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I was talking with a friend yesterday who is a Texans fan and in discussing what Houston should do with the first pick we came up with an idea for a trade that would benefit both teams.
Larry Allen for David Carr straight up. Allen is a perennial pro-bowler whose best days are behind him but he is still a very solid player and would anchor the middle of their line very well.
David Carr is a very good QB who has been getting killed behind the patchwork O-Line in Houston. He would give us our young QB to step in when Bledsoe is done. He has all the skills needed to be a top QB in the league and his toughness is without question.
This would allow Houston to draft Vince Young with the 1st pick in the draft to go along with their fine stable of RBs. He would be better suited to avoiding the rush while they continue to build their O-Line.
The trade would also free up cap space for both teams while filling a much needed spot. (Allen and Carr have similar cap hits but keeping them and trying to fill those spots would mean a bigger hit for each team).
We could then pursue OL in the draft and FA while Houston can move on with the hometown hero while getting good value for Carr.
We would need to renegotiate Carr's contract as I believe he is due an $8M bonus in March so this deal would have to go through before then.
I haven't heard any rumors or anything just postulating a possible trade scenario that would give us a franchise QB without having to give up valuable draft choices while helping us out with the cap at the same time.
Thoughts?
Larry Allen for David Carr straight up. Allen is a perennial pro-bowler whose best days are behind him but he is still a very solid player and would anchor the middle of their line very well.
David Carr is a very good QB who has been getting killed behind the patchwork O-Line in Houston. He would give us our young QB to step in when Bledsoe is done. He has all the skills needed to be a top QB in the league and his toughness is without question.
This would allow Houston to draft Vince Young with the 1st pick in the draft to go along with their fine stable of RBs. He would be better suited to avoiding the rush while they continue to build their O-Line.
The trade would also free up cap space for both teams while filling a much needed spot. (Allen and Carr have similar cap hits but keeping them and trying to fill those spots would mean a bigger hit for each team).
We could then pursue OL in the draft and FA while Houston can move on with the hometown hero while getting good value for Carr.
We would need to renegotiate Carr's contract as I believe he is due an $8M bonus in March so this deal would have to go through before then.
I haven't heard any rumors or anything just postulating a possible trade scenario that would give us a franchise QB without having to give up valuable draft choices while helping us out with the cap at the same time.
Thoughts?
