More Brett Favre Madeup News: He's Not a Good Fit for the Texans

As you can't have enough Brett Favre news that is opined out of someone's rear end, Bill Williamson of ESPN recently wrote a list of the top potential destinations for the questionably retired quarterback. The alliterative headline of his piece reads: "Ravens, Texans, Bucs finer fits for Favre." Why the Texans?

The Texans are on the verge of good things, but they are not exactly settled at quarterback. Sage Rosenfels is waiting in the wings should Matt Schaub have issues. If Favre were available, then Texans coach Gary Kubiak, a quarterback lover, would be tempted."

I guess it is nice for Williamson to acknowledge that the Texans are a team with potential, but his one paragraph synopsis of the Texans quarterback situation and Kubiak's thought processes is way off.

The Texans salary cap situation is a little tight, and I just don't see the Texans wanting to spend their money on an old distracting quarterback rental. The Texans quarterback situation is one of the stronger positions on the team, so why would they throw money at that when they have other needs? Too bad Favre isn't a cornerback.

As the Mario Williams draft pick illustrates, the Texans aren't interested in picking players for marketing reasons. Kubiak is putting together a team that is committed to his offseason program and is not all about one player. He likes position competition on his team because he thinks it makes players better, but he also realizes that the quarterback position is a little different, that you have to pick the one guy to lead your team.

So why would Kubiak be interested in the It's All About Brett Show? I like Favre, but no matter where he goes, he is going to be the story of that team whether he wants to or not.

Anyone who wants to manufacture a quarterback controversy between Matt Schaub and Sage Rosenfels doesn't pay attention to the way that Gary Kubiak likes to handle his quarterbacks. And anyone who believes that Brett Favre would be a good fit for the Texans is smoking something or making stuff up or smoking something while making stuff up.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-08-2008 @ 11:54AM

James Martin said...

Brett Favre needs to go away and stop taking up space. He had a tremendous career, and made the most of his opportunities. Now for every extra year he plays he denies another young athlete the same opportunities that he enjoyed. Hey Favre the NFL stands for NOT FOR LONG. Enjoy retirement

7-08-2008 @ 12:28PM

P.S, plus I do not want to have to face him when the Texans go to Green Bay in December, ha ha

7-08-2008 @ 1:20PM

NFLinsider said...

The Vikings 'should' sign Favre and start him! Favre can work with Jackson and the others until they are actually ready to be starters! This could be the 'hidden' little secret to help boost the Vikes to the superbowl. Hate him or like him, Favre is 'still' a great quarterback and is still in great shape to play another 2 plus years! If the Vikes had any brains, they'd sign Favre 'ASAP' if they have the shot to do so! (Who would you want as QB in a high pressured packed important game? Jackson or Favre??? 'need I say more???')

7-08-2008 @ 2:57PM

beef said...

Too bad Favre isn't a cornerback, indeed! You gotta think, he's thrown enough picks in his day, he's GOTTA be able to grab a few!
I, too, love the Favre. He just doesn't fit in with what the Texans are trying to do.

7-08-2008 @ 3:46PM

Jan said...

Brett, please stay in retirement. You have accomplished so many goals and the whole world loves you.
Don't let us see a has-been washup a few years down the road.
Your family needs you much more that football.
From a Raiders fan-
Jan in Beaver, Utah

7-08-2008 @ 11:34PM

kozanack said...

If the Texans sign Favre, the message would be that they have no confidence in their current QBs. Besides, Favre seems to like to throw the playbook away and improvise. I suspect that this tendency would not endear him to the coaching staff, who are devoted to Kubiak's system.

7-09-2008 @ 9:19AM

sAm hOUston said...

Are you people afraid of success???The current quarterbacks of the Texans will always be labled as "potential" while Favre is blessed with "results".
Productive Qb`s are rare....Look Around.
Signing Favre makes the Texans immediately relevant as well as instantly better. If Favre had a bad year last year you might have a small point but he can still play. But maybe you like the Texans average to bad.
That said...now pass the dooooooobie!!!

7-09-2008 @ 11:24AM

@Sam: You've obviously had enough of those doobie snacks. Put them down.
Not only do the Texans not need him, but they couldn't afford him if they did. The point is moot, just like the majority of your brain cells, I'd suspect.

7-09-2008 @ 2:05PM

Not being able to afford him is another issue. if the Texans don`t want to pay him...oh well. But I don`t think this is about money.
All i`m saying is listen to yourselves with your "don`t know Kubiak`s system or "that`s not the way the Texans do things.....etc. The system doesn`t work very well.
Its simple where I sit( no not stonerville);the Texans are not a good football team and adding Favre would simply make them better, as well as more money.
You can wait forever for qb`s and only be dissappointed year after mediocre, injury filled year and forever be on the VERGE of good things.
Schaub and Rosenfels...come on,if you`d rather lose just say so.
ps. try the brownies...they are ymm yumm yummm

7-10-2008 @ 12:27PM

Check the stats, chief. I'm pretty sure Shaub and Rosenfels did ok in the passing department last season. So, it seems your cry about Favre to "make us better" is as unfounded as the rest of your bs.
Stick to commenting about things you know, boss.

7-09-2008 @ 2:17PM

the oracle said...

Call me Nostradamus but Matt Schaub will have issues this year and Rosenfels will disappoint. As the Big Tuna says:"you are what you are"....sad but true

7-09-2008 @ 4:43PM

Chris F. said...

The only reason we keep hearing these "Favre coming out of retirement" stories is because it is a slow news day and sports reporters are just trying to tease readers with non-sense. Favre has never actually said he is coming out of retirement. It is just reporters putting words in his mouth.

7-09-2008 @ 4:48PM

Well, the "big tuna" isn't exactly of championship caliber either. When was his last Super Bowl title? 1991? He keeps retiring, bounces from one team to another, retires again and now thinks he can actually turn around the sorry state of the Miami Dolphins.
I doubt it.

7-10-2008 @ 4:42PM

George B Vieto said...

Brett Favre playing for the Houston Texans has as much chance happening as a snowball's chance in a furnace. What are the odds that Brett Favre may play in the CFL?

7-11-2008 @ 9:02AM

Check the stas??? Stick to things I know??? All I have to do is look at the final stat: the won/loss record, or watch a Texans game. The Texans are drippingly average, boringly average, go clean the garage average. If this is the Texans plan, than mission sleepingly accomplished.
I hope the Texans do well, I really do. But you can`t do well if you flatly turn down every chance to get better.
To just come out and say that one of the greastest qb`s ever to play, coming off one of if not his best year ever is not a good fit on an average team I think is silly.
If you want the Texans to get better than you must at least *entertain* all options, ecspecially at a position that can have an immediate impact on a football team.

7-11-2008 @ 4:21PM

Goofy Goober said...

If the opportunity presented itself...sign him to a one year contract and let the competition begin.

7-15-2008 @ 3:00PM

bewitchingcan2 said...

Get him for a year and then have him leave? No, Matt and Sage are doing fine. Sure neither one is as great as Farve, but do you really want to make the rest of our guys get used to yet, ANTOTHER QB?! Sure they could do it and we'd be better offensivly but it's not for sure if he's going to be around for 5 more years, or if he just wants one final year. Risking the money to find out isn't worth it.