Many fans believe that some sports analysts will say the most outrageous things, believe it or not, in the hopes that one day they will go viral.
This might help explain David Carr"s thoughts on Tuesday"s NFL Total Access on NFL Network.
Or maybe the former NFL quarterback really believes the Philadelphia Eagles should trade MVP-contending quarterback Jalen Hurts and starter Marcus Mariota.
Carr actually said as much and even redoubled his efforts to defend the idea when co-host Michael Robinson became incredulous.
"It’s clear that Jalen is not comfortable breaking the defense in a surrender scenario,"
Carr said.
"Some would say he’s not even good at it. I think when you look at this team, if you"re Philly, you need to have a serious conversation: Would it be better for us to play Marcus Mariota now and let Jalen get back to full health? Robinson supported this point."
"We had just formed a committee to evaluate his MVP chances,"
Robinson said.
“If you"re (Eagles coach) Nick Sirianni, this is the type of decision and conversation you need to have if you have a forward-thinking mindset,"
Carr continued; I think you could have this conversation with Jalen.
"I would say [Mariota] is probably the better quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. It would be more productive now."
"I'd say he's probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia @Eagles, right now he'd be more productive."@DCarr8 emphasizes Marcus Mariota should be the QB1 over Jalen Hurts. 😳 pic.twitter.com/rGgp6WZjIG
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) December 6, 2023
Robinson turned to the camera and said dramatically,
“Hey, I didn"t say that Philly!"
I didn"t say that Philly! Carr clearly believes what he said.
He noted that Hurts is limping due to a bone bruise in his knee and that the Eagles" offense hasn"t been as effective lately.
Hurts remains an MVP candidate this season after leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl earlier this year.
Mariota is a veteran QB playing for his fourth team in five seasons.
Carr"s argument makes no sense to football fans, but it caused a stir on X/Twitter.
"I'd say he's probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia @Eagles, right now he'd be more productive."@DCarr8 emphasizes Marcus Mariota should be the QB1 over Jalen Hurts. 😳 pic.twitter.com/rGgp6WZjIG
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) December 6, 2023
Jalen Hurts with a torn ACL is still better than a healthy Marcus Mariota💀 lol respect him
— Sach💚 (@ShiestyKane) December 6, 2023
How does David Carr still have a job?
This take is ROUGH. 🤣🤣🤣— Michael Hauff (@TheFFRealist) December 6, 2023
Interesting…one game where he doesn’t play well and his team gets smoked and people are discrediting him and calling for him to be benched?
Whooooooo does that sound like?
Welcome to our world daily, Eagles fans lol.
This is a clown take by Carr btw. pic.twitter.com/odBLQcAfzu
— Alex (RANGERS WORLD SERIES CHAMPS🔥🔥🔥) (@DFWAlex2289) December 6, 2023
HAHAHAHA Example Number 92928531 of why national sports media is a complete joke.
— Ben Kukainis (@benkdigital) December 6, 2023
Sports analysis has become a cheap competition of who can make the most outrageous claim and draw the most attention to themselves
— Point Source (@PointSourceUSA) December 6, 2023
Pretty soon NFL access is gonna have Nathan Peterman on the show with outrageous takes like this
— a c (@xcdres2) December 6, 2023
It may be an exaggeration, but the point is that Jalen playing from the pocket and making timely throws has not worked out for the Eagles. Sure, they are 10-2, but if Jalen makes more plays passing, they could be a dominant 11-1 or even 12-0.
— dr.marcjeangilles (@DrJGilles) December 6, 2023
Saying a veteran QB that has won nothing should start over a top 5 QB In the NFL is Crazy
— Last Take™ (@TheRealLastTake) December 6, 2023
This dude was probably the worst QB ever, and now he is probably the worst analyst on QB’s ever
— DarkHorseXF (@DarkHorseXF) December 6, 2023
