Jared Zabransky Just, Like, Wants To, You Know, Live In A What Do You Call It...Commune, Man

by Tim on Jan 28, 2008 10:32 PM CST in News

Tip o' my cap to Matt over at DGDG&D for alerting me that former Texan (and object of much Dirt Burglar angst, which gives me indescribable glee) Jared Zabransky is about to sign with Pittsburgh to fight for the No. 3 QB spot. That's not really noteworthy, but the story contained this little gem:

Zabransky signed a free agent contract with the Houston Texans last year, but was cut before the regular season. He's excited to leave the Texans in his rearview mirror, because, according to him, it's an organization too wrapped up in money and politics.

Zuh? Come again? The Houston Texans are "too wrapped up in money and politics?" That's a mighty bold, if not outright crazy, statement. Aside from the fact that I really wish the reporter had pressed him for the basis for that opinion, what the hell is Zabransky talking about? Is Zabransky trying to say that he wasn't given a fair shot? That the Texans went with Matt Schaub and Sage Rosenfels over him because of "money and politics?" Tell me if I'm out of line here, but I was under the distinct impression that the team went with Schaub and Rosenfels because they were superior quarterbacks.

Sounds like a severe case of sour grapes to me. But what do I know? I'm just a blogger, man. Bob McNair and the corporations have filled my head with all kinds of gibberish and double-talk. I should just relax and open my mind. Crank up the Phish and pass the ganja, Z.

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Sad

One minute you're the prince, the next you are cleaning out the stables. I guess the fall from BMOC and self-perceived national hero to just another guy on the squad is a little to much to take.

To be fair, he did seem more talented than our previous starting QB.

by kozanack on Jan 29, 2008 12:14 AM CST reply actions

Can I be the one?

by knave64 on Jan 29, 2008 1:43 AM CST up reply actions

and it's not like...

He's fighting to become the starter for a team, either. He'll still be a QB3.

by bigfatdrunk on Jan 29, 2008 8:17 AM CST up reply actions

I didn't remember but I wrote it down

After a preseaon game last August:

"Sage Rosenfels stock must be way up. If the team could afford it he would be good for beau coup draft picks. The other side of the equation which negates this fantasy is the need for a strong backup QB. Which Jared Zabransky is not. I learned a lot about Kubiak last night watching him watch Zabransky. Can you imagine say Parcells witnessing Zabransky unravel when he entered the game. An interception, missing receivers, throwing the ball out of bounds only after he is out of bounds. Throwing after he crossed the line of scrimmage. Through it all Kubiak kept cool. And when Zabransky finally led the Texans to a field goal Kubiak was there to pat him on the back. Well done Kubiak."

The Prince is a far lesser Machiaveli. Skill would have been a good bargaining chip.

by TexasOutlaw on Jan 29, 2008 8:43 AM CST reply actions

re: "Skill...a good bargaining chip"

Now your just spitting out nonsense.

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Jan 29, 2008 9:47 AM CST up reply actions

The more I think about it

... the more pissed of I get.

Kubiak handled him with kid gloves. Ingrate.

Well the next chapter will be how screwed up the Steelers are.

by TexasOutlaw on Jan 29, 2008 1:43 PM CST up reply actions

Yep

Much like how Carolina will be reflected on by Zoolander as a place that just wasn't "fun".

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Jan 29, 2008 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

Fakin' da funk

Ahem - to Z, in my best late 80s urban slang:

Yo boi, you wuz str8up wack. Da team kicked you to da curb cuz you wasn't fresh hommie. Stop fakin and perpetratin', talkin all that noise. You was stone cold sorry kid. Peace out.

Why - ? Because. That's why.

Viva Los Tejanos de Houston!

Shakin 'em off one win at a time... In Schaub we trust.

by SOLIS on Jan 29, 2008 12:46 PM CST reply actions

What a moron

Even outside of all these ridiculous comments he made - he was a TOTAL MORON for turning the Texans down last year when Schaub got hurt. What better experience is there for a ROOKIE NFL QB to come in and be the backup in practice, and take some snaps with the first string in a few instances when it would have just been him and Sage?

Idiot.

Oh, but he was on the cover of a video game, so I guess he's hot sh*t.

by HoustonDiehards on Jan 29, 2008 3:31 PM CST reply actions

ahem

so was Vince Young.

by knave64 on Jan 29, 2008 8:11 PM CST up reply actions

Z

Let me put a positive spin on this...
we won't have to misspell his name all the time now. And now to move on to other areas that I blew the call on as well! Let's draft a space eating punter in the first round!

by 1Texan on Jan 30, 2008 1:11 PM CST reply actions

What

Like the guy who injured Jacoby?

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Jan 30, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions

Space Eating Punter

Made me laugh out loud. I guess someone's cracked another bottle of the Red stuff, huh?

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jan 30, 2008 2:51 PM CST up reply actions

shake/tim

yea, like the Jacoby jumper...wish I'd have thought of that!
And as far as the red stuff, I did crack a bottle of it once, and had bad luck for 7 years.

by 1Texan on Jan 30, 2008 5:32 PM CST reply actions