Dan Orlovsky Agrees To Restructure Contract
Per Pancakes:
Orlovsky's new deal calls for him to make a base salary of $850,000 — a reduction from $2.25 million. He can make up the difference by earning $25,000 for every game he's the No. 2 quarterback. He also can earn $100,000 for every game he's the starting quarterback — a maximum of 10 games and $1 million.
In 2011, Orlovsky was scheduled to earn $2.75 mllion. Instead, he will receive a base salary of $1.375 million.
I would imagine that Orlousy was told to either take a pay cut or hit the road.
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Be all you can be!
I like the incentives for staying a second quarterback, definitely reaching for new heights!
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If my math is correct
The Texans are getting two backup QBs for the price of about one.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Kubiak should've just cut him and gone with Booty
if they wanted a cheaper option. Booty looked more competent than Dan.
"Lord, beer me strength."
In an uncapped year
It would have been less painful to just cut him, I agree.
Call me crazy, but I bet Leinart passes him on the depth chart by Week 6. At the latest.
Yep, I might take the under on that...
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
When it comes to Leinart/Orlovsky
I’m not ready to make any wagers. After Wedding planning, I got a .36 cents in the bank…
Oh, I wouldn't want to take your money anyways....
actually it seemed as you were leaning on the under too.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Do you play poker, though....
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I would take your money at the poker table
but, there goes that ploy….
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Grungedave sees your ploy
and raises.
Q: If losses by fewer than 7 points are 3 times more likely than blowout losses to cause Tim to get blindingly drunk, do you take the over or the under on the number of Scott appearances as 3.5?
TexansDC: False. You can’t get drunk from Coors Light.
^This
I am disappointed that Kubiak (or maybe Smith) does not seem to be able to admit that he/they made a huge mistake by signing DanO and giving him millions. His 2nd INT vs TB looked like sexy rexy just throwing the ball up for grabs; absolutely horrible. He should only make $25K of that bonus as Matt2 should be #2 by week 2.
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by oiler-texan diehard on Sep 9, 2010 6:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Just wrote about this on SBN-H, but
McClain writes that Orlovsky takes the paycut, and then the next tweet is the Texans giving Kris Brown an injury settlement?
Robbing Dan to pay Kris. Awful.
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Does it say anything about K Brown getting any offers from other teams or is he just going to live off the injury settlement?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
He needs to contact Brad Lidge and get the name of his shrink
and then use the settlement money for therapy. He and Brad have the exact same problem.
"It's the sport of kings....better than diamond rings.....football."
by Christopher H on Sep 8, 2010 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
They actually
Had two kickers on the roster last year. That’s worse than having a dedicated LS in my opinion.
God I would cry
If the girls picked him up week 3 and he actually managed to make a clutch FG against us. I’m pretty sure I would firebomb his house.
Be judgmental about the actions of the past, be hopeful about the actions of the future. -The Homers Creed
and they've had such good luck with dunta...
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I don't see
the connection between Orlovsky and Brown. I’d think more along the line of Orlovsky has been robbing the Texans, so now he has to make restitution by helping pay Leinart’s salary.
Coincidence that news released within minutes of each other?
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by riversmccown on Sep 8, 2010 9:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Coincidence that Orlovsky's and Leinart's base salaries,
and possible incentives, are now within $250,000 of each other?
Leinart is definitely involved in the equation, don't get me wrong.
I just think he plays the role of “take the paycut or you get axed.”
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I imangine that had to do with Cap managment
It really isn’t an issue this year.
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by distant_texans_fan on Sep 9, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
will leinart actualy resign with us next year
if we offer him something like a 3 year 4-6 mill contract ? I think he would be a solid #2, given time to learn the system. He didn’t throw a single pick in the pre-season. Compared to danO that is a big improvement.
Hopefully
The Texans correct this position next offseason by releasing both Dan And Leinart and signing a veteran old timer. We don’t need any more damn ‘projects’ for Kubiak to play with.
Be judgmental about the actions of the past, be hopeful about the actions of the future. -The Homers Creed
by DaGoaT on Sep 8, 2010 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I disagree
I like an older back-up, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a late-round developmental QB picked up.
"Lord, beer me strength."
In 2-3 years
when Schaub is a little older I could agree with a project. I think its too soon right now. We just need an experienced ex starter who can manage a well oiled machine.
Be judgmental about the actions of the past, be hopeful about the actions of the future. -The Homers Creed
Thats what it says on my online dating profile
just need an experienced ex starter who can manage a well oiled machine.
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by Fox Mulder on Sep 8, 2010 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Goo'ed
just need an experienced ex starter who can manage a welloiledlubed machine.
Fixed.
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edit he would have
option not availiable is a hard word to spell
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by Fox Mulder on Sep 8, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you have a 53 man roster where only 45 can dress...
it doesn’t hurt to spend a low rounder on a developmental QB otherwise the Texans are always gonna be looking for 1-2 year back-ups.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Think of the many teams who have that young guy who shines in preseason time....
and how often he gets flipped for picks. It’d also keep Kubes busy from finding another project.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Talking to yourself
All the cool schitzos are doing it.
Q: If losses by fewer than 7 points are 3 times more likely than blowout losses to cause Tim to get blindingly drunk, do you take the over or the under on the number of Scott appearances as 3.5?
TexansDC: False. You can’t get drunk from Coors Light.
Now is the perfect time for a project.
Especially two like Dan O and Leinart. Our team has to transition from one qb to another and it takes time to develop qbs especially ones from bad systems. I here all this bad talk about these two guys.
Dan-o came from a horrible system in detroit that honestly stunted his growth. He has gone from making really stupid decisions like holding the ball or forcing a pass. To making fairly good decisions and dumping when he needs to. His accuracy is what worries me.
Leinart I believe has quite a bit of upside. He seems like he makes good reads and is very accurate with the ball. With the exception of course of throwing the long ball. Which isn’t as heavily used in the texans playbook. If and when we do go long its usually to a wide open jj and aj. If he can’t throw a bomb to an open reciever then he has no business throwing a football at all.
On the case of both our backups is that they resemble similar issues, leaning more on dan-o, of when schuab came to the texans. He made some very poor decisions and gambled when forcing plays. I hated schaub and had no belief in him when he first came to this club, my bromance was with the sex cannon and sage at the time. It was only after a few seasons that he proved to everybody that he was capable of handling the job and is now among the elite quarterbacks.
This club has good vision in the sense of they know that one player will not always be around, whether it be injury or contract/“pay me rick” related scenario. With that good vision comes the knowledge that qbs do not sprout from the ground and instantly become plug and play in this league. Great players must be transitioned into a system and 2 to 3 years is the perfect amount of time.
All in all one of these two guys is a steal and at worse is good trade bait when fully developed.
by Big_T on Sep 8, 2010 8:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice analysis
Though I remain stubborn in that I don’t believe Leinart has upside. But I understand this is most likely my bias, and I’ll try to look beyond that.
To me, the difference between the two is that DanO has the arm and Leinart doesn’t. We don’t need to go all Sex Cannon, but this is an offense that relies on strong intermediate passing. I think that’s what makes Schaub so special. And I haven’t seen Leinart prove he has the arm to be in our system.
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Not saying you aren't right bfd
But I do believe it’s impossible for any UT guy to see potential out of any USC, or Pac 10 player.
by Mike Kerns on Sep 8, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of Leinart
Has anyone else noticed that he looks like he has not done any weight training? Just an observation and I could be incorrect on that. He’s the same height as Schaub but about 15-20 lbs lighter. If he worked out with the weights, it would improve his game a lot.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
yep
hard for UT fans to see ANY value from USC ;-).
Cushing is THE only exception and this is grudging admiration for an INCREDIBLE player. My tendency is to conveniently forget that Cushing came from USC.
Leinart bah! you said “potential” not “value” hmmm I’ll just have to fall back on “wait and see”. I’m totally not qualified to decide Leinart’s potential but Kubiak is qualified to decide that potential. But value? Even I get to make value calls and as a Longhorn, I say Leinart has very little value atm ;-).
No one was beating down the door to get him
There are some teams out there that might need a QB and the Texans got him for a song…
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I think that one of the key differences is...
…that Ice-Ice-Baby is seen as being less likely to make a STUPID error trying to “fit one in” when Gary just wants to control the ball (in a worst-case situation where Shobby has gone down).
For eight plays Dan-O looked like a world beater in game 4 of the preseason. Then he looked like a gambling idiot.
I think that Kubiak would rather have a guy that is overly cautious as a backup than a riverboat gambler.
Let's put that guy on the menu...
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I will withold an opinion
until I see pratice film from the two, right now Dan is what Dan is a 9 play QB.
Matt2 is an unknown quantity in this system, and he will hang with Gary and learn the way of the force.
Who the fuck knows and who cares? If either play this Sunday we are Fucked with a capitol Fucked.
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by Fox Mulder on Sep 8, 2010 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Wouldn't that be capitol fucked when we play the Redskins?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
by Rip Jersey on Sep 8, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
We will own the Skins
because we will have the force of running “shannahan O” for five years against the “Shannahan D”
I Want to Believe
by Fox Mulder on Sep 8, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dan O and Matt2
are sitting in a film room with two cheerleaders, a tug and pull aspecialist, some lube and talking about how they both went from making 2.2mill a year to making the minimum and getting iced…..Brah
I Want to Believe
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