Bored 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 ESPN has their copy and paste block on so here is the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1852002 I heard a rumor that this might be due to a substance abuse problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Gigante 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Wow. Didn't expect to see that one coming. Looks like Vinny will be leading the pack this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 What???? Shit man. Shit. Vinny Testaverde is now our QB? Goddamn it. I didn't trust Quincy much...but I don't want Vinny. Shit. There's got to be more to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I am a little surprised at this as well. I thought maybe he'd drop to #2 on the depth chart or something since Tuna now has his man Vinny on board and we all know how much Tuna loves his former players (except Drew Bledsoe) but to be released is a surprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 According to that article, he missed practice and that prompted this. Harsh, but that's Bill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Fox Sports has a huge twist to this story.. http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2638378 Quarterback Quincy Carter is expected to be released by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday after testing positive for cocaine, league sources told FOX NFL Sunday insider John Czarnecki. Club owner Jerry Jones confirmed that Carter has been released. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells is expected to hold a regularly scheduled news conference at 11:30 a.m. PT Wednesday at the team's training camp headquarters in Oxnard, Ca. Carter entered the league in the NFL substance abuse program and this is his second positive test, which by NFL rules would warrant a four-game fine — not a suspension. According to an earlier broadcast report, Carter was AWOL from practice Wednesday morning, and the absence is not injury related and the Cowboys will be making an "official" statement regarding Carter after the conclusion of practice. But other broadcast reports have intimated that the Cowboys quarterback will be released, leaving Vinny Testaverde and Drew Henson to battle for the starting position. Micky Spagnola, the station's Cowboys beat reporter, compared the situation to that of Tony Banks three years ago where Banks was absent from practice and it was announced after practice that he had been cut. This move comes on the heels of unanimous opinions that Henson has been the best quarterback in camp thus far, which had to be at least mildly upseting to Carter, who started all 16 games for the Cowboys in 2003, leading them to a 10-6 record. In his first season as the full-time starter - after splitting time the first two seasons - Carter threw for 3,302 yards, but had 21 interceptions and 17 touchdowns. He was intercepted at least twice in six games. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Let the Cowboy/Cocaine jokes begin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Bullshit. The guys on ESPN are insinuating that this is a drug problem. They keep referring to "off-field issues", and although they aren't coming out and saying it this early, I think Bored was right. FUCKSHITGODAMNITPISSFUCKYFUCKFUCKDOUCHE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I just gave you a link to what is going on, BX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I was replying to Tyler. Go back to the puro folder, NOW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Why don't you politely go fuck yourself then, BitchX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHAHA ha. Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 It's about time Carter's career came back down to his talent level... This IS a guy who had a QB rating just above spiking the ball on every down at one point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 It was a bit of an overreaction on my part, but what does "go back to the puro folder" ignorant shit have to do with anything? I post there, sure, but if you look most of my posts are in this folder. I came with a link from a credible news source, posted my comment and was done. Just wondering where the personal attack came from is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 It is nice to see Quincy Carter following along in the deep rooted history of the Dallas Crackboys..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy no nose 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Of course I ended up reading this moments after selecting him as a #2 QB for my fantasy team. I thought Quincy could put up some good numbers this year since they have a solid WR group. So now it's Testaverde then Henson on their depth chart? Haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 So that leaves the baseball failure and the old man at QB? I do not see Vinnie as the starting QB so........what free agent can Bill Parcells get to start? Jay Fielder get your ass to Califonia for training camp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Apparently Quincy was already in some type of drug rehabilitation program. Since this was a team drug test and not an NFL issued drug test, the Players Association might be paying attention. Supposedly the 'Boys are trying to paint the picture that Vinny beat out Carter, rather then being released based on a team issued drug test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 It is nice to see Quincy Carter following along in the deep rooted history of the Dallas Crackboys..... Quiet, Skins fan. We'll still kick your asses twice this year. I am not thrilled with this turn of events at all. Jerry Jones sure is a genius for using that 2nd round pick on Quincy...woo boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kageho Report post Posted August 4, 2004 So now it's Testaverde then Henson on their depth chart? Haha. Actually, if you read the articles, you'll notice that they said Henson looked the best... Meaning it might be Henson then Testaverde. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 So now it's Testaverde then Henson on their depth chart? Haha. Actually, if you read the articles, you'll notice that they said Henson looked the best... Meaning it might be Henson then Testaverde. doesn't matter until the games start. Unless Vinny get injured before the opening weekend, he wil be the starter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I like how they've completely skirted around the reason why he was released. Its obviously not because they've suddenly decided to go in a new direction at QB which is what's been said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Good thing Playmakers is off of the air. Too unrealistic..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 HOW BOUT *sniff* THEM *sniff* COWBOYS! They knew Quincy had a problem when he tried to snort the out of bounds area up his nose. Ok, enough jokes. It's a damn shame that this guy is going to throw his life away..correction HAS thrown his life away. At least this proves that the Cowboys won't take this drug bs anymore which is a good sign. But it's still a shame. Finally gets the wide outs and the ground game and he pisses his career down his leg into the gutter. Just gotta lower my head and shake it in disappointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Word from the Dan Patrick show said that it was a team administered drug test, so Parcells and Jones have to skirt around the issue a bit because of legal issues with the player's association. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Word from the Dan Patrick show said that it was a team administered drug test, so Parcells and Jones have to skirt around the issue a bit because of legal issues with the player's association. Like the one that says that Teams cant do their own drug tests.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I heard they were gonna bring in William Perry and put him at center. That way they'd have a Fridge next to their Coke machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Quarterback Quincy Carter will be released from the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli has learned, and an official announcement is expected this afternoon. Carter, a four-year veteran out of Georgia, did not practice with the team Wednesday. There was no immediate word as to why the Cowboys planned to cut Carter. Carter, 26, started all 16 games last season, when the Cowboys went 10-6 and got back in the playoffs in head coach Bill Parcells' first year with the club. Just last week Carter said he expected to be Dallas' starter when the 2004 season opened. "I wouldn't say it's an open competition," Carter said last Saturday, after the team's first workout. "I'm clearly the starter right now. ... The team knows who their starter is. I'm going to stand firm on that, and I'm going to be their leader." Indeed, Carter took snaps with the first team when camp opened, and Parcells at first acknowledged that his '03 starter had the advantage. "He has a leg up on pretty much everybody because he was the guy that played the best and started last year," Parcells told The Associated Press last week. "Obviously I have that in mind. He is in a good position to be improved. And that is what I'm looking for." However, Parcells has also maintained that no one -- not the incumbent, not a former star like Vinny Testaverde -- is a given in the position. Former New York Yankees player Drew Henson is also competing for the starting spot. After last season, Parcells gave Carter a list of some things he wanted the quarterback to do during the offseason. Among them was to add muscle, work on certain mechanics and footwork and get better throwing on the run to cut down his high interception total. Carter added four pounds of muscle, getting to 219 pounds. He's a long way from the pudgy-looking 223-pounder he was when the coach arrived. Despite the obvious changes, however, it would take time to see if Carter improved on the field the way Parcells expected. In his first season as the full-time starter -- after splitting the first two seasons with Chad Hutchinson -- Carter threw for 3,302 yards, but had 21 interceptions and 17 touchdowns. He was intercepted at least twice six times. Thirteen of those interceptions came when he got outside the pocket after a play had broken down. Carter was a chosen by Dallas in the second round of the 2001 draft. Either you're bullshitting about this copy-paste block, or I'm cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 I heard they were gonna bring in William Perry and put him at center. That way they'd have a Fridge next to their Coke machine. Jim Rome? shhhhhh....uh......errrrr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Parcells has always been a huge fan of Testaverde. Whether these drug test results came around or not, I'm sure Parcells would have found some reason to dump Carter before the beginning of the season. It's obvious he'd much rather have Vinny as the starting quarterback - even if the play quality of the Cowboys may suffer as a result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
