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Originally Posted by Nconroe
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You could quibble with this some but I think everyone agrees that Schaub is essentially a mid-level QB and whether he's 23 or 17 in some random list is largely irrelevant. However, it is the offseason so we gotta talk about something.
To me, I think the biggest frustration with Schaub actually arises out of something he had nothing to do with. For the first 3-4 years of Schaub's time here, there were a handful of truly elite QBs, most of whom had been on top for a while (obviously Peyton and Brady, and to a lesser extent Brees and Rodgers). There was also the second tier guys (Big Ben, Eli, Rivers). For the most part, these guys were untouchable and the Texans never had a chance to get any of them. In other words, it sucked that we didn't have one of the great QBs in the league, but we never had a shot at any of them anyway and Schaub was about as good as anyone we realistically could have gotten.
However, in the last couple years, there has been an influx of new blood in some good, young QBs, several of whom the Texans clearly could have gotten if they wanted. This is where the frustration lies IMO. It was one thing to be resigned to the fact that we would never have Brady. It's another to see us stand pat with Schaub while teams like San Fran and Seattle find guys like Kaepernick and Wilson in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.