How Tight is the QB Leash? Or is Schaub Just Too Conservative?

[popanot]

Didn't even think of Keenum, but yeah, let him compete too. No one is saying Yates is the answer, but I think we've all come to the conclusion Schaub isn't. Open competition is what people are asking for! Whether it's Yates, Keenum, or some aging veteran, bring in competition to push Schaub.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by popanot

Didn't even think of Keenum, but yeah, let him compete too. No one is saying Yates is the answer, but I think we've all come to the conclusion Schaub isn't. Open competition is what people are asking for! Whether it's Yates, Keenum, or some aging veteran, bring in competition to push Schaub.

No disrespect, but you are delusional if you think Kubiak is going to open up the QB competition because that is what "people" are asking for, especially the season that starts his extension.

Schaub and Kubiak are tied at the hip. When McNair decides Kubiak can't get this team to the promise land, that is likely when you get a new HC, scheme and a new QB.

[HPF Bob]

WMH, that is probably correct. Schaub was brought here by Kubiak for Kubiak's offense and I don't see them cutting him loose or forcing him to win a job but the question remains whether the Texans have gone as far as they can with this group of players and coaches? I'd like to think there is another player addition or two that can raise us to the next level but it will be difficult with the cap and the fact that some key players are aging and their window of opportunity may close soon.

Sorta like Bagwell. When the Astros were finally able to get to the Series, Bagwell was just a shell of his self and couldn't contribute. I don't want that to be AJ's legacy too.

[chuck]

For those of you who listen to sports talk in Houston or are just generally more attentive than I am has Kubiak ever addressed why he totally abandoned the bootleg rollout down the stretch? That was an incredibly effective play and for some reason he just quit calling it altogether. I think that abandoning that play also had a negative effect on the running game.

[Keith]

chuck, haven't heard.

This is a Schaub vs. Kubiak thread, so I don't mean to derail it, but don't forget the Pats scored 41 points too... it's not all on the offense. The Pats just seems to be like what the Sonics were to the Rockets in the early 90s... a bad mismatch.

I do wonder if this team will ever break through. I think they'd need homefield to do it most likely. Had Sunday's game been at home against the Ravens, then perhaps we'd be anticipating the Texans playing the AFC Championship game this Sunday (though they'd probably again get carved up by Brady or Peyton Manning).

I think this team is built to win 11-12 games every year and set us up for disappointment annually around mid-January. Since Kubiak, Schaub, and Wade Phillips might be around a few more years, maybe they outlast the careers of Brady and Manning, but not Luck, who seems ready to torment us for the next decade. I could see this team having another 5 more teasing playoff years to have a run like the Oilers in the late-80s to early 90s and still never get past the divisional round.

[popanot]

Originally Posted by WMH

No disrespect, but you are delusional if you think Kubiak is going to open up the QB competition because that is what "people" are asking for, especially the season that starts his extension.

Schaub and Kubiak are tied at the hip. When McNair decides Kubiak can't get this team to the promise land, that is likely when you get a new HC, scheme and a new QB.

Never said he WOULD, said he SHOULD. McNair and Smith should mandate it just like they mandated he hire Wade. Kubiak has proven he's either too stubborn or too stupid to make the hard decisions and sometimes needs a kick in the ass to move. And I agree with you in that, unfortunately, Kubiak and Schaub will sink this ship together.