16 more games....groan
Gregg Easterbrook nails my thoughts on the Matt Schaub trade:
Let's inject a little realism on the Texans' wily quarterback moves. In the 2006 draft, Houston passed on Vince Young, who's from Houston. Now Houston gives up two second-round draft choices -- the equivalent of a first-round pick -- for Schaub, a backup with a grand total of two career starts. A decade ago, Buffalo gave Jacksonville a No. 1 choice for backup quarterback Rob Johnson, and perhaps you remember how that turned out. Schaub's career passer rating is lower than Carr's, while their career YPA and touchdown-interception ratios are essentially the same. That is to say, Schaub has performed somewhat less well than Carr, despite playing in a dramatically better offense. What does Schaub bring to the Texans? The sense that he hasn't played enough to be viewed as a disappointment. Houston management considers this worth the equivalent of a No. 1 draft choice, while considering David Carr worth nothing at all, since the Texans waived him.I think the Texans' two high-profile moves -- trading for Schaub, signing Ahman Green -- are disasters. Not necessarily in the sense that either is terrible, just that they overpaid for them. Plus, neither QB or RB is what is wrong with the Texans.
It's gonna be another long season.
Posted by Evan @ 04/25/07 09:48 AM | Print | Comments (2)
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