solid this year. The tipped play was just a crazy bounce, he had the coverage on the play.

 

[Elusive6thRing]

If you understand football, you know that Carr is having a good year taking on the toughest assignments most weeks.

What does that have to do with the play I'm talking about? Nothing.

 

[jwooten15]

I see receivers being criticized all the time for bobbling the ball into a defender's hand for a interception, but the same doesn't hold true for a corner? He should have just knocked the ball down it was 3rd down he was trying to pad his stats. This has nothing to do with how he performed the last few years to me, it was a low IQ play and it could have cost us the game. I don't care if it was Deion I would have said the same thing.

If anyone should have knocked the ball down during the game, it was Scandrick on that last INT. That was stat padding.

I couldn't disagree more on the Carr one, though. They were in borderline FG position as it was, so it definitely wasn't a stat-padding play for Carr to try to catch it.

 

[theebs]

Carr has been playing great.

People are crazy always attacking the players who play every week and are helping this team win.

 

[robbieruff]

Carr clearly bit on the shorter route, you can see him start forward and then stop and run back as Evans ran past him. The short WR was already covered by Scandrick, I believe.

Carr WAS the deep help on that play. Smh. Did the one thing you're not supposed to allow in that instance - allow the WR to get past you.

 

[jwooten15]

Exactly. He's not as bad as people make out and this is from someone who tires of seeing him trailing a receiver on a crossing route. Carr does make more plays that not though. The fanbase here want to get rid of Carr, Claiborne, and last week it was Scandrick. You going to replace 3 good players in one offseason?

Same here. I get really irritated seeing him a step behind on a crossing route. Happens too much.

But he plays the other team's best WR the majority of the game. What do people expect? Other than the long one to OBJ, he hasn't given up anything big. And that's all we can ask for

 

[agk136]

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[DenCWBY]

Did you like when he gifted the Bucs a touchdown by trying for an interception and bobbling the ball into a Bucs receiver's hands instead of just knocking it down and forcing them to punt?

If Carr was not afraid to tackle or was not so contact resistant, I would consider keeping him. He's definitely a liability in his position. He seems to struggle all over the field and has never shown any sign of improvement. He's a great guy off the field but as a NFL CB, we can higher a track and field sprinter to do what he does which is chase receivers around.

 

[CATCH17]

I like Brandon Carr.. Just not at the price.

 

[wick]

I'd like to see some advanced stats on Carr, but my impression is that he's been pretty good this season.

 

[Chuck 54]

Poor Carr.
Fans don't realize that he is currently our top CB. The rookie Brown is getting exposed a bit. Mo and Carr both benefit from the change in sides this year; yet against NY, Carr followed Beckham all over the field....that should tell you all you need to know. Beckham was held to 4 catches, and on the one TD he ran threw the middle of our defense. Last night, Carr had good coverage against a very talented group of receivers.

Mo and Scandrick are fragile; Brown is a rookie; Carr not only draws the tough assignments, he never misses a down, much less a game. He was overpaid in the past, not his fault. But right now Carr is worth every penny of his contract.

I was more disappointed in our safety play last night. Those guys were late and took some bad angles allowing receivers behind them.

 

[Chuck 54]

Exactly. He's not as bad as people make out and this is from someone who tires of seeing him trailing a receiver on a crossing route. Carr does make more plays that not though. The fanbase here want to get rid of Carr, Claiborne, and last week it was Scandrick. You going to replace 3 good players in one offseason?

And all CBS trail on crossing routes; that's why teams run them. Those routes are stopped by bad passes, dropped balls, or middle defenders. When a trailing CB makes a play on the ball, it's because the interior defense made the receiver pull up in a zone or the QB didn't lead him enough.

 

[CyberB0b]

Did you like when he gifted the Bucs a touchdown by trying for an interception and bobbling the ball into a Bucs receiver's hands instead of just knocking it down and forcing them to punt?

Pretty sure that was a cover 3 and the safety blew the assignment and he freelanced on the play and contested the ball. Without him being there, it was a walk in TD.

 

[ConceptCoop]

Did you like when he gifted the Bucs a touchdown by trying for an interception and bobbling the ball into a Bucs receiver's hands instead of just knocking it down and forcing them to punt?

No, but he was in good position and made a play on the ball. Sometimes it bounces your way, sometimes the other. But good coverage is good coverage.

 

[ConceptCoop]

He wasn't too solid last night.

In fact, he almost cost us late again. Go back and watch the pass that Winston overthrew Evans on the 2nd to last drive for Tampa. Carr had deep responsibility and yet he bit on the WR running a short route WHO WAS ALREADY COVERED. Evans streaked past him and Winston airmailed him.

I want no part of Carr anymore. I've seen enough.

He's not perfect. The problem is, for the money he's likely to make next year, you're not getting anyone better than him. He's a solid #2 corner in this league. That has value. Improve the pass rush and his warts start to disappear.

 

[Oh_Canada]

Carr isn't perfect, but he gets the other team's best each week.

Evans had 4 for 59yds.

 

[Sydla]

He's not perfect. The problem is, for the money he's likely to make next year, you're not getting anyone better than him. He's a solid #2 corner in this league. That has value. Improve the pass rush and his warts start to disappear.

What's he going to cost next year?

 

[Sydla]

Carr isn't perfect, but he gets the other team's best each week.

Evans had 4 for 59yds.

Winston was rough much of the night. As pointed out, Carr had a big gaffe late that Winston blew by overthrowing Evans.