Is Matt Schaub one of the Top 5 QBs under 30? No, Says Mel Kiper, Jr.

is that he plays in Houston. Very low national exposure.

Over Josh Freeman and maybe Joe Falcco. I’d bet you there are some defensive players for the Ravens who would rather have Schaub.

But I can’t put him up there really because of the lack of success. Not to say that’s his fault though. I’ve seen enough from Matt over the past few years to believe he’s as good as any of those guys listed.Problem is the team around him ( okay the defense ) just hasn’t been up to par. He’s the reason we’re even competitive in games at this point.

My one complaint with Matt was his not playing even average against some of the better defenses in the league. But even that isn’t even the case anymore after watching him last year show up against defenses like the Jets and Chargers. I’d always feel trepidation when I’d see on the schedule we’d be facing a pretty solid defense.

If we make the playoffs next year and win a game all of a sudden you’ll see people talking about Schaub being one of the better QB’s in the league. He’s got the stats just not the wins. Since I said Texans finish 11-5 I think that’s going to happen. He’ll at least get mention on lists like the one mentioned more often.

BTW that Josh freeman pick is a classic premature crowning.

Flacco didn’t have the elite year that he should have last year with Boldin and Ray Rice on the team. Not to mention that he had an elite defense behind him.

I think Johnson being on the team clouds Schaub’s true talent. When people look at his stats, they immediately think that ‘Dre is the only reason for such good numbers. It’s hard to do what Schaub has done over the past few seasons, even if he has the best WR in the league on his team.

If he could cut down on his INT’s by a bit, he’d be a consistent Pro-Bowler.

with Flacco and Freeman because they are basically voting for them based on future potential and not right now since they are both young.

I call Bull.

Schaub is way better than Freeman and Flacco. He’s better than Matt Ryan, too. I’m not sure what he has to do to get respect as a QB… I mean, how is he going to improve our defense?

I think you could make a case for him against any of the QB’s on the list, but you could just as easily make a case for the other guy too. I only see Schaub definitively beating out Flacco and Freeman. I really like both of those guys, but I don’t think they have proven themselves as a QB the way Schaub has. Flacco has been on really good teams. He’s had his share of big games, but they lean on that defense an awful lot. I watched Freeman a lot in college. Guy could make an absolutely amazing throw one play and then turn around and miss his WR by a mile on the next. I’ve always thought he had a lot of potential, but he still has some growing to do.

Schaub is legit and has game.

Not really that concerned about rankings and stuff right now.

I probably could have said that a little better.

I think that Schaub is an extremely talented QB. I watch him play on tv and see the stats.

but no way I take Flacco over Schuab. If we are talking about only next year, I take Schuab over both.

but he’s not “Tier One”. Hanging balls up for ’Dre to stop, come back, and wait on that could otherwise be touchdowns is killing us. His arm strength and accuracy are suspect as hell. There were WAY too many balls thrown low and behind receivers last season.

He has a good “mind” for the role, and an above average execution. This off season he is stepping up the leader role in large ways. If he can just get the arm strength and accuracy dialed in, he can move to “Tier One”.

Mel Kiper, Jr knows as much about NFL football as my sweaty ball sack.