Let’s just say it’s been a bad week for Texans QB David Carr. First, he was horrible in the Texans’ win over the Raiders last Sunday, registering -5 passing yards. The local media has been all over him. To make matters worse, former University of Texas National Championship hero Vince Young — who thousands of UT fans thought the Texans should have drafted earlier this year — is returning to Houston on Sunday with his professional team, the Tennessee Titans. There is little question that Young will be more warmly received by the fans at Reliant Stadium than Carr.
Amidst this stressful week, the folks over at Wages of Wins have updated their weekly NFL quarterback ratings covering last Sunday’s games, which provides some solace for the beleaguered Texans’ QB — he wasn’t the worst QB in the league last Sunday!:
The Worst Performance, Times Three
Back in week six Rex Grossman of the Chicago Bears posted a QB Score per play of -7.12. Up until week 13 this was the worst performance by an NFL quarterback in 2006. The Bears defense apparently wished to take Grossman off the record books, forcing Brad Johnson of the Vikings into a QB Score per play of -7.28 in week thirteen.
Johnsonís performance, though, was not the worst performance of the week. David Carr of the Houston Texans finished his game on Sunday with 32 yards passing, 5 yards rushing, and 37 yards lost from sacks. In sum, Carr had zero yards at the end of the game. With a QB Score per play of -7.55, Carr was ranked even lower than Johnson.
Grossman, though, was not going to relinquish his crown of worst quarterback so easily. Grossman accumulated only 15 yards. Coupled with three turnovers, Grossman had a QB Score per play of -8.63. So despite a determined effort by Carr and Johnson, Grossman finished week thirteen where he started. Grossman has still offered the worst performance by a signal caller in the league this year.
By the way, although Carr ranks 9th in the league under the NFL’s antiquated QB ratings, the Wages of Win’s more credible QB rating puts Carr as 21st in the league, which sounds about right.