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The Houston Texans needed to do something to improve their offensive production. It's no secret that David Carr's tenure as Texans quarterback was growing short. Yesterday, the Texans inked a deal with Matt Schaub and ended speculation about the quarterback situation. Signing Schaub, second fiddle to The Vick in Atlanta, completed the trade terms and effectively placed Carr on the trading block. Texans GM, Rick Smith, left little doubt as to their intentions during the "Schaub Presser" saying, "Matt is our starting quarterback and we’re trying to help David find another place."
Houstonist hit the street to get your take on the situation.
+ Do you think the Texans made the right move by signing Schaub and trading Carr?
+ If so, why? If not, what do you think they should have done?
+ Is there a particular spot that they should try to improve by trading Carr, i.e. get a running back, defensive back, etc.?
T. Shaw - West U.: Yes and no. I have no problems with the give-up on Carr and moving on to a fresh approach, but there's better answers out there than Matt Schaub, especially considering what they paid him. I'll give you Philip Rivers, but other than that, how many successful QBs have we seen out of the ACC in the last 20 years? There was Vick (Va Tech) and Hasselbeck (BC) though they weren't ACC when he was there. Vick still has a lot to prove, as does Rivers for that matter. Schaub is a gamble. And there's been no shortage of high draft picks turn bust. Do you have to go back to Boomer? I follow the trends, and I definitely believe in historical trends by conference.
As for what they could trade Carr for, is there a more ironic move than trading him for OL help? Probably only if they packaged him with Mario and traded for Reggie Bush.
AJ M. - Rice U.: I have a thought but it has little to do with the actual playing of football. I'm sick of looking at Carr and am more than happy to have anyone else who might be less smug with himself. Without actually accomplishing better play, that is more than enough improvement for me.
TP - Oak Forest: I like it. I think it's nice that they finally committed to going in a new direction. As for the draft picks, the first one is a wash. It basically cost them a second round pick this year and next. If they can make a trade to get back one of the second round picks, then it will work.
Katey F. - Memorial Heights: It was the right move to get rid of Carr. They should have done it last year. Two words: Vince & Young. It's not just about ability; it's also [about] the excitement that the player can create for the fans. It's entertainment after all. Texans have missed a great opportunity to inject excitement - either thru Vince or Reggie. Vince Young = X factor. David Carr = boring factor.
Trade Carr for someone exciting.
seanymac - West End Terrace: Schaub is a decent pick given the QBs available. Schaub seems like he could be slightly better than Carr: 2 inches taller, 2 years younger, and has had decent success as Vick's backup. At the same time, it's completely different to be a starter than a backup (not unlike the difference between a #1 WR and a #2 WR, see Eric Moulds) because defenses prepare for specifically you. The part of this deal that I don't like is the Texans have already named Schaub the starting QB. Why not foster some competition in camp and give the job to the best player? Who knows if Schaub will be any good as a starter? I certainly didn't watch him at UVA. Who watches ACC football anyway? Seriously.What do you think? Light up the Comments and let us know.
In My Humble Opinion is a Houstonist feature in which we poll locals regarding topics of local interest. Opinions do not necessarily reflect that of Houstonist, its staff members or affiliated parties.
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Someone said Schaub is taller than Carr... maybe he can see the field better? To be honest, I don't think the problem was Carr, but the Texans should have never passed on either Young or Bush. One of the people quoted in the story, had it right. This is entertainment and we should be entertained.
I guess our lesson here is never pass on Young/Bush. :-)
both the texans tackles are 6'7 so, yea, imo, being 6'5 instead of 6'3 will help to see the field. it certainly can't hurt. the texans need rohan davey who is (interestingly enough) available and better than most of the qb's on the wire.
Getting rid of Carr is retarded . . .especially for a quarterback with like 2 games worth of experience??? . . .and put him behind the same O-line?!!! I'm getting sick and tired of being a fan of the Texans. Seriously, gimmie a break with the talk of how they can see the field due to height. 6'3, 6'7, 6'5?? I'm not defending Carr here, but he sees the field just as well as anyone, if not better. Joe Montana never had any problems seeing the field, but he had a complete O-line.
I think the acquisition of Schaub from Atlanta was a bad business decision. We let go of an unproven QB for another one and lost draft picks in the process. That made no sense to me at all. I would have kept David and only deemed him unsuitable once I was sure that it was all him. In other words, I would have given him an OL and then made the descion if he should go or not.
getting rid of moulds was stupid. i think he dropped one pass all season. half of the passes thrown his direction were batted down at the line. all i read all of last season talked about what a good lockerroom guy he was and that he was a good mentor for andre. then we still had to pay him 2,000,000 after releasing him. stupid! stupid! stupid!
i lived in charlottesville when matt schaub was the UVA qb, so i saw him for about 3 years and this kid can play.
he was a preseason candidate for the heisman in 03, the year jason white from OK won it - and where is he now? retired. the only reason schaub dropped out of the running was due to a knee injury that caused him to miss 2 games.
he is a smart qb..he actually graduated from UVA, not graduate like they do at miami. he has a pretty good arm and while he is not mobile like carr was, although his was mostly in reverse, he can move if he needs to. he also knows when to get rid of the ball, something carr could just not seem to learn.
as for the money they're paying him, that's another story. i'm not sure i would've given so much, so soon. but if kubiak is the magic man he was in denver and they put schaub behind even a slightly improved line, we'll be better off than we were with carr.
with letting moulds go, i have to agree with jon's comments, this was a stupid move. he came here to take the pressure of johnson, which he did and johnson led the league in receptions, with carr throwing to him! imagine if carr could've gotten him the ball more!!