Well maybe so but Schaub was Kubiak's call so he'll have to live or die with him. Coming up to that draft, the two young QBs I liked were Cutler & Leinart with the edge at that time towards Leinart. I just was never really sold on VY because of (a) the system he played in at UT and (b) his weird throwing motion and lack of accuracy so I never got involved in all of the VY vs. MW hype. I do feel that he has been mishandled at Tennessee from the start but that's just routine for any team owned by someone named Bud Adams. After all, he does have a history of butchering promising young QBs. Now THAT's a really great sports bar question. I suppose it would all depend on which position you would consider to be the most important. In that respect, I would lean toward the QB since his position is the most vital one to the entire offense. But I can also see the value of having a disruptive DE. However, at this point in time, I am so unimpressed with Schaub that were Denver to offer us Cutler for Schaub in a straight up exchange, I'd do it in a heart beat. Maybe so, but from where I'm sitting, the clock is most definitely ticking on him and the one thing he simply cannot afford to do is to continue to evoke comparisons with his predecessor. Oh, I don't put much stock in that '19th best team in football" talk because it strikes me as some sort of consolation to excuse away the dismal fortunes of this team thus far. But at any rate, by this point in time, they shouldn't look like a complete doormat while losing to anybody. I can accept their losing games because they aren't good enough to be considered elite but there is no way I can accept them losing in the manner that they did last Sunday. Hmm, another very good question. I think you are spot on here as well. About the only think we would disagree on here is the matter of trust in Kubiak's judgement to make the right call on personnel. You appear to have far more trust in that ability than do I at this point in time but that's OK because we both want this team to succeed. Yeah, that's exactly what I meant by "and there are an awful lot of things you can say about the Cowboys". But what you may not be aware of was something that happened after the Cowboys looked clueless in the 1st preseason game. When talking to the press after the game, ol' JJ was just about livid at the performance of his team especially on special teams. He ripped them good saying at one point that they (Cowboys) had too much talent on this team to come out looking he way they did. Now JJ may indeed be full of himself or may have had one face lift too many but he was spot on when he said that. In fact, I'd love to see McNair get Po'ed and finally say enough is enough and start laying down some concrete expectations for his organization and team but that's a discussion for another day. That statement should also apply to these Texans because after the overhaul job Smith & Kubiak have done on this roster, there is simply no way they should come out and look that inept anymore. No because it was the same old tired-ass response they've been serving up for the last 5 years. By now, they all have it memorized so well they can recite it in their sleep. This defeatist attitude has become institutionalized with this franchise and it's well past time it was gone. That is up to Kubiak to change it but he'd better do it fast or he may just find himself scanning the want ads for open coordinator positions. Like I said before, I see him with this season and the next to turn things around but that's about it. It may not be fair but that's the business he signed up for and as someone once remarked: NFL stands for "Not For Long".
HillBoy, i'm pretty sure kubiak would do that, too - cutler is younger and (i'm guessing) cheaper. but that's not the question nor was it an option - unless you're willing to pass on mario williams. schaub was markedly better last year than carr was in his last two years here. i'm not schaub's biggest fan (his red zone awareness bothers me and i don't believe he'll ever justify his cost), but he HAS upgraded the position. dismal fortunes?... it's one game! again, you can't discount the circumstances: an infinitely better team hosting you on opening weekend. that's a receipe for disaster. his drafts have been exceptional. is he not doing this behind closed doors?... it's typical JJ would air that publically; he craves the limelight. mcnair doesn't and we're all better for it. eh; all-new group - few of these players and coaches were here from 2002-2005. i doubt this was scripted, it just had a familiar ring to it. they'll be OK.
Interception and the offense goes backwards. It looks like the 2-14 Texans out there. They look terrible out there.
