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Originally Posted by Keith
There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on where Schaub is getting tossed by fans in favor of guys like Alex Smith and T.J. Yates. Which if you've ever watched football, you'll know these fans haven't. Schaub is better than both, easily.
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Pretty bold statement. Not saying Yates is the answer, nor am I saying he should be handed the starting job, but you don't think they should at least open the competition? If Schaub beats him out, so be it, but there should be competition.
Even at that, I'd like to know what Schaub has that is clearly better than Yates (or maybe Smith, or someone else...)?
Athleticism? I'd give Yates the advantage.
Arm Strength? Yates.
Mobility? Yates.
Accuracy? Perhaps Schaub, but certainly not by much - if at all.
Pocket Awareness and Quick-Twitch Reflex? Haven't seen enough of Yates, but Schaub's a statue.
Smarts? Kubiak apparently doesn't think Schaub's all that if he can't even let him audible in basic, low-pressure situations.
DEC 2011: Yates (a rookie w/zero camp and practice 1rst team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Yes, Yates played poorly, but they were in each of the losses and were in the playoff game.
DEC 2012: Schaub (9yr vet w/ALL 1st team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Schaub played poorly in most of the loses and was awful in the 2 games against the Pats.
It pains me to even bring Yates into the equation, I wanted (want) Schaub to succeed. However, we now know what Schaub can do. And that's mostly beat the teams he should, but crater in the big games that count.
If the Texans don't think Yates can be a future starter, then they better damn well make sure they draft or trade for someone who can in the very near future. Just think of where this franchise will be if Schaub falls on his face again next year without the potential QB answer in the pipeline.
EDIT: And let me just add, if the Texans don't think it's Yates, I'm all for drafting one of the top QB's in this year's draft if one of them falls to late-2nd or 3rd Rd and taking a chance he'll develop. They need to get someone who has potential in the pipeline.