Will Panthers Use Carr to Beat Texans?

The Houston Chronical is running a story today asking the question, “Will the Panthers use former Texans quarterback David Carr to their advantage in Sunday’s Panthers vs. Texans game?“  The writer of the column - Megan Manfull - is convinced that even though Carr isn’t likely to see any action on the field, the Panthers are using every single bit of knowledge that he has about the Texans’ offensive game-planning to formulate their own course of attack and defense as it pertains to their week 2 foes.  This is extremely likely, though one cannot say if this type of inside information will actually help the Panthers, as no one can know a) how much the Texans will change their game plan in response to the knowledge that Carr is now on the opposition’s sideline and b) how much their scheme may have changed in the offseason.

Teams are always adding new wrinkles to their offensive and defensive schemes.  They also tailor their play books to the talent they have from year to year.  Every year, you see these stories of players on other teams who will “help their team gain an advantage” by spilling their guts about their old team’s play books and game plans.  And every year, it seems that these players make absolutely no difference at all in the outcome of the game.  These types of stories are fun to talk about, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for some random interception or sack or anything of that nature that you can directly trace back to David Carr.

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