Matt Schaub To Play On Monday Night?
by Tim on Nov 28, 2008 10:30 PM CST
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Consider me more excited/supportive of the apparently distinct possibility that Matt Schaub will take the field on Monday night against the Jags than scared/pessimistic about said possibility.
I'll state at the outset that I'll believe Schaub plays on Monday night when I see it. This could be nothing more than subterfuge, making the Jags prepare for two (2) QBs instead of only Sage. Plus, I recall how there was a time last season when we thought 'Dre was going to return within a few weeks of spraining his knee, only to see him miss seven (7) games instead. What's more, as I'm sure Smithiak knows, your Houston Texans ain't making the playoffs this year. Knowing that, there's something to be said for not rushing your franchise QB back to the field when all that's on the line is pride and/or draft position, the latter of which would likely be adversely impacted by his presence. Given all that, my hopes for Schaub playing in the first Monday Night game in franchise history aren't exactly sky high.
Do I want him to play? Heck yeah I do. Most importantly, Matt Schaub's the best QB on the roster and gives the team the best chance to win. He torched Jacksonville earlier this season. And the fact remains that we still don't know what we've got with him, so the more opportunities he has to definitively answer that question, the better. If this was September, I'd be much more cautious. In December, though? Roll the dice, I say. The season's almost over, and Schaub will have an entire offseason to recuperate in the event disaster strikes. If the trainers clear him to play, get him out there.
The floor is yours, BRB. Do you want to see Schaub under center on Monday night? Or is it not worth the risk?
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On the one hand, it would be stupid to risk injury over what is, essentially, a meaningless game.
On the other, it would be nice to not be almost certainly embarassed on the national stage. Of course, Houston fans have been given plenty of opportunities to be embarassed over the last fifteen years anyways, so Rosenfels throwing four interceptions won’t be that different. Indeed, I think the sensation of my team doing well in front of a national audience would be a strange and disturbing one.
by Only_A_Lad on Nov 28, 2008 11:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
Yeah why the fuck not. Whats the worst that could happen? The choice is between watching Sage throw interceptions, or watching Schaub get wheeled off the field in a body bag, so it’s not like one is that much worse than the other.
Put em in if he’s good to go.
by b0ng on Nov 29, 2008 9:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Agree 100% - If he's healthy, definitely play him
We have seen enough of Sage to know why he will always be a #2, not a 1A. The jury is still out on Schaub. I’m only convinced that we overpaid for Schaub, not that he is good enough to be a consistent winner. Need to get more data. Only way to do that is to play him.
by oiler-texan diehard on Nov 29, 2008 11:45 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Agree
The downside is that Schaub gets hurt and we go with the Choppa again. I want to see this team put its best foot forward on Monday night, and that means Schaub (if he’s healthy). I think Jacksonville’s started to give up on the season, so let’s hope our boys still have their fighting spirit about them.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Nov 29, 2008 5:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think our recent games show that despite all of our weaknesses, lack of heart is not one of them
and I feel they really want to put on a good show for a national TV audience. It is a chance to salvage something positive from this disappointment of a season. As far as Schaub, I have no confident read on him. At times he looks excellent, and then he forces a throw into coverage in the red zone on 1st or 2nd down. Is he fragile or just unlucky? Hard to say. I almost hate to say this but he reminds me of Chris Chandler, once dubbed Chris Chandelier for being so fragile. He was very talented, but never was great. Hung around 17 years, did a lot of good things but never a champion.
I agree with your stance in the Matt Cassel discussion. We have much greater problems on this team than QB, namely defense. I am not sold on Schaub though. He needs to prove he can not only avoid the boneheaded INT’s in the red zone, but stay healthy too. He has a chance in these last 5 games to convince the fence sitters like myself, that we do not need to pursue a QB this offseason. I haven’t watched Cassel at all this season, but his numbers are impressive.
GO TEXANS, whip the Jags on MNF!!!!!!!!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Nov 29, 2008 6:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Chandelier
Nice one.
My take on Schaub is that he is mid-way through his learning curve. He does tend to make boneheaded decisions at times, but he seems to have improved in this throughout the season, and has shown even greater improvement from last season. He’s not the finished product, but my read is that, based on his improvement in the last two seasons, he should become a very good quarterback.
I also think that, after starting the season rattled, he showed a ton of mental toughness to come back and lead us on fourth quarter drives at Jacksonville and against Miami (who has turned out to be better than we thought they were) that either won the game or put us in a position to win it.
In short, he’s got a way to go still, but I do believe he has every chance of getting there. And as it is now, he’s probably better than half the starting qb’s in the league.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Nov 29, 2008 8:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
When we made the trade to get Matt, I thought it was a good move even though we had to give up two #2's
but now I am not as high on him as you are. I agree that he showed grit late in the Jacksonville & Miami games. I also agree that he should rank about midway among the starting QB’s, although his current rating would indicate he ranks #9. Where I think differently is that I see little difference in his effectiveness this year vs last. His numbers are about the same. I know that QB’s must be given time to develop, and that even though this is his 5th year in the league, he has made only 20 starts. Plus, there are many great QB’s that did a lot less than he has in their 1st 20 starts. I just worry that his lack of quickness, both with his feet and his release, coupled with his (apparent) lack of durability spell trouble. The ability to not only use quickness to avoid big hits, but to be able to absorb the unavoidable ones without getting injured is a must for a top notch QB. I hope that I am wrong, but that is what I see so far.
I would really like to see him play these last 5 games and prove that he is a winner, and I don’t know jack about ranking QB’s.
GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Nov 29, 2008 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
scaub is only important as
one of the two bodies we put in the QB position. The more games he starts in ’09 the better we are, but in reality, the determining factor of our win total next year is the strength of our defense.
Our offense moves the ball, and will win us 10-11 games next year if and only if our defense is better than 16th in yards/points allowed.
Please draft some defensive stars for the next DC.
by texanphil on Dec 1, 2008 6:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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