Fansided

Each NFL team’s QB we expected better from

By Brad Weiss

November 21 2010: Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) reacts to fans displeasure as he is booed as he leaves the field during second half action. The Washington Redskins defeated the Tennessee Titans in overtime 19-16 at LP Field in Nashville, Tn. (Photo by Greg McWilliams/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
November 21 2010: Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) reacts to fans displeasure as he is booed as he leaves the field during second half action. The Washington Redskins defeated the Tennessee Titans in overtime 19-16 at LP Field in Nashville, Tn. (Photo by Greg McWilliams/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 7: Quarterback Quincy Carter #17 of the Dallas Cowboys is sacked by Darwin Walker #97 of the Philadelphia Eagles on December 7, 2003 at the Lincoln Financial Field Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Cowboys 36-10. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 7: Quarterback Quincy Carter #17 of the Dallas Cowboys is sacked by Darwin Walker #97 of the Philadelphia Eagles on December 7, 2003 at the Lincoln Financial Field Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Cowboys 36-10. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) /

Dallas Cowboys: Quincy Carter

During the 2001 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys did not hold a first round pick, as they traded it away for wide receiver Joey Galloway. In the second round, the team made a move for their successor to Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, selecting Quincy Carter out of Georgia with the No. 53 overall selection.

While Carter was initially supposed to sit and learn in Year 1, he ended up playing extremely well in the summer, and earned the starting job. In fact, he became only the third rookie in Cowboys history to start in Week 1, and the first second rounder in NFL history to start a season opener as well.

During his first two seasons in the NFL, Carter started only 15 games combined, as he had to battle through injuries. In Year No. 3, Carter looked to be becoming a full-fledged NFL star, leading America’s Team to a 10-6 record, a playoff berth, and becoming one of five Cowboys quarterbacks to ever throw for 3,000 yards in a season.

Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells once said that Carter had all the talent to make it in the NFL, but he couldn’t even save him. The fall from grace in Dallas was a steep one for Carter, who was never the same quarterback as he was went he led the team to the playoffs in 2003, as he was released by the team the following summer.

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