WR Drew Carter (Oakland Raiders)

[Buckskin86]

Colum: WR Carter has fighting chance to win starting spot
By Steve Reed
June 30, 2007 - 8:05PM

So the general feeling is this: If Carter can improve his route running, add a few pounds and become a more consistent cog in the Panthers offense, then the sky?s the limit.
And if there?s ever a time for Carter to breakout, this is the year.
He?s entering his contract year with the Panthers, meaning he?ll become an unrestricted free agent after the season.

Sports: Colum: WR Carter has fighting chance to win starting spot | carter, receiver, year

[Buckskin86]

August 08, 2007
WR Carter may be dropping on depth chart
SPARTANBURG - Observations from Wednesday's practices

Receiver Drew Carter appears to be tumbling down the depth chart. Keary Colbert got most of the first-team snaps. But a healthy Jarrett may be the best bet to win the starting position.

Inside the Panthers: WR Carter may be dropping on depth chart

[Buckskin86]

Friendly competition

Drew Carter and Keary Colbert split time as the No. 2 receiver throughout training camp, but Carter said the competition hasn't had a negative impact on their friendship.

"It's up for grabs, but everybody's going to contribute," Carter said. "You can make a big ordeal about the starting job, but third receivers make big plays. Ricky Proehl made lots of big plays when he was the third receiver. But you always want to shoot for the starting job.

"We both are working hard. We're good friends. There's no animosity because we just want to go out and win."

Rookie Dwayne Jarrett, a second-round pick, also is in the mix, but he missed time with an injury and hadn't had many first-team reps before the team broke camp Monday.

"It's not going to be something where you're given the job like at USC or Ohio State or wherever you're at," Carter said. "You come in on scholarship, so you know you're going to be around. But guys fight for jobs here. You've got to put forth effort every day and people are coming after you."

Charlotte Observer | 08/22/2007 | Peppers back, but might not play Friday

[JohnnyCockfight]

Drew Carter on the scoreboard early with the first TD for Carolina in 2007.

[jwinslow]

Drew with his 2nd TD snag of the day.

[Buckskin86]

Drew Carter interviewing Keary Colbert

DC: In a couple seasons from now, Ohio State will play USC. What type of gameplan do you think USC is going to throw at the dominant defense of Ohio State?
KC: Dominant defense? That?s probably because they don?t see any speed in the Big 10, as we?re noticing now watching this Michigan/Oregon game. We?ll probably spread them out and let our playmakers use their natural God given abilities. They?ll run by them and do a lot of things with their quickness. Like I said, they?re not used to that in the Big 10. They?re used to that slow, run-the-ball (stuff). They?re not used to our game.
DC: Since this is Hot Potato, I?m going to hand it right back to myself. This is my rebuttal. We will overpower the offense of USC. We understand that they?re fast, but we?re a lot stronger AND smarter at THE Ohio State University.

Panthers.com

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Oh, a USC guy using the SEC speed line.

DC had a great rebuttal!

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

Oh, a USC guy using the SEC speed line.

DC had a great rebuttal!

He didn't say anything about SEC speed.

[JohnnyCockfight]

Drew Carter's got SEC speed. Not sure why he would have played at a place like OSU.

[Wingate1217]

And why USC would recruit slow ass Ohio Boy Fred Davis......

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

He didn't say anything about SEC speed.

"That's probably because they don't see any speed in the Big 10"

aka the same thing the SEC says about speed.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie

"That's probably because they don't see any speed in the Big 10"

aka the same thing the SEC says about speed.

Every conference bashes the Big-10's speed, it's just SEC fans and the media are the most obnoxious about it.

[Brutus654]

According to SI.com's draft overview Drew Carter's 40 was 4.35

SI.com - 2004 NFL Draft - Drew Carter

Keary Colbert's 40 was 4.62

SI.com - 2004 NFL Draft - Keary Colbert

How will we ever defend Pac 10 speed?

[ekeen]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Every conference bashes the Big-10's speed, it's just SEC fans and the media are the most obnoxious about it.

There are quite a few big ten guys still in the leaugue and the speed jump from college to pro is more significant than high school to college.

[Buckskin86]

September 12, 2007
Delhomme: Drew did his job

This won't make the paper, but I was listening to quarterback Jake Delhomme today when someone asked him his thoughts on wide receiver Drew Carter's two touchdown catches in Sunday's win at St. Louis.

Delhomme went beyond the usual "he did a great job" platitudes that players usually toss around, and was particularly excited over the second score, a 9-yarder with 7:15 remaining in the game.

"Two touchdown passes is very nice, but one thing I was most proud of, it wasn't the catch he made on the second one, it was the route he ran," Delhomme said. "He ran what he was supposed to do; he wasn't the primary read. He didn't rush it; he took his time, he did it exactly the way it was drawn and it worked out how you practice it; how you go over it.

"And that's huge for young guys to see and other guys to see; just do your job. And I'm as guilty of that as anybody else; you want to try to do too much. "He did his job." -- Stan Olson

Inside the Panthers: Delhomme: Drew did his job