I’m still shaking my head at the thought of Vinny Testaverde being our starting QB this weekend. Vinny was asked if he would be ready to start against the Cardinals:
"If called upon I feel like I could play," Testaverde said. "I will do whatever they ask me to do. That’s why I’m here. I feel comfortable in this situation and we’ll just go forward from here and see what happens. Hopefully I won’t need to take a snap this year."
As I mused earlier I wondered why a guy 43 years old who has played for 20+ seasons would continue to make himself available for hire. Now I get it. He’s hoping to shag some balls in practice, wear a headset and ride the pine during the games! And for doing that for the next twelve weeks he’ll make more than I make in two years (or more)! He doesn’t really want to get in the game.
Ok, maybe I’m reading a little too much into that last sentence. What’s ‘Ol Foxy have to say about Vinny T starting:
When asked if he felt like Testaverde could step in and start this week if needed, coach John Fox said, "Oh yeah, both mentally and physically. He’s a guy that we were fortunate to be able to find at this point in the season."
Fortunate? How many other QB’s have been signed since the season started? Seems to me were scraping the bottom of the barrel. Of course, it could always be worse! Weinke!
Regarding David Carr’s status for Sunday:’
As for Carr, Fox said, "We’ll evaluate that tomorrow. We anticipate him having a shot at playing Sunday."
There’s some thought that if we sit down Carr this weekend that with the bye coming up he could be ready go after that. I would rather play Carr now and sit him for the bye and the Indy game. Indy is going to be a tough game anyway. Of course injuries don’t really work that way. A back injury could pester him all season if it’s not taken care of immediately. Forgive me, I’m still recovering from losing Jake for the season.
[Update from Jaxon]: I don't recommend it but here's a list of Vinny's 5 worst games. Read with caution! It's not for the faint of heart. [End Update]