Factoid
I was surprised how much interested there was in David Carr, who just signed with the 49ers as a No. 2 quarterback who could potentially push Alex Smith. The Browns and Cardinals also were interested in signing Carr.
Carr flopped with the Texans. He wasn’t any better with the Panthers, and he’s spent the last few years holding a clipboard for Eli Manning.
So what is it that the 49ers think has changed?
San Francisco now has an usually combo at the quarterback position. Carr and Smith were both former No. 1 overall picks, and neither has been able to win consistently. Among active quarterbacks with at least 40 starts, they rank last and 3rd-worst in winning percentage.
WINNING PERCENTAGE; ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS
(Active players with at least 40 starts).
W L T Pct
97 30 0 .764 Tom Brady
46 18 0 .719 Philip Rivers
60 26 0 .698 Ben Roethlisberger
38 17 0 .691 Tony Romo
131 61 0 .682 Peyton Manning
97 50 1 .659 Donovan McNabb
181 104 0 .635 Brett Favre
29 19 0 .604 Kyle Orton
54 38 0 .587 Jake Delhomme
67 49 0 .578 Kurt Warner
50 37 0 .575 Eli Manning
68 53 0 .562 Drew Brees
37 29 1 .560 Michael Vick
63 54 0 .538 Matt Hasselbeck
43 37 0 .538 Chad Pennington
44 39 0 .530 Brian Griese
42 39 0 .519 Carson Palmer
78 73 0 .517 Mark Brunell
31 31 0 .500 David Garrard
57 59 0 .491 Jeff Garcia
24 25 0 .490 Byron Leftwich
19 21 0 .475 Matt Schaub
79 91 0 .465 Kerry Collins
24 29 0 .453 Jay Cutler
20 25 0 .444 Kyle Boller
42 54 0 .438 Marc Bulger
41 59 0 .410 Daunte Culpepper
46 69 0 .400 Jon Kitna
16 24 0 .400 Alex Smith
20 32 0 .385 Jason Campbell
23 56 0 .291 David Carr
—Ian Allan
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Posted by Brian Grzybowski | Mar. 08 at 04:32 AM
Now if they just sign Tim Couch...
Posted by ANDY RICHARDSON | Mar. 08 at 05:15 AM
Future trivia question, note how the Eagles have cornered the market on active quarterbacks with at least 40 starts who have participated in a tie game.