Is Schaub OBrien's Starting QB?

I don't consider Bob McNair a meddling owner, but he's not going to let that happen. Gary Kubiak got fired because he could not quit Schaub...Mcnair isn't going to have it and BOB is going to have a short head coaching career if he starts out like that.

If anything it will be Matt Cassell, who is capable of being equivalent of what Schaub did in his best years IMO. He'll look good with a good offense and terrible with a bad offense.

 

Like the majority of "analysts" at EPSN, Jaworski is a dumbass.

 

I think Jaworski had Schaub rated as his 8th best qb last summer so it's not a surprise he'd take him over Manziel and everyone else.

I agree with him. Keep Schaub, take Clowney. Then draft best tackle or qb left in the second and third rounds depending on who is left on the board. Grab best cb, ilb in middle rounds. Take a shot on a guy like Lyerla in the 6th. Fill additional holes via free agency.

 

I'm starting to wish Clutch would just ban any story originating from ESPN. They really are the TMZ of sports "news". Other than stats, standings, scores, etc., they're mostly worthless now.

 

There is no way they stick with Schaub even though when he's playing well, he's better than any of the QB's from this class. Unfortunately he's broken and I don't think he can be fixed. It's time to move on.

 

Broken is the perfect term. He's (probably still) a physically capable QB but he was very obviously swallowed whole mentally these past two years and I can't imagine a scenario in which he can be repaired. Certainly not here in Houston. His first incompletion, let alone interception, could lead to the stadium being treated like Los Angeles after a championship.

 

TMZ is extremely accurate in the stories they break. Pretty rare for them to have a big miss.

 

Yeah, but they elevate the trivial to a level of importance that it doesn't deserve, same thing with ESPN. Every story is treated as some huge event, no matter how insignificant. Just like Fox, just like CNN, no proportion at all, because proportion isn't profitable. So their talking heads are encouraged and rewarded for saying stupid provocative crap just to set fans off. Even suggesting that Schaub should come back is a perfect example of that. Jaws is either deliberately trolling, completely oblivious to the Texans' cap situation, utterly clueless about Schaub's contract, or he took too many hits to his head as a player. Of those options, trolling seems the most likely, especially since ESPN is cutting his checks.

 

Agreed they have been that way for awhile now.

 

Zero chance.

 

I don't know if it will be Schaub or not. But even if they do draft a rookie quarterback _ I seriously doubt they will throw them out there with that horrible offensive line.

 

so if we draft a qb somewhere and get rid of matt, who starts? keenum?

 

Potentially, yes if he won the starting job in camp, but I think more likely the Texans would bring in a vet. I don't think any QB taken in this draft would beat out Keenum in camp, but if they are foolish enough to take a QB with the top pick then they'll have to start him anyway.

 

Aint gonna lie, another year of matt schaub would be hilarious...

If texans draft clown3y i hope matt schaub is the starting qb.

 

That way we can get one of those stud quarterbacks in next year's draft.

 

Cassell/Mccown, Keenum, and Draft Pick will have an open competition is my guess. If we take a QB at 1/1, Keenum likely goes to 3rd string. Any later than that and Keenum is likely to be the backup in week 1 IMO.

 

i think it's a possiblility...

We dont know if McNair doesn't want Schaub back at all. We only know he wanted Keenum to get a fair shot, given the circumstances. If BOB goes in there and tells him Schaub is the best shot they have at turning things around quickly to win next season, then I'd think McNair would seriously consider it, if not already. After all, it's McNair who said he expect to be right back in it next season. I imagine he wants that above all else.

 

If they draft a QB in the first three rounds that can't beat out Keenum, they've made a grave error in judgement. Keenum is a fringe NFL back-up QB.

I suppose BOB could convince McNair that what the team needs is one more year of Matt Schaub... but I have to believe McNair calling for Keenum was more "get rid of Schaub; you're alienating fans" than "let's give this kid a shot." (Or, at the very least, 50/50.)

 

Come training camp, the depth chart will be:

QB 1 - draft pick
QB 2 - FA vet not named Matt Schaub
QB 3 - Keenum