Matt Schaub has performed at a much higher level than you're suggesting here. Over the last 3 years, Chase's famed adjusted net yards/attempt has climbed and he's 6th overall in the CAREER list in that category amongst all QBs. Of course, Rivers is 2nd and I'm not saying Schaub is better than Rivers necessarily but that the difference between the 2 is significantly closer than what you seem to think.
ANY/A Career Leaders
8th in career yards/attempt
11th in career passer rating
As nice of numbers as Bulger put up in a system friendly, he's not ranked anywhere near those #'s. Schaub is significantly better and more talented and more productive than Bulger.
Schaub's QB rating in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 87.2, 92.7, 98.6 (mean = 92.8)Bulger's QB rating in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 101.5, 81.4, 93.7 (mean = 92.2)
Schaub's YPA in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 7.8, 8.0, 8.2 (mean = 8.0)
Bulger's YPA in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 8.5, 7.2, 8.2 (mean = 8.0)
Schaub's AYPA in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 7.0, 7.6, 8.0 (mean = 7.5)
Bulger's AYPA in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 8.6, 6.2, 7.7 (mean = 7.5)
Schaub's YPG in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 203.7, 276.6, 298.1 (average = 264.6)
Bulger's YPG in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 260.9, 256.3, 283.1 (average = 267.6)
Schaub's TD:INT ratio in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 1:1, 1.5:1, 1.9:1 (total = 53:34, or 1.56:1)
Bulger's TD:INT ratio in his first 3 seasons as a starter: 2.3:1, 1:1, 1.5:1 (total = 57:42, or 1.36:1)
Bulger's career numbers don't rank anywhere near Schaub's because for the last 3 seasons he's played for a terrible team and his numbers have tanked, but through 5 years Bulger's career stats ranked just as high as Schaub's rank now. And that kind of proves my point- Bulger was awesome when he had a great team and a great system backing him up. When he didn't, he wasn't. That's why it's folly to rate Schaub over Rivers at this point. Schaub is a less talented QB deriving a larger percentage of his value from his situation, which is subject to change.
I say this as a former Schaub owner who drafted him in the 15th round of our startup three years ago, rode his underrated production for years... and then traded him the second his perceived value outstripped my opinions of his talent.
Well Gian - Who was the QB there before Schaub? Did he get sacked alot? Do you think Schaub's following behind and getting lit up and hurt a couple years in a row might indicate he is an injury risk?
You are sticking your head in the sand if you think Schaub doesn't present a greater injury risk than other top tier QB's.
My head must be in the sand, too. When defenders get fined THREE TIMES IN A SINGLE SEASON for dirty hits on you, and one of those dirty hits takes you out for a couple of games, I'm just crazy enough to not assume that it means you're injury prone or made of glass. "Oh man, that Matt Schaub is a total glassman- why can't he just take a hit THAT THE NFL HAS OUTLAWED BECAUSE IT CAUSES INJURIES without getting injured?".