We do not have one stitch of evidence as to whether the Texans made the right move by swapping first-round picks and giving away two second-rounders for Matt Schaub. Schaub could be a legend in the making, a spectacular failure, or wholly mediocre. But he is doing something David Carr notoriously failed (or didn't even attempt) to do: bond with his teammates.
"I think this is the time of year to do it," Schaub said. "I think it's hard to just start that when the season gets going, because everything comes so quick, and you have to prepare for the games. So coming out here - working in the weight room, working on the practice fields, on our own time and getting to know one another on the field - you must assert that leadership in the offseason."Schaub has reportedly been playing catch with Andre Johnson in an attempt to get a rapport going. Who knows if it's all a front at this point, but Schaub's teammates are responding well.
"Just from looking at him and looking at the way he walks around the locker room and things like that, you can tell he's a leader," Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson said. "That's something you want to have at the quarterback position."But seeing as how we can absolutely not let the past go, Johnson had to answer questions about David Carr, and offered a bit more detail as to why the quarterback couldn't get his career on track.
"I think (the problem) was the way he was coached my first couple of years here," Johnson said. "He was pretty much just told where to throw the ball. And a lot of people didn't know that. He was never really taught to go through reads and stuff like that. Coach (Gary) Kubiak came in, and that was his big thing - teaching him how to go through reads. So it was like he was taught all over again."That helps explain why Carr hasn't landed on a team yet -- no one wants to bring in a starter who still needs to be taught how to quarterback six years into his career. As for Schaub, he appears to have the right stuff -- for now.
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Kubiak is a good teacher or is thought to be, but his personnel savy must have sprung a leak. Why keep Rosenfels as a back up and release Carr before Schaub proves that he is a "starter"? The team seems to be going in reverse with their personnel selections. They are loaded up with running backs that probably aren't capable of out running a linebacker, but might be good for 2 or 3 yards at a time. The team didn't seem to be that far away from being a contender with Carr at quarterback. I'm sure, with proper coaching he could be and still may be, a very good quarterback. He has all of the tools. I feel that management is making these moves to appease the crowd that has shown so much displeasure at last years draft and rightfully so! From what I've seen, Mario will never be the "Super" Mario they are expecting or will be as durable they are hoping he will be.
Matt Schaub will succeed at quarterback if he has a running game to keep the defenses honest, an offensive line that will protect him and comminicating with his teammates and what their assignments what to do. Why the Texans used a college quarterback to start instead of getting a veteran quarterback to mentor David Carr when he got to Houston I'll never know.
The revolving door just keeps on turning. We've seen it over and over, a player, coach, whoever can be dismal with one team but excel with another. The Texans had proven successful personnel when they opened up for business in 2002 ... David Carr, Dom Capers, Charlie Casserly, a great stadium and everything anyone could want. But the final ingredient, that elusive chemistry, never gelled.
Good luck to Carr. Until yesterday he was one of only two major players left in the organisation since it's inception. Now the only one left is the owner ... now it's his turn to produce ...
Everyone seems to want to bring back up the mistakes this frachise has made and not the moves in the right direction they have made since hiring Kubiak. David Carr was their very first mistake. As a season ticket holder, I finally have something to look forward to, A Season Without David Carr. David Carr running out of bounds for a sack, David Carr fumbling the snap from center, David Carr getting the ball knocked down at the line of scrimmage. I am willing to let go of the mistakes of the past with the promise of hope for the future. And for those of you who want to dwell on past mistakes, all I can tell you is Go Root For The Cowboys. GO TEXANS GO TEXANS