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I wouldn't worry about Bulger. I would rather have 5 RB than 3 QB, and I would rather have Schaub than Campbell.
Campbell, in 7 games last year, averaged about 17 points a game and never scored below 12 in any game. He also threw a TD pass at least I think in every game.
Schaub, as well as, Campbell are both undervalued. I could see Schaub as top 15. He is ranked 25th in some leagues I am in also.
Jacoby J. is going to get close to 1000 yds starting opposite of A. Johnson. More points if he also continues to return kicks. He also will not be on waivers after the first week.
I've been saying this for years. it was always met with, Carr is great and it's not hsi fault. Well now you all see it was. The reason the o-line has looked so bad is because Carr IS bad. The Panthers will now magically have a bad o-line once he replaces (a horrible but inevitable move) Delhomme.
At no time should he be on waivers unless it is an extremely small league. Going into the NFL draft Jacoby was not a secret, he was a regular on Sirius NFL Radio, the only knock on him was that he was "Raw" coing out of tiny LANE college. He's got loads of talent and even at this infantile stage in his NFL carear it will be hard for Kubiak & team to keep him off the field. He's being used as a WR, as a punt returner, heck, he's even carried the ball three or four times. Jacoby is a future stud in the making.
I don't see how Walter can hold him off. Maybe, just maybe Walter remains the starter for week one, the writing is on the wall and Jacoby will be WR2 sooner rather than later.
I'm definitely on the bandwagon, having drafted him in 3 different dynasty leagues this off-season obviously helps too. Its the pre-season sure, but its hard not to get excited about his abilities as a playmaker. Return yards scoring only makes him even more of an attractive option. Maybe I should make room for him on my active roster, he won't do much good on the taxi squad.
Yeah, it's easy to tell watching Schaub play against vanilla preseason defenses.
He has been the most impressive of all the rookie WRs, and it's even more impressive considering he came from a small college.
Everybody knows Delhomme is better than Carr. Carr is not going to replace him unless Delhomme gets injured.
Good move. What's impressed me the most is how he's adapted to the Texans' weak pass-blocking OL.
The O-line has not provided that great of pass protection to Schaub yet. It's slightly better than last year perhaps, but not even average yet. In the past I think the line, Carr and the Capers coaching staff deserved equal shares of blame. Schaub is doing an excellent job of getting rid of the ball quickly and of stepping up or bailing on the pocket in spite of pressure.But he isn't getting the average amount of time to get rid of the ball you'd expect for an NFL QB, and not in the same ballpark on how much time opposing QBs are getting. (Though Houston's pass rush looks a little improved at least.)
I think Schaub will do much better than Carr has not only because of his quick release but the fact that Lewis should provide a far more consistent running game - even if he isn't as solid as he was in his prime but even more so by the emergence of a viable alternative WR option other than AJ.
You obviously did not see the precision pass Schaub threw last week that Carr could never have thrown without it being intercepted.. A downfield pass with a small window where he had to get the ball over the linebacker yet allow Daniels the TE to make the catch in stride with defenders closing. Hell, carr would have never even seen that Daniels was 'open'. You should watch a game once in a while.Roll your eyes all day becaue you got no clue.Yeah, it's easy to tell watching Schaub play against vanilla preseason defenses.
Don't forget its pre-seasonMatt Hasselback used to put up Pro-bowl numbers in Green Bay in the pre-season and totally flop in the regular season when they put the real defenses on the field. Dallas was running base defense packages last night. Schaub could be good but it all depends on how well the line blocks for him because the smart teams are going to blitz a lot.
Hass has put up Pro Bowl numbers since his days playing preseason games for Green Bay
I would rather avoid the Schaub v Carr debate if possible but my overall point was Green should provide more consistency out of the backfield than last year or even when Dom Davis/Williams was playing and that Houston has NEVER had anyone other than AJ for a defense to focus on in the receiving game.Wha?Hasselbeck got virtually no playing time in GB -- 29 passing attempts in two seasons as Favre's backup.
This is a common misconception with a lot of people, even people here in Houston.Houston will not have a clearly defined WR2. Walter and JJones will both play the part of WR2 depending on a number of factors including down, distance, and play call. Houston will also be running a lot of 3 reciever sets. So, trying to define the WR2 is really just an exercise in futility.
Any chance he is this year's version of Colston? I haven't watched him play, but I've heard alot about him. I just drafted yesterday and am still looking for hidden gems.
I think this is the current status on the WR corp, but I am not so sure it will stay that way. While the Texans are not rushing to place the title of clear number 2 on Jacoby, he may just play himself into the role. Walter has been average during the pre-season and Jones appears to be an explosive player that defenses have to account for.
Agree
He's now getting drafted in rounds 10 to 12. Jones' stock went WAY up after last night.
Yep. Hasselbeck was called "Mr. August" for a reason in GB--that's the only time he ever played.He definitely took his lumps in Seattle when he first became a starter, but that's to be expected from a green QB. I don't think Schaub falls under that same category. He actually has some playing time under his belt.
But he did look good during the preseason games he played in. When you play behind Iron Man Favre you have to count ANY playing time you get.
I would be much more comfortable with Schaub as my #3 like the original post was stating. He may develop during the season to become a solid #2 but coming out of the draft I would rather have someone else as my #2.
