Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Welcome Matt Schaub; Farewell To Carr


6'5" 237lbs; two professional starts at quarterback; hottest back-up prospect in the NFL; I don't know what any of that translates to but I bet I can safely say that we will be able to throw past the line of scrimmage. I like the physical attributes, but only time will tell if this turns out to be a good deal. Kubiak is really putting his neck out there on this one. Not only does he admit that he was wrong in passing on Vince in favor of Carr (don't tell me the new head coach had no input whatsoever in who his quarterback would be) but he also is trading two potential starters for this quarterback. For a team needing help in many areas this kind of mistake could set us back considerably. Quarterback guru Koobs obviously is not the most astute evaluator of quarterback talent (Gives Plummer and Carr the OK and passes on VY). Don't get me completely wrong. I am dancing a jig today. There is a reason now to be optimistic about the 2007 season, and how this effects the draft is considerable. The early word is to go after the fastest man in the draft, Ted Ginn Jr to pair with Dr. Dre and Schaubie. Stay tuned.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As a career backup qb, Gary Kubiak obviously was impressed with the way Schaub wears a baseball cap backwards and carries a clipboard. TWO second round picks for a guy who threw 27 passes last year, but "looks good in the preseason?" The Texans are in business if they schedule all their games in August and their opponets use only their second and third team defenses.