Schaub Out: Immediate Reaction

by SOLIS on Nov 3, 2008 8:42 PM CST in News

Normally I outline, draft, and edit my front page posts...This is not one of those times. I was busy at work, so I didn't hear about Schaub's injury until early this evening. All I can say is 'what the fuck?!' Everything I'm about to write is coming through unfiltered. Call it therapy, call it bitching.. call it whatever. The following is my visceral reaction to news surrounding the extent of Matt Schaub's injury.

First and foremost - Jared Allen is a cheap shot artist who intentionally injured Matt Schaub. Diving at a quarterback's knees is inexcusable, indefensible, and intolerable. With that one play, Jared Allen killed any chance of the Texans having a winning season. Fuck you Jared.

So Sage jumps up the depth chart.

What is that? Sage was 4-1 as the starter last year? Okay, yes he was - unfortunately it was before he decided to go '93 Oilers on us. He cost us the game against the Colts and threw a red zone pick on third and inches last Sunday that essentially ended the Texans' day.

As much as I would love to see a healthy Schaub under center, the Texans have no choice but to go with Rosenfels. Am I happy about that? No, but here is the rub. Even with all the faith I've lost in Sage this season, I still consider him a capable quarterback.

If there is any room for optimism, it lies in this inevitability: Sage will get exclusive work with the first team. The coaching staff knows what he does well and will look to coach him up the best they can.

Sage is a prototypical game manager; unfortunately, the Texans offense is driven by the pass. If Slaton is the only back available, the offense is going to struggle to get going. I love me some Steve Slaton, but he doesn't have the size or the savvy in his rookie year to shoulder the entire offensive load, so Sage has to step up and play his way back into the hearts of Texans fans. I just don't see it happening.

The season is on a runaway train and it's picking up steam...

Damn it.

Remember the "We want Sage" chants? Well, there you go, fuckheads.

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But how does this series of events really make you feel? I think you should quit bottling things up all the time, my friend.

Personally, I’m rooting for Allen, Haynesworth, & Florence to make the Pro Bowl……and then the 3 of them decide they should share a chartered flight to Hawaii……..{insert your ending to the story here}

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go Texan Horn Stros!

by Shake on Nov 3, 2008 10:41 PM CST reply actions

The plane diverts to Samoa

And they get all get brutally gang raped.

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by SOLIS on Nov 3, 2008 10:47 PM CST up reply actions

The one silver lining

The only silver lining I can think of (and there isn’t much) is that Rosenfels gets a chance to redeem himself from basically complete and utter shame. A win against Baltimore and dare I say it Indy (although the latter is basically insane ramblings) and Rosenfels at least isn’t one of the most hated guys in the planet.

by Dragongem on Nov 4, 2008 6:29 AM CST reply actions

Check out the upclose video quick before the NFL pulls it

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/11/03/did-jared-allen-cheap-shot-matt-schaub

Please leave comments in both places. The video will likely getting pulled, but Texan fans anger at this will remain. NFL types read PFT and FH, so demonstrate to the league how angry we are that are QBs are now Rosenfels and a player to be named later.

The FH comment system is total cake, and PFTs isn’t that inconvenient..

by StephS on Nov 4, 2008 9:49 AM CST reply actions

Sage

Here’s my take on the dude.

He thinks he should be the starter. He had a great game against Indy, can put the game away with a first down, and he tries to make a play. Yes, it was stupid, and it showed a guy trying TOO HARD to prove he deserves the starting job.

Last year’s record when Schaub is out demonstrates a relaxed, not so desperate Sage, cuz he knew the job was his for a few weeks.

Maybe thats the Sage we get for the next 4 weeks.

And hate the dude all you want, look at the other backups in the league, and with Scaubs injuryproneness, I say we’re in pretty good shape, and I fear next year. I think our 4-5 round pick next year HAS to be a QB, unless we are able to re-sign Sage.

If you put the starting hat on Sage and judge him by that, we are in trouble. If you look at Sage as the BACKUP QB that he is, we are in pretty good shape as a football team.

I wonder if Owen D’s passing stats count for me in fantasy if Sage gets hurt?

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Nov 4, 2008 10:41 AM CST reply actions