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Disclaimor: I am a Schaub owner.
However, I'm not posting this out of blind hope that a guy I like does well when faced with adversity. And I realize that all of the signs pointing at Schaub now with Johnson out are negative. The talent at WR is highly suspect to say the least. Removing Johnson is similar to removing Sterling Sharpe from the Packers in the early 90s. It's difficult to imagine the passing game functioning without him.
I realize all that could be the case. But I also believe that Schaub is a good QB and may in a few years become a great one. I like what I've seen from him. The more I watch him, the more impressed I am with him. He handles himself well in the pocket. He is smart, goes through his progressions, doesn't appear fazed by a pass rush (unlike his predecessor) and doesn't appear easily rattled. He has a poise beyond his years and certainly beyond his experience as a starting QB in the NFL.
On the surface, everything points to Schaub playing poorly for as long as Johnson is out. Conventional wisdom would definitely point in that direction. But something tells me Schaub won't be as bad as many anticipate. Something tells me his poise and his ability will help him survive without his top receiving weapon. I think Schaub has that intangible that the great QBs have - the ability to make the talent around him better.
Granted, the sample size is extremely small and as a Schaub owner I don't dispute the possibility that there is some wishful thinking involved in all of this. But I did draft him for a reason - I like him and I think he is talented. In the first two games, he went out and looked even better than I anticipated.
So I'm going on record now as saying Schaub will not flop without Andre Johnson as long as Johnson's injury does not keep him out for an extended period of time (i.e. 5 weeks or more). I think in the short-term Schaub can do well and keep the Texans from falling apart without Johnson.
For this week, I predict at least 220 yards passing and 2 TDs.
I'll now sit back and prepared to be flamed and for this thread to be bumped on Sunday and be flamed some more.
However, I'm not posting this out of blind hope that a guy I like does well when faced with adversity. And I realize that all of the signs pointing at Schaub now with Johnson out are negative. The talent at WR is highly suspect to say the least. Removing Johnson is similar to removing Sterling Sharpe from the Packers in the early 90s. It's difficult to imagine the passing game functioning without him.
I realize all that could be the case. But I also believe that Schaub is a good QB and may in a few years become a great one. I like what I've seen from him. The more I watch him, the more impressed I am with him. He handles himself well in the pocket. He is smart, goes through his progressions, doesn't appear fazed by a pass rush (unlike his predecessor) and doesn't appear easily rattled. He has a poise beyond his years and certainly beyond his experience as a starting QB in the NFL.
On the surface, everything points to Schaub playing poorly for as long as Johnson is out. Conventional wisdom would definitely point in that direction. But something tells me Schaub won't be as bad as many anticipate. Something tells me his poise and his ability will help him survive without his top receiving weapon. I think Schaub has that intangible that the great QBs have - the ability to make the talent around him better.
Granted, the sample size is extremely small and as a Schaub owner I don't dispute the possibility that there is some wishful thinking involved in all of this. But I did draft him for a reason - I like him and I think he is talented. In the first two games, he went out and looked even better than I anticipated.
So I'm going on record now as saying Schaub will not flop without Andre Johnson as long as Johnson's injury does not keep him out for an extended period of time (i.e. 5 weeks or more). I think in the short-term Schaub can do well and keep the Texans from falling apart without Johnson.
For this week, I predict at least 220 yards passing and 2 TDs.
I'll now sit back and prepared to be flamed and for this thread to be bumped on Sunday and be flamed some more.
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I did the exact same thing and got burned. Rivers will never see daylight on my team again and Schaub will never again see the bench.
I did the exact same thing and got burned. Rivers will never see daylight on my team again and Schaub will never again see the bench.
