Quincy Carter Update

[JoeyHarris]

I know most people don't care, but some people have at least a passing interest (myself included).


Brigade sign Quincy Carter

KANSAS CITY, MO -- The Kansas City Brigade has come to terms with QB Quincy Carter. Carter, 30, spent four seasons in the NFL, playing with the Dallas Cowboys from 2001 to 2003 and the New York Jets in 2004. Carter last played professional football during 2007 in the af2.

Carter, who played his college football at Georgia, will be brought along slowly for the Brigade. Carter will begin his Brigade career on the practice squad and his progress will be closely monitored by Head Coach Kevin Porter over the next several weeks.

The Brigade, who have had three starting quarterbacks this season, are excited to add another quarterback to the roster. “We are happy to give Quincy a chance to succeed in the Arena Football League. He has had success in the NFL and the af2; we feel he can do some positive things in the AFL. Quarterbacks D Bryant and Matt Kohn have a lot of talent and they can become great quarterbacks, with Quincy in the mix it just adds to the talent pool at quarterback,” said executive director Brad Likens.

Lavonya Quintelle “Quincy” Carter began his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and was one of a string of short lived successors to Troy Aikman. He was released by Coach Bill Parcells. He then played for the New York Jets and Coach Herm Edwards. In 2004, when Chad Pennington was injured, Quincy stepped into a tough situation. If not for Quincy's performance during that time, the Jets would not have made the playoffs.

Carter then played for the Canadian Football League, and most recently in the af2. Carter visited the Brigade in the preseason, and met with Owner Chris Likens and Coach Kevin Porter. The two sides agreed that it is now time for both to move forward together. Coach Porter said, “I am anxious to get a guy with a big name and big arm in a Brigade uniform.”


Here's hoping he can stick somewhere.

 

[kmp77]

He'll just piss it away....again.

 

[Cochese]

I'll always have a soft spot for Q in my blackened heart. I hope he can pull it together.

 

[cowboysfan31]

Hos beat you by 3 days:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118404&highlight=quincy

 

[Nav22]

I'll always have a soft spot for Q in my blackened heart.

You're not the only one.

From the day he beat San Francisco in his rookie year until the day he was abrubtly cut, he was my favorite young player on the team. He was one of our hardest workers, developing from a kid who couldn't even collect the snap from center or throw spirals as an extremely raw rookie, into a serviceable starting NFL QB.

And he was having a terrific offseason in 2004, reports indicating he may be taking the next step as a QB. Parcells loved the guy until that 2nd failed drug test.

It still saddens me when I think about how he threw his NFL career away, first with the Cowboys and then the next year with the Jets (whom he played very well with as the starter for a few games in 2004). I still have his jersey in what used to be my bedroom closet at my parents' house back home, and I can't help but shake my head every time I see it.

But seeing my Romo jersey helps a great deal... wouldn't have that one if Quincy didn't flush his career down the toilet.

 

[burmafrd]

Q was NEVER as good as you paint him to be, Nav.
And BP tolerated him because he was the best available at the time.
Which is not saying much. Frankly Vinny did better then what Q would have done, which is still a pretty low bar. Q could not handle the pressure and would have gone to the bong or something else sooner or later.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Maybe if QCar started sniffing glue he could stay in the league.

 

[Nav22]

Q was NEVER as good as you paint him to be, Nav.

What did I paint him to be? All I said is that he developed into a serviceable starter, who had reportedly looked good in the '04 offseason before getting cut. We wouldn't have made the playoffs if he wasn't at least "serviceable".

No, Vinny didn't do better than Quincy would have. His stats were just as bad as Quincy's a year before, but we won 10 games with Quincy in '03. Vinny single-handedly lost games for us in 2004, with INTs in 9 consecutive games at one point.

The life we showed towards the end of the year was due to the emergence of Julius Jones, a luxury Quincy never had in '03 (ugh, Troy Hambrick).

Even if Quincy showed 0 improvement in 2004, he wouldn't have been quite as bad as Vinny was.

But holy crap, what a luxury it is to have a young, top-notch QB. This thread is making me appreciate Romo even more than I did, and I wasn't sure that was possible.

 

[BuckyG]

You're not the only one.

From the day he beat San Francisco in his rookie year until the day he was abrubtly cut, he was my favorite young player on the team. He was one of our hardest workers, developing from a kid who couldn't even collect the snap from center or throw spirals as an extremely raw rookie, into a serviceable starting NFL QB.

And he was having a terrific offseason in 2004, reports indicating he may be taking the next step as a QB. Parcells loved the guy until that 2nd failed drug test.

It still saddens me when I think about how he threw his NFL career away, first with the Cowboys and then the next year with the Jets (whom he played very well with as the starter for a few games in 2004). I still have his jersey in what used to be my bedroom closet at my parents' house back home, and I can't help but shake my head every time I see it.

But seeing my Romo jersey helps a great deal... wouldn't have that one if Quincy didn't flush his career down the toilet.

No offense, but Carter was a horrible choice as a second-round pick--a player who was regarded as maybe worth a shot in the fifth round, and for all the reasons that made him a failure in the NFL: immature, inaccurate, and too old as a draftee. The Cowboys could have drafted Sean Rogers, and at the very least had a credible power DT who today might have been a great fit as a nose tackle in the Boys' defense. Instead, we got a poor man's Michael Vick, with all the negatives that implies. I hope the guy pulls his life together, but Carter was one of Jones' worst mistakes. Good luck, but good riddance.

 

[burmafrd]

Nav, it was a smoke and mirrors D that never hardly faced a competent offense that got us 10 wins in 2003. That same D in 2004 got owned.
Blaming Vinny for anymore then the Pitt loss is pretty much absurd.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Nav, it was a smoke and mirrors D that never hardly faced a competent offense that got us 10 wins in 2003. That same D in 2004 got owned.
Blaming Vinny for anymore then the Pitt loss is pretty much absurd.

Revisionist history at its finest.

Vinny Testeverde, like QuINTsy, was an absolute interception machine, especially in the 4th quarter.

Along with watching the games, I remember JJT writing an article detailing just how many games he threw 2+ interceptions in the 4th quarter.

I think there were at least 3 games where he threw 3-4 interceptions.

Oddly enough, Vinny was probably not the villain in the Pitt loss, Ritchie Anderson is more at fault than anyone.

 

[Bleu Star]

I'll always have a soft spot for Q in my blackened heart. I hope he can pull it together.

Yeah me too... I hope he takes advantage of this new opportunity.

 

[ChrisCanty99]

Q had almost as many highlights as low lights. Beating Carolina at the last second. The crucial pass to Antonio Bryant in NY with 8 seconds on the clock.

Regardless of how you feel about Quincy, his unfortunate drug problem did finally lead to the end of the QB search. If not for his timing, Romo would have been cut and snatched up by Shanahan or Payton.

Good luck, Q.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

only 30 and wasted talent

 

[Kilyin]

He was one of our hardest workers

 

[Wrangler87]

This article doesn't mention the fact that he didn't show up for the Jets first playoff game, having something to do with drugs most likely.

It doesn't mention that he hung his teamates out to dry in the film room after he changed the plays in the huddle which resulted in three interceptions.

It goes on and on.

Carter was a piece of garbage that set our team back three years. When most people would be honored to be given the greatest job in sports, on a silver platter, this feakin guy is going to choose drugs over that opportunity.

He is a walking character issue. What kills me is that there is still someone who will give this guy a chance, no matter how many times he taps out.

There has got to be better players out there, even for this Arena league 5 team.

 

[Dallas22]

I never liked him as our QB but at least he was the first to lead us to the playoffs since the Aikman, Irvin, Emmitt years... that counts for something, even though he was a coke head and a VERY inconsistant starting QB for our Cowboys.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I will admit it... I had MadQ disease for a little while.

 

[CowboyJeff]

Frisco High School is looking for a QB. Does Quincy still have eligibility???

 

[big dog cowboy]

“We are happy to give Quincy a chance to succeed in the Arena Football League. He has had success in the NFL

Oh really?