Cris Carter Is Full of It

by Sean Yuille on Sep 29, 2008 4:17 PM EDT in News Comment 4 comments

I mentioned earlier today that former Vikings receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter ripped Matt Millen for drafting Charles Rogers and Mike Williams. Carter criticized Millen for not asking his opinion on either of the two busts since Carter worked out with both of them prior to their drafts and knew they wouldn't be good NFL receivers. Here's Carter's exact quote:

"Matt Millen, do a little undercover work," Carter said today. "Williams and Charlie Rogers both worked with out with me before the draft, and I could have told them, 'don't draft neither one of them.' ... Never asked me."

As it turns out, Carter is nothing more than a big liar. Yahoo! Sports' Charles Robinson dug up a couple quotes from Carter that prove just that.

That’s interesting because here is what you said about both players just before they were drafted. Carter’s comments about Rogers, to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel just before the 2003 draft: “He’s very similar – and I don’t like to make a lot of comparisons – to Randy (Moss) in a sense, a big basketball player playing wide receiver. He’s the only receiver that’s come out since Randy that you can make an honest comparison to. He has a yearning to learn.”

And Carter’s comments about Williams, to the St. Paul Pioneer Press just before the 2005 draft: “I think he’s going to be a great player. I think people will be surprised at the kind of person he is. He’s really a hard worker. He takes his training very seriously and wants to be very good.”

I would be very interested in hearing Carter's excuse for making such different statements about Rogers and Williams now compared to back when they were each going into the NFL. Why would Millen ask for Carter's opinion when his opinion was known to the public? On top of that, would Carter's opinion behind closed doors be different than what he said to those two papers? Regardless of the answer to that question, it's pretty obvious that Cris Carter is a liar and really shouldn't be calling out anyone. Although Matt Millen is an easy target for criticism, at least be truthful when bashing him. It's not that hard.

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In defense of Carter...

you are not going to say in public that a top ten receiver is not a good player. He may still be full of it, but it would be like Mark Schlareth working out with Cherilus before the draft and then going on ESPN and saying “oh man, this Cherilus guy blows”. He might think it, and everyone might know it, but he’s not going to say it in public before the draft.

I still think Carter is an idiot.

by The Prodigy on Sep 29, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was going to comment on that post earlier, but never had a chance too. Because I knew Carter was full of it because I vividly remember an interview he did on ESPNews about BMW. Where he went on and on and on about how great of a receiver he was, and how he was going to be an excellent NFL Player.

Now that actual quotes were also dug up it just proves how big of an idiot he is.

by theyellowdart on Sep 30, 2008 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Charles Rogers and Williams

Don’t forget that Charles Rogers actually WAS a great receiver. The few games that he played in he was always on fire. The problem was that he just couldnt keep healthy. His play though never let me down imo.

Williams on the other hand was a total waste of space but…

by MatthewDC on Sep 30, 2008 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

professional obligation

I think if you’re an “analyst” you really need to put what know on the line. “these guys show potential to be great receivers” having worked out with them would have given them a leg up. If he knew what the knock on the was early he should have said something, which MAY have changed their draft stock, but could have made them better players. Cris Carter should have said “Charles, you’re a sissy pothead, clean up and grow a pair” if he knew it. And probably should have told the story of David Boston to Mike Williams. Being 250 as a pro receiver means you play TE or you don’t play. David Boston bulked up and then couldn’t shed corners so worked his way out of the NFL, much like Williams did.

Carter is a douchebag and there’s no skirting around that. Good analysts and reporters admit when they were wrong about issues. Michael Wilbon is wrong all the damn time and he’s a douche too, but a douche with scruples.

by rmatheny on Sep 30, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs