http://www.footballsfuture.com/2013/fa/wr.html Don't sign Barwin and Schaub ... let TJ Yates start at QB (more mobile) and go after a 'top' WR in FA. Draft another WR & QB in the 1st/2nd round.
Trade Ben Tate and J Joseph Let Barwin walk Draft CB, WR, MLB, OL, FB Cut Walter Need uptempo and 5WR sets Allow Schaub more freedom You're not going to find an upper tier QB in this draft or in FA. So Schaub is the guy for the next few years. It is a bit disconcerting that we passed on Brees in favor of Carr and Manning in favor of Schaub.
1) Give Kubiak one more year. (Fire him when we don't win the Superbowl.) I say this because I feel we're stuck with Schaub for at least one more year, and I'd want a new HC to be able to start fresh. 2) Keep Wade Phillips. The players seem to love him, and we were doing fine until we lost our team MVP Brian Cushing. 3) Call Chip Kelly about the offensive coordinator position. Even if he never comes close to coming here, it could at least serve to show those within the organization that a change in philosophy is needed. 4) Get a new Special Teams coach. For the love of god. Please. 5) Trade Tate. Let Barwin walk. Let Smith walk. Do everything within reason to get rid of Daniels' contract. 6) Draft DL (I like Bjoern Werner), ILB (Don't know of any off the top of my head, but there are always good LBs coming from the SEC... so do that), and TE (I like the guys out of UCLA and Stanford). 7) Pray
Am I crazy to expect that Schuab gets us in the endzone when the Specials Teams GIFTS him the ball on the 12. You are right . . . it is a TEAM GAME I am tired of Offense scoring in the IT DON'T MEAN ***** TIME and then getting credit like they did it all game . Look at the 1st Quarter: 1st Quarter Houston Texans at 15:00 3-S.Gostkowski kicks 71 yards from NE 35 to HOU -6. 38-D.Manning to NE 12 for 94 yards (32-D.McCourty). 1-10-NE 12 (14:49) 23-A.Foster left guard to NE 9 for 3 yards (75-V.Wilfork; 50-R.Ninkovich). 2-7-NE 9 (14:09) 8-M.Schaub pass incomplete short middle to 86-J.Casey. 3-7-NE 9 (14:05) (Shotgun) 8-M.Schaub pass incomplete short middle to 80-A.Johnson. 4-7-NE 9 (14:00) 17-S.Graham 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-5-D.Jones. HOU 3 NE 0 Plays: 4 Possession: 1:03 New England Patriots at 13:57 17-S.Graham kicks 60 yards from HOU 35 to NE 5. 32-D.McCourty to NE 19 for 14 yards (22-A.Ball). 1-10-NE 19 (13:51) NE 12-Brady 23rd career postseason game, new franchise record (Bruschi 22). 39-D.Woodhead left guard to NE 19 for no gain (99-J.Watt; 29-G.Quin). 2-10-NE 19 (13:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 83-W.Welker to NE 27 for 8 yards (25-K.Jackson). 3-2-NE 27 (12:52) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete short right to 85-B.Lloyd. 4-2-NE 27 (12:48) 14-Z.Mesko punts 61 yards to HOU 12, Center-48-D.Aiken. 82-K.Martin to HOU 17 for 5 yards (23-M.Cole). Houston Texans at 12:38 1-10-HOU 17 (12:38) 8-M.Schaub pass short middle to 81-O.Daniels to HOU 27 for 10 yards (28-S.Gregory). 1-10-HOU 27 (12:09) 8-M.Schaub pass short right to 80-A.Johnson to HOU 38 for 11 yards (31-A.Talib). 1-10-HOU 38 (11:37) 8-M.Schaub pass short left to 23-A.Foster to NE 49 for 13 yards (95-C.Jones). 1-10-NE 49 (10:58) 23-A.Foster up the middle to 50 for -1 yards (75-V.Wilfork; 55-B.Spikes). 2-11- (10:17) (Shotgun) 8-M.Schaub pass incomplete short left to 80-A.Johnson. 3-11- (10:13) (Shotgun) 8-M.Schaub pass short middle to 81-O.Daniels to NE 45 for 5 yards (28-S.Gregory; 31-A.Talib) [50-R.Ninkovich]. 4-6-NE 45 (9:35) 5-D.Jones punts 33 yards to NE 12, Center-46-J.Weeks, downed by HOU-11-D.Posey. New England Patriots at 09:27 1-10-NE 12 (9:27) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 81-A.Hernandez to NE 17 for 5 yards (53-B.James; 54-B.Ruud). 2-5-NE 17 (9:07) (No Huddle) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 81-A.Hernandez to NE 23 for 6 yards (38-D.Manning). 1-10-NE 23 (8:39) (No Huddle) 34-S.Vereen left end pushed ob at NE 22 for -1 yards (98-C.Barwin). 2-11-NE 22 (8:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete deep right to 87-R.Gronkowski [94-A.Smith]. NE-87-R.Gronkowski was injured during the play. 3-11-NE 22 (8:10) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 83-W.Welker to NE 33 for 11 yards (25-K.Jackson). 1-10-NE 33 (7:26) 12-T.Brady sacked at NE 24 for -9 yards (sack split by 99-J.Watt and 58-B.Reed). 2-19-NE 24 (6:50) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 83-W.Welker to NE 35 for 11 yards (98-C.Barwin). 3-8-NE 35 (6:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete short middle to 83-W.Welker [94-A.Smith]. 4-8-NE 35 (6:00) 14-Z.Mesko punts 57 yards to HOU 8, Center-48-D.Aiken. 82-K.Martin to HOU 20 for 12 yards (25-P.Chung; 18-M.Slater). Houston Texans at 05:49 1-10-HOU 20 (5:49) 8-M.Schaub pass short right to 80-A.Johnson pushed ob at HOU 34 for 14 yards (31-A.Talib). 1-10-HOU 34 (5:27) 23-A.Foster right tackle to HOU 36 for 2 yards (32-D.McCourty). 2-8-HOU 36 (4:43) 8-M.Schaub pass incomplete short left to 80-A.Johnson. 3-8-HOU 36 (4:40) (Shotgun) 8-M.Schaub pass incomplete short middle to 23-A.Foster. 4-8-HOU 36 (4:36) 5-D.Jones punts 29 yards to NE 35, Center-46-J.Weeks, out of bounds. New England Patriots at 04:29 1-10-NE 35 (4:29) 22-S.Ridley right guard to NE 49 for 14 yards (53-B.James). 1-10-NE 49 (3:57) 22-S.Ridley left guard to NE 47 for -2 yards (53-B.James). 2-12-NE 47 (3:20) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 22-S.Ridley to HOU 40 for 13 yards (98-C.Barwin). 1-10-HOU 40 (2:38) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 34-S.Vereen to HOU 15 for 25 yards (38-D.Manning). 1-10-HOU 15 (1:55) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short left to 81-A.Hernandez to HOU 1 for 14 yards (54-B.Ruud; 24-J.Joseph). 1-1-HOU 1 (1:31) (No Huddle) 34-S.Vereen left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. 3-S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Aiken, Holder-14-Z.Mesko. HOU 3 NE 7 Plays: 6 Possession: 3:01 Houston Texans at 01:28 3-S.Gostkowski kicks 74 yards from NE 35 to HOU -9. 38-D.Manning, Touchback. 1-10-HOU 20 (1:28) 8-M.Schaub pass deep middle to 80-A.Johnson to HOU 36 for 16 yards (31-A.Talib). 1-10-HOU 36 50) 23-A.Foster right tackle to HOU 35 for -1 yards (50-R.Ninkovich; 51-J.Mayo). 2-11-HOU 35 07) 8-M.Schaub pass short left to 23-A.Foster pushed ob at HOU 47 for 12 yards (37-A.Dennard). END QUARTER 1 7-3 This was after they had the ball on the 12 yrd line!!!!! Defense forced a 3-0 THEY DO NOTHING THE NEXT SERIES Defense holds again THE DO NOTHING THEN GIVE A 29 yrd Punt THEN defense gives a touchdown THEY DO NOTHING THE NEXT SERIES When you play from in front. . .you call the defense differently Tell me what did the GREAT SCHAUB AND TEXAN OFFENSE do in the 1st quarter and a half that was worth a D*MN!! They scored the last half of the 2nd Then did not do SH** until basically the game was out of hand Rocket River
I am not saying the defense is BLAMELESS but D*mn .. . let's not act like the Offense played good enough to win either Rocket River
I've thought about this a lot the last few days. I would be possibly interested in Alex Smith but the only option I see is trading up a little and drafting Matt Barkley.
I want to see one of the following happen: 1) Kubiak changes the offense to be more reflective of today's game, more timing passes, quicker tempo, higher risk-reward ratio, etc. 2) Kubiak drafts (or signs) a dynamic QB that will allow his current offense to have a few more wrinkles in its current form. In scenario 1, I give Schaub a shot to prove himself, but I don't bank on him winning the job long term. In scenario 2, Schaub is gonezo altogether. I still think it is possible for the Texans to win a Superbowl with Kubiak and Schaub, however, the chance I give them now is less than what I gave them before. Lesser to the extent that I am not comfortable with the odds moving forward with Schaub under center and the current offensive system in place. We COULD win, but our defense and running game have to be so good that I find it less likely than I have in the past. This is especially true with teams like New England, Green Bay, etc. floating around that will absolutely smoke us in the playoffs. I don't want to wait for the right matchups to align for us to have a better chance at winning.
