Here's an article on ESPN that talks about the current trade deadline of October 18 and how it negatively affects certain teams due to injuries. It mentions how the Texans would have benefited in finding a QB replacement if the trade deadline were moved to November 18. link Spoiler
You'd get the NBA problem -- teams dumping stars/contracts to contenders while they tank and rebuild.
We weren't going to trade for a QB to save our season. That hardly ever happens, even in injury situations. You can trade for a lineman, or maybe even a skill position player... but getting a new QB mid-season is a very rare thing and not desirable for most teams. Oakland's move was a RARE exception.
I'd honestly rather have Leinart, with a year and a half studying our system, than any other quarterback that would be available via trade.
The guys on 790 had someone from Inside the Lines (I think that's the site) on their program this morning. They was discussing which QBs are out there that would fit with the Texans' system and serve as the 3rd QB behind T.J. Yates. The list was pretty laughable as J.T. O'Sullivan's name was first on the list. I know he's a free agent but this might help support the fact that no big name QBs would really have been a viable option through either free-agent signing or trade.
It's not just about comparing a new QB to Leinart. But rather as a possible backup to Leinart. Suppose Leinart hurts his hand and has to come out for a quarter or a half. Would you want Yates taking snaps back there or a QB that has at least seen the NFL field? I don't think it's unreasonable that the Texans trade for the backup QB of a bad team who happens to fit our system okay. Someone who at least won't suck if needed in a pinch.
Disagree with the author. For one reason that most people have already pointed out, that most teams run such disparate systems on either offense or defense, that it would be extremely difficult for any play with a large amount of playing time to make much difference on an NFL team. Also, the NFL is probably the only league in which there is a vast array of talent available on practice teams and other teams that any team can sign. Yes, NBA teams have the NBADL, how many players signed from those 10-day contracts, and eventually 1 year contracts become starters or truly impact players for their team? Then baseball is totally different because they have grooming their players for years in the minors before bringing them up to plug in holes. However, in the NFL, practice squad players or unsigned players coming in and becoming a big contributor is fairly commonplace. As a result, it is not as necessary to have to give up draft picks via trade to fill in a hole on the team.
I'd rather have peyton manning. We should have offered a 1st for him. They have no idea if he is any good or will come back, but if he does come back well we have effectively destroyed any chance the colts will be contending for the division any time soon and we would peyton back for the end of the season.
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Out of curiosity, would you still feel the Texans should just ride it out with Yates and Klemens, or would you go out and try to look for a veteran but likely crappy QB?
