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  • August 2008

    • Young QBs Fall Through Cracks

      New York Times  |  Aug 31, 08 12:12 PM CDT

      Young QBs Fall Through Cracks

      (Newser) - All too common are the hopeful young quarterbacks who found themselves not taking snaps, the New York Times reports, but instead drifting around the NFL as human debris. Blame insufficient coaching, the win-now mantra of teams these days, or plain bad luck—for whatever reason, there are big problems behind the most important position in football. Just ask David Carr. More »

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      NFL  • football  • Ben Roethlisberger  • quarterback  • David Carr  • college football  • Bill Walsh  • Mike Holmgren  • coaching

  • July 2008

    • Fox Unleashes Attack Dogs on Other Media

      New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Fox Unleashes Attack Dogs on Other Media

      (Newser) - The Fox News public relations machine makes no bones about skewering those it perceives as foes, writes David Carr in the New York Times . “At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them,” Carr notes. It deals with the press “more like a political campaign” than a news organization, says one reporter. More »

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      News Corp  • journalism  • cable TV  • Fox News  • public relations  • David Carr  • reporting

  • April 2008
  • October 2007

    • Wounded Panthers Lure Vinny Out of Retirement

      Charlotte Observer  |  Oct 10, 07 8:30 PM CDT

      Wounded Panthers Lure Vinny Out of Retirement

      (Newser) - With Jake Delhomme out for the season—and his oft-sacked understudy David Carr feeling woozy—Carolina scrambled to shore up depth at quarterback, signing a 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde out of retirement. Testaverde won college football's Heisman trophy in 1986, the year that one of his new teammates, rookie receiver Dwyane Jarrett, was born. More »

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      NFL  • Carolina Panthers  • David Carr  • Vinny Testaverde  • Jake Delhomme

    • Delhomme Opts For Surgery

      Associated Press  |  Oct 8, 07 11:23 PM CDT

      Delhomme Opts For Surgery

      (Newser) - After a disappointing throwing session today, Panthers gunslinger Jake Delhomme will undergo season-ending surgery on his right elbow, ceding the starting spot to Houston castoff David Carr, who himself played through serious back pain to lead Carolina over New Orleans last weekend. Delhomme, a Pro Bowler, will require a rehab period of seven to nine months. More »

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      NFL  • Carolina Panthers  • David Carr  • Jake Delhomme

    • Buccaneers Pillage Carolina

      Associated Press  |  Oct 1, 07 3:30 AM CDT

      Buccaneers Pillage Carolina

      (Newser) - Tampa Bay took sole possession of first in the chaotic AFC South with a 20-7 blowout over rival Carolina, but the trouncing demanded a stiff toll. Starting tailback Carnell "Cadillac" Williams and tackle Luke Petitgout both suffered season-ending injuries. Williams tore his right patellar tendon, Petitgout the ACL in his right knee. More »

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      NFL  • Carolina Panthers  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers  • David Carr  • Jeff Garcia

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