Texans trade for Mallett

[Arky]

Originally Posted by painekiller

And you were right. I know I was a loud voice for Case to get a chance to play and start. And he did play ok for a couple games and then he appeared to stop progressing.

Well he is now gone, good luck to you Case, Houston loves you and always will.

My sentiments also. Ya, he did kind of tease us in those first few games... what did he have, like 7 TD passes with no INT's in his first few starts? I think a lot of us were thinking he'd become - at the very least - a decent backup. But the light went out somewhere..... He had trouble picking up the blitz but so did his linemen and his running backs. His accuracy, his bread and butter, was off, etc. But it's all water-under-the-bridge at this point. He got as much a chance as any UDFA probably ever has...

Perhaps someone will give him another chance. There's plenty of examples of NFL QB's, some high draft picks, that look like slugs their first few years and then the light comes on... i.e., Brees was kinda mediocre in his early days, Alex Smith looked like a bust for a while....yada, yada...

[nunusguy]

In 2007 before that years draft we gave up our current years 2nd round pick, our 2nd round pick for the next year, and the equivalent of that years 4th round pick (swapping our #8 overall for the #10 overall) and received in xchange from Atlanta 26-year-old Matt Schaub. Granted Schaub had played some regular season games and was a more sought after prospect than 26-year-old Ryan Mallet is today. But what we parted with to get Mallet is nothing, especially compared with the sizable bounty that Schaub cost the Texans at that time.
The way I feel about Mallet right now is kinda the way I feel about the Texans 2014 season: I really don't know what the hell to expect, but right now it feels very exciting and there's a great anticipation for it to begin this Sunday. You know, kinda like the proverbial box of candy. You never know what you are gonna get.

[HPF Bob]

The cool thing is we really have two guys who could be the next Schaub (that doesn't sound quite right) - one we drafted with a comp pick and the other we got for a conditional third-day pick. Both fit the O'Brien requirements of tall, rifle-armed QB and the only question is how well they assess and execute.

The last straw for Keenum might have been that deep throw into double coverage against the Niners on Thursday. The receiver was clearly covered so the purpose was to show he could throw the deep ball and it was quacking by the time it came down. Might have been an easy pick with better DBs back there.

One thing people really don't give Tom Brady credit for is that, on the rare occasions he throws deep, the ball has some zing and is right on the money. It's just the Patriot system doesn't throw deep often. But defensive coordinators know he *can* get the ball there which makes them have to defend it. That explains the appeal of Savage and Mallett. They can throw the deep ball even if the offense is going to be largely nickel-and-dime back-shoulder passes.