How Tight is the QB Leash? Or is Schaub Just Too Conservative?

[Keith]

Of the many things to pull out of the playoff loss to the Pats was the difference in how the Pats and Belichick seem to let Brady run the offense (recall Belichick hardly looking up when Brady threw a 2nd half TD?) and Kubiak who never seems to let Schaub audible (recall Schaub anxiously waiting the playcall into his helmet during the waning minutes of the 4th quarter?).

There is a problem here for the Texans. Schaub knows this offense by now. There are times when it seems Kubiak won't let him cut loose. There are times too when it seems like Schaub has deeper passing options available though he goes for the safer pass.

There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on where Schaub is getting tossed by fans in favor of guys like Alex Smith and T.J. Yates. Which if you've ever watched football, you'll know these fans haven't. Schaub is better than both, easily.

Kubiak learned from Shanahan who learned from Bill Walsh to script plays. Old Sept 2000 article from The Sporting News saved here (http://westcoastoffense.com/broncos%20script.htm) goes into a lot on that, btw (it's a long but interesting read). Of course a lot of teams script plays, but Kubiak seems to have over-scripted Schaub sometimes.

I think it is one thing for Kubiak to use a script to reel in someone a little more free-spirited like Jake Plummer or maybe even a better improvisor like RG3 now with the Shanahans in Washington, but Schaub seems like the opposite where he needs to be given the green light more often to open up the offense more. Schaub waiting for the playcall and huddling the offense with just 9 minutes to play down three scores last night is just insane.

Brady, Manning, Rodgers... I don't see any of those guys having a 4th quarter like the one Schaub had last night, and I don't mean that as a knock on what Schaub can and can't do (like, ahem, throw the out route). Schaub is a 9-yr vet. Kubiak needs to empower him to act like one.

[chuck]

Schaub is a 9-yr vet. Kubiak needs to empower him to act like one.

Good luck with that.

[popanot]

There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on where Schaub is getting tossed by fans in favor of guys like Alex Smith and T.J. Yates. Which if you've ever watched football, you'll know these fans haven't. Schaub is better than both, easily.Pretty bold statement. Not saying Yates is the answer, nor am I saying he should be handed the starting job, but you don't think they should at least open the competition? If Schaub beats him out, so be it, but there should be competition.

Even at that, I'd like to know what Schaub has that is clearly better than Yates (or maybe Smith, or someone else...)?

Athleticism? I'd give Yates the advantage.
Arm Strength? Yates.
Mobility? Yates.
Accuracy? Perhaps Schaub, but certainly not by much - if at all.
Pocket Awareness and Quick-Twitch Reflex? Haven't seen enough of Yates, but Schaub's a statue.
Smarts? Kubiak apparently doesn't think Schaub's all that if he can't even let him audible in basic, low-pressure situations.

DEC 2011: Yates (a rookie w/zero camp and practice 1rst team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Yes, Yates played poorly, but they were in each of the losses and were in the playoff game.
DEC 2012: Schaub (9yr vet w/ALL 1st team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Schaub played poorly in most of the loses and was awful in the 2 games against the Pats.

It pains me to even bring Yates into the equation, I wanted (want) Schaub to succeed. However, we now know what Schaub can do. And that's mostly beat the teams he should, but crater in the big games that count.

If the Texans don't think Yates can be a future starter, then they better damn well make sure they draft or trade for someone who can in the very near future. Just think of where this franchise will be if Schaub falls on his face again next year without the potential QB answer in the pipeline.

EDIT: And let me just add, if the Texans don't think it's Yates, I'm all for drafting one of the top QB's in this year's draft if one of them falls to late-2nd or 3rd Rd and taking a chance he'll develop. They need to get someone who has potential in the pipeline.

[popanot]

There is a problem here for the Texans. Schaub knows this offense by now. There are times when it seems Kubiak won't let him cut loose. There are times too when it seems like Schaub has deeper passing options available though he goes for the safer pass.It's frustrating that Kubiak will not pull off the reins and at least let Schuab audible and also run hurry-up on his own from time to time. Hell, at least try it and practice it in games against lessor opponents. I think it's all Kubiak there. As for Schaub and the deep ball, I think he's 1)gun shy not wanting to make a mistake, 2)no one gets open deep consistently enough to build his confidence by hitting a few, and 3)he either no longer has the arm strength to get it there on time and accurately, or, there's a slight injury we don't know about.

[barrett]

I am with Keith. If you think Yates is the answer you have not watched much football. He was awful last year. He was terrible in his only action this year. Arizona and jacksonville would pass on him. He was bad in the preseason. He is not an NFL starting qb.

Smith adds a measure of mobility but is even more limited in terms of arm strength and the deep ball. I would see him as a lateral move at best.

I'd love to see a qb switch but only for a real upgrade or a guy with potential to be a big upgrade. I'd trade a 2nd for Kurt cousins right now or spend a pick on an unnamed qb. There is no available veteran that interests me.

[chuck]

The team has just given Schaub an extension worth $100000000000 that kicks in next year. He's not going anywhere.

I guess there are several ways to interpret that last sentence and sadly they are all valid.

[Fonz the Boss]

One thing I wanted to do this year is avoid all forums seeing as how every time I say something, I jinx it. Now that I know I'm not the jinx I can finally get back posting. Let me begin by saying that I have always been a Matt Schaub defender, even through the late regular season collapse. Reason for that was because of guys like Dilfer, Grossman and Brad Johnson being able to reach the Super Bowl. Now I'm not so sure because the game has changed alot since those guys. Defenses are never going to be that dominant ever again with all the rule changes. Also, the new era QBs have rocket arms and 4.3 40 speed. If you are a slow immobile QB then your last name better be Brady, Manning or Brees. I wish I could be wrong about Matt Schaub because I like him but I'm not so sure. I do know with 100% certainty that we are stuck with him for at least one more year. Maybe he can get it done if we get the right side of our O line fixed and put more speed at the WR position... I know this is a long shot but if Schaub doesn't get it done next year and RGIII ends the season healthy, then I would want us to make a push on a deal for Kirk Cousins.

[Arky]

Kubes was speaking very highly of Keenum today on his radio show. I like Keenum myself and wouldn't mind it if they could auction off TJ and move Keenum into the #2 spot. He's definitely got skills (and decent wheels) - not your prototypical height, though.

I remember Keenum threw a beauty of a touch pass in preseason this year - you could almost hear the crowd gasp as it was so alien-looking....

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And I'd like to briefly interrupt (my) Schaub-bashing to point out that Schaub also had a creative pass yesterday. Texans were backed up to their 5 yard line or so and it looked like Schaub was going to get creamed for a safety when he somehow flung the ball out to Foster on the screen for a 25-30 yard gain. Nice play. Wish there would have been more.

[popanot]

Didn't even think of Keenum, but yeah, let him compete too. No one is saying Yates is the answer, but I think we've all come to the conclusion Schaub isn't. Open competition is what people are asking for! Whether it's Yates, Keenum, or some aging veteran, bring in competition to push Schaub.

[WMH]

Didn't even think of Keenum, but yeah, let him compete too. No one is saying Yates is the answer, but I think we've all come to the conclusion Schaub isn't. Open competition is what people are asking for! Whether it's Yates, Keenum, or some aging veteran, bring in competition to push Schaub.

No disrespect, but you are delusional if you think Kubiak is going to open up the QB competition because that is what "people" are asking for, especially the season that starts his extension.

Schaub and Kubiak are tied at the hip. When McNair decides Kubiak can't get this team to the promise land, that is likely when you get a new HC, scheme and a new QB.

[HPF Bob]

WMH, that is probably correct. Schaub was brought here by Kubiak for Kubiak's offense and I don't see them cutting him loose or forcing him to win a job but the question remains whether the Texans have gone as far as they can with this group of players and coaches? I'd like to think there is another player addition or two that can raise us to the next level but it will be difficult with the cap and the fact that some key players are aging and their window of opportunity may close soon.

Sorta like Bagwell. When the Astros were finally able to get to the Series, Bagwell was just a shell of his self and couldn't contribute. I don't want that to be AJ's legacy too.

[popanot]

No disrespect, but you are delusional if you think Kubiak is going to open up the QB competition because that is what "people" are asking for, especially the season that starts his extension.

Schaub and Kubiak are tied at the hip. When McNair decides Kubiak can't get this team to the promise land, that is likely when you get a new HC, scheme and a new QB.Never said he WOULD, said he SHOULD. McNair and Smith should mandate it just like they mandated he hire Wade. Kubiak has proven he's either too stubborn or too stupid to make the hard decisions and sometimes needs a kick in the ass to move. And I agree with you in that, unfortunately, Kubiak and Schaub will sink this ship together.

[chuck]

For those of you who listen to sports talk in Houston or are just generally more attentive than I am has Kubiak ever addressed why he totally abandoned the bootleg rollout down the stretch? That was an incredibly effective play and for some reason he just quit calling it altogether. I think that abandoning that play also had a negative effect on the running game.

[Keith]

chuck, haven't heard.

This is a Schaub vs. Kubiak thread, so I don't mean to derail it, but don't forget the Pats scored 41 points too... it's not all on the offense. The Pats just seems to be like what the Sonics were to the Rockets in the early 90s... a bad mismatch.

I do wonder if this team will ever break through. I think they'd need homefield to do it most likely. Had Sunday's game been at home against the Ravens, then perhaps we'd be anticipating the Texans playing the AFC Championship game this Sunday (though they'd probably again get carved up by Brady or Peyton Manning).

I think this team is built to win 11-12 games every year and set us up for disappointment annually around mid-January. Since Kubiak, Schaub, and Wade Phillips might be around a few more years, maybe they outlast the careers of Brady and Manning, but not Luck, who seems ready to torment us for the next decade. I could see this team having another 5 more teasing playoff years to have a run like the Oilers in the late-80s to early 90s and still never get past the divisional round.

[Keith]

Athleticism? I'd give Yates the advantage.
Arm Strength? Yates.
Mobility? Yates.
Accuracy? Perhaps Schaub, but certainly not by much - if at all.
Pocket Awareness and Quick-Twitch Reflex? Haven't seen enough of Yates, but Schaub's a statue.
Smarts? Kubiak apparently doesn't think Schaub's all that if he can't even let him audible in basic, low-pressure situations.

DEC 2011: Yates (a rookie w/zero camp and practice 1rst team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Yes, Yates played poorly, but they were in each of the losses and were in the playoff game.
DEC 2012: Schaub (9yr vet w/ALL 1st team reps) 2W's-3L's / 1-1 in playoffs. Schaub played poorly in most of the loses and was awful in the 2 games against the Pats.
First, I don't mean to write Yates off completely. But the little I saw him play in 2012 didn't show me he had a ton of improvement from 2011. And I was actively looking for it. It takes average QBs like Yates and Schaub 3 years or so of experience to be comfortable in this offense, so I'm not ready to give up on Yates, but let's not delude ourselves into thinking he will be ready in 2013.

Comparing December won-loss records doesn't mean much to me in large part because the defense was much better in 2011.

If Yates was under center on Sunday, do the Texans score 28 points? I don't think so. What evidence suggests Yates is capable of leading the offense to score more? If anything Yates is far more turnover prone than Schaub.

[popanot]

Comparing December won-loss records doesn't mean much to me in large part because the defense was much better in 2011.

If Yates was under center on Sunday, do the Texans score 28 points? I don't think so. What evidence suggests Yates is capable of leading the offense to score more? If anything Yates is far more turnover prone than Schaub.Yes, I understand those stats don't mean much. The main point I was trying to make is they both played poorly in DEC crunch time, but Yates did it as a rookie with limited reps, whereas, Schaub did it in full practice/starter mode with 9yrs. experience. Trust me, I'm not saying Yates SHOULD be the starter. However, I do think he and others -whoever that may be- should get a shot. We know what Schaub is at this point, and I still think that someone else who has a full camp and practice with the starters could be just as effective in this offense as Schuab, if not better. Whether that's Yates, Keenum, Matt Barkely, Tyler Wilson, whoever, they need to find that guy ASAP b/c Schaub isn't getting it done.

[barrett]

Yates should not get a shot. He has never shown anything to merit a chance to start. You don't offer a job to a completely unqualified applicant because you don't like the current guy's performance. Did you watch Yates in the preseason this year? John beck was better. If we cut Yates does anyone think another team would give him a chance to start?

There are many cheap veteran FAs we could sign who are way more qualified and talented if we want a QB competition.

[Arky]

........... Whether that's Yates, Keenum, Matt Barkely, Tyler Wilson, whoever, they need to find that guy ASAP b/c Schaub isn't getting it done..........

Unfortunately, I think the only way we will be able to see one of these high upside guys, (I think Keenum has more upside than Yates) is probably going to take an injury to Schaub. At that point, you would hope that Mr. Upside could take advantage of the opportunity..... I would like to see Kubes give someone else a shot in-game for a few plays - for example, kinda like the way Kaepernick was introduced into the lineup. Let the backup/upside guy run a special package or two per game..... But I don't think Kubes would be open to that ..... as long as Schaub is healthy, he gets all the snaps - that's just the way Gary rolls.....


I think this team is built to win 11-12 games every year and set us up for disappointment annually around mid-January. ..............

I was just thinking about this - what if the Texans go 10-6 next year but still make the playoffs as a 4th or 5th seed? I'm thinkin' a lot of people would find that unacceptable....

What if they go 9-7 and don't make the playoffs? Can you imagine the uproar?

[popanot]

There are many cheap veteran FAs we could sign who are way more qualified and talented if we want a QB competition.Amen! Then lets get one of those guys!! I'm only tossing Yates out there because 1)he's under contract and on our team, 2)at least he's familiar with the system, and 3)Kubiak and Smith hand picked this guy last year. I don't care who it is, really. Bring in someone who can push or compete with Schaub.

[popanot]

Just to be clear, I understand we're likely stuck with Schaub for at least 1 year if not 2 years. I get it. However, that dosen't mean I like it or think that Texans management should just sit on their behinds expecting big things from him. Seattle made a tough decision sitting the guy they just paid millions to. They let another QB compete and it paid off. Obviously Wilson turned out to be special and there's no guarantee the Texans find that guy, but with Kubiak and this thinking they're tied into starting Schaub because of his salary, well then they're paralyzed and we'll likely never find out while they burn through the current talent and chances they do have. If the Texans true goal is to win a SB, they shouldn't give a flying flip if Schaub's a high-priced bench warmer for 2 years.

[Keith]

Well, something to keep in mind is these guys are human beings. After Kubiak left Denver, the Broncos were getting tired of annual playoff appearances going nowhere with Jake Plummer. So Shanahan used a first round pick on Jay Cutler with Plummer still on the roster. Plummer was then benched with a 7-4 record, grew a beard and retired from football that offseason. Oh, and the Broncos began to really suck from that point and once Shanahan was gone, they hired someone else who really accelerated the downward spiral.

So asking the Texans to jumpstart Phase One of the "Replace Schaub" operation isn't going to help the team win more games in 2013 or go any deeper in the playoffs in 2013. And I am specific to 2013 because this team's window to win a Super Bowl is RIGHT NOW.

They have the other key pieces in place. Short of getting lightning to strike like it did in 2012 with all these rookie QBs, only bringing in someone like very experienced like the Broncos did with Manning would seem to enhance the team's chances in 2013. And there isn't another Manning available this offseason (no, it's not Alex Smith).

I think the 49ers are incredibly lucky that their midseason QB switch has gone as well as it had. Usually a team with 2 QBs is said to be a team that doesn't have one at all. Bringing in Schaub's 2014 or 2015 replacement in 2013 will only divide the locker room and drive us all nuts. They'd have to do like what the Oilers did with Steve McNair and just flat out be committed to Schaub in 2013, keeping an early draft pick like that on the bench. Nobody does that anymore for good reason... it's expensive for one thing. Oh, and apparently there isn't a strong QB prospect in this draft anyway.

[WMH]

Playoff Schaub > Playoff Peyton

;)

We could do alot worse.

Comp Att Pct Att/G Avg Yds/G TD Int 1st 1st% Lng 20+ Sck Rate
Manning 28 43 65.1 43 6.7 290 3 2 15 34.9 32 2 3 88.3
Schaub 63 89 70.8 44.5 6.8 302.5 2 2 32 36 28 8 1 87.5

[Joshua]

I can't believe I'm actually about to say this, but of all the guys who we could realistically go after this offseason (and I'm using realistically pretty liberally as the Texans clearly are going with Schaub and this is all just messageboard fodder), the guy I would be most curious about is Vick. Get him and Schaub back together and let them compete. Vick had absolutely no chance last year with the horrid O-line the Eagles threw out there and pretty much the whole team started mailing it in around mid-October. Plus, after watching RGIII in Washington, the thought of Vick running the bootlegs for us sounds pretty good. If nothing more than a change of pace from watching Schaub lumber around.

[barrett]

The time to cut ties was last year when Manning was available (and reports had him interested in coming). We have a far better roster, and believe it or not far better coaching.

Now we are in a spot where the best available veteran QBs are not an upgrade.

So that leaves the draft as a means of improvement, and I cannot see a coach whose job relies on going deep in the playoffs hitching his wagon to a rookie QB. Especially not in a year where nobody is excited about any of the QBs, let alone the ones available in the late 1st/middle rounds.

It will almost certainly be Schaub again for this year (and likely for as long as Kubiak is here). We would have been better off with a home loss to Cincy that MIGHT have prompted change.

[Arky]

I'm just looking at it like this: What if Schaub gets injured (out for the year) in Week 2 of 2013? Who's going to be the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency QB waiting on the other side of the glass? Who do you want that QB to be? I'm thinking if TJ is still here, it will be TJ. Just like the playoffs last year, a vet would probably be brought in to be his backup....

The only QB competition I think to realistically happen in 2013 is to find out who is Schaub's backup.....

[nunusguy]

I can't believe I'm actually about to say this, but of all the guys who we could realistically go after this offseason (and I'm using realistically pretty liberally as the Texans clearly are going with Schaub and this is all just messageboard fodder), the guy I would be most curious about is Vick. Get him and Schaub back together and let them compete. Vick had absolutely no chance last year with the horrid O-line the Eagles threw out there and pretty much the whole team started mailing it in around mid-October. Plus, after watching RGIII in Washington, the thought of Vick running the bootlegs for us sounds pretty good. If nothing more than a change of pace from watching Schaub lumber around.
Vick is intriguing: he can throw the ball vertically and certainly has the mobility to put some real teeth in those bootlegs compared to Schaub's boots which are just kinda amusing because they represent such an empty threat.
But in spite of Schaub's interception, I don't think he played that badly Sunday and could have beat the Pats with last years team. Without Brisiel, Winston, and Dresseen in the lineup the Texans field a much less formidable rushing attack.

[Keith]

Vick's career completion percentage is 56.3%. Only once was he ever over 60% in a single season (2010). Only once has he ever played all 16 regular season games (2006). Baggage aside, it's intriguing, a la Randall Cunningham in 1998. But realistically, yeah it's message board fodder.

I'm just looking at it like this: What if Schaub gets injured (out for the year) in Week 2 of 2013? Who's going to be the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency QB waiting on the other side of the glass? Who do you want that QB to be?
Well, few teams are really strong at backup QB. Can't say that T.J. Yates is a bad one... I do realize he did win a playoff game. I'm ok with him and Keenum dueling for the backup job again next summer. One of them might show some true improvement.

[barrett]

Vick also averages more fumbles per game than anyone in NFL history.

He has already said he is not a backup, so he is not coming here to share time with Schaub or to be in a QB rotation. So if you sign him it is to make him the unquestioned starter. I don't see that for a guy who plays 8 games a year (and plays those 8 games in a mediocre way).

The veteran replacements are not upgrades. Maybe we sign a Henne type to push, but even then the best you can hope for is that the guy never sees the field.

I think you either continue to be a divisional round team with Schaub, or you hit reset in the draft (or through a guy like Cousins). I doubt we have the guts to reset, especially after the whole team already came out behind Schaub to try to put the story to rest.

I think McNair is more interested in running a "quality" and respected organization than he is in winning superbowls. If we go 12-4 and win division titles with Schaub than I am betting everyone keeps their job and we get to beat the Bengals in round 1 again next year.

[popanot]

With Eagles hiring Chip Kelly, they might very well consider keeping Vick around. He seems to fit Kelly's system better than Foles. With that being said, the Eagles might even be looking at drafting someone like Geno Smith with their #1 now and putting Foles on the trading block. I'm sure there's a few teams that would be interested in Foles (KC, OAK, AZ, JAX, BUF, etc.). Wish the Texans would be one of them, but we know better. :(

[Warren]

Throwing another name out there -- what about Kevin Kolb, as a Matt Leinart-type project? The Cards are expected to dump him because he'll be owed a $2 million roster bonus in March and then $9 million in salary for the season.

[barrett]

Throwing another name out there -- what about Kevin Kolb, as a Matt Leinart-type project? The Cards are expected to dump him because he'll be owed a $2 million roster bonus in March and then $9 million in salary for the season.

I'd do it. Kolb has the mobility for our system and he's very accurate on short throws. Plus one of kubiaks unquestioned abilities is helping a QB feel more comfortable. He could be a game manager in this system and he's at least got the possibility of upside.

[popanot]

Would love to have Kolb in here to compete with Schaub. Only problem I see with a FA QB is, they would not be guaranteed to start here and would even be considered a long-shot to unseat Schaub due to the Kubiak factor. They'd have a much better chance of getting paid and starting for one of the teams I mentioned above who are desperate for a QB.

[cadams]

i don't think schaub is the guy to get the texans to the super bowl after this playoff run either, but what about kolb's time in arizona makes anyone think he would be a better option than schaub? is this just because he is from UofH and people are more familiar with him? i don't see kolb as any better than the third string qb for the jets, mccarron, and i don't hear anyone talking about trying to get him. there definitely has to be some homerism in the kolb talk. not saying that to offend anyone, but kolb has sucked ever since being given the starting spot in arizona.

[barrett]

i don't think schaub is the guy to get the texans to the super bowl after this playoff run either, but what about kolb's time in arizona makes anyone think he would be a better option than schaub? is this just because he is from UofH and people are more familiar with him? i don't see kolb as any better than the third string qb for the jets, mccarron, and i don't hear anyone talking about trying to get him. there definitely has to be some homerism in the kolb talk. not saying that to offend anyone, but kolb has sucked ever since being given the starting spot in arizona.

Kolb was brought up as a leinhart type reclamation (broken confidence but once thought talented and could use a year as a backup to rebuild a career under a great QB tutor). I've seen nobody mention him as a replacement.

And he went 4-1 last year and Arizona was 0-11 the rest of the season. That along with being a former 2nd rounder is why he is thought of higher than McElroy (mccarron is alabama's QB).

[cadams]

McElroy (mccarron is alabama's QB).

thanks for the correction. i was thinking that sounded a little off.

[Nconroe]

Ranking QB discussion
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/22246720/ranking-nfl-qbs-rodgers-brady-peyton-and-brees-are-elites-eli-almost-

I think its a little off with Schaub at 23.

What do ya'll think?

[Joshua]

Ranking QB discussion
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/22246720/ranking-nfl-qbs-rodgers-brady-peyton-and-brees-are-elites-eli-almost-

I think its a little off with Schaub at 23.

What do ya'll think?

You could quibble with this some but I think everyone agrees that Schaub is essentially a mid-level QB and whether he's 23 or 17 in some random list is largely irrelevant. However, it is the offseason so we gotta talk about something.

To me, I think the biggest frustration with Schaub actually arises out of something he had nothing to do with. For the first 3-4 years of Schaub's time here, there were a handful of truly elite QBs, most of whom had been on top for a while (obviously Peyton and Brady, and to a lesser extent Brees and Rodgers). There was also the second tier guys (Big Ben, Eli, Rivers). For the most part, these guys were untouchable and the Texans never had a chance to get any of them. In other words, it sucked that we didn't have one of the great QBs in the league, but we never had a shot at any of them anyway and Schaub was about as good as anyone we realistically could have gotten.

However, in the last couple years, there has been an influx of new blood in some good, young QBs, several of whom the Texans clearly could have gotten if they wanted. This is where the frustration lies IMO. It was one thing to be resigned to the fact that we would never have Brady. It's another to see us stand pat with Schaub while teams like San Fran and Seattle find guys like Kaepernick and Wilson in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

[Nconroe]

So, just discussing, here are some 2012 stats at yahoo sports
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/stats/byposition?
pos=QB&conference=NFL&year=season_2012&sort=41&timeframe=ToDate

Schaub seems to be in top 10 for most categories For 2012 in QB Rating, and percent completions, least sacks, least fumbles, least interceptions,

Ahead of Romo, Flaco, Eli, Rivers, Newton, and many more in several categories of statistics.

Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 108.0 371 552 67.2 4295 268.4 7.8 39 8 54 259 16.2 4.8 2 51 293 5 4
Peyton Manning DEN 16 105.8 400 583 68.6 4659 291.2 8.0 37 11 23 6 0.4 0.3 0 21 137 2 2
Robert Griffin III WAS 15 102.4 258 393 65.6 3200 213.3 8.1 20 5 120 815 54.3 6.8 7 30 217 12 2
Russell Wilson SEA 16 100.0 252 393 64.1 3118 194.9 7.9 26 10 94 489 30.6 5.2 4 33 203 6 3
Matt Ryan ATL 16 99.1 422 615 68.6 4719 294.9 7.7 32 14 34 141 8.8 4.1 1 28 210 3 2
Tom Brady NWE 16 98.7 401 637 63.0 4827 301.7 7.6 34 8 23 32 2.0 1.4 4 27 182 2 0
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 13 97.0 284 449 63.3 3265 251.2 7.3 26 8 26 92 7.1 3.5 0 30 182 6 3
Drew Brees NOR 16 96.3 422 670 63.0 5177 323.6 7.7 43 19 15 5 0.3 0.3 1 26 190 5 1
Matt Schaub HOU 16 90.7 350 544 64.3 4008 250.5 7.4 22 12 21 -9 -0.6 -0.4 0 27 216 4 0
Tony Romo DAL 16 90.5 425 648 65.6 4903 306.4 7.6 28 19 30 49 3.1 1.6 1 36 263 6 3
Philip Rivers SDG 16 88.6 338 527 64.1 3606 225.4 6.8 26 15 27 40 2.5 1.5 0 49 311 15 7
Joe Flacco BAL 16 87.7 317 531 59.7 3817 238.6 7.2 22 10 32 22 1.4 0.7 3 35 227 8 4
Andy Dalton CIN 16 87.4 329 528 62.3 3669 229.3 6.9 27 16 47 120 7.5 2.6 4 46 229 4 4
Eli Manning NYG 16 87.2 321 536 59.9 3948 246.8 7.4 26 15 20 30 1.9 1.5 0 19 136 5 1
Cam Newton CAR 16 86.2 280 485 57.7 3869 241.8 8.0 19 12 127 741 46.3 5.8 8 36 244 10 3

[Nconroe]

Then for 2011, similar, but Schaub was 6th best QB rating, rather than 9th in 2012, Flaco was down in the mid-range

Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Aaron Rodgers GNB 15 122.5 343 502 68.3 4643 309.5 9.2 45 6 60 257 17.1 4.3 3 36 219 4 0
Drew Brees NOR 16 110.6 468 657 71.2 5476 342.3 8.3 46 14 21 86 5.4 4.1 1 24 158 1 1
Tom Brady NWE 16 105.6 401 611 65.6 5235 327.2 8.6 39 12 43 109 6.8 2.5 3 32 173 6 2
Tony Romo DAL 16 102.5 346 522 66.3 4184 261.5 8.0 31 10 22 46 2.9 2.1 1 36 227 6 3
Matthew Stafford DET 16 97.2 421 663 63.5 5038 314.9 7.6 41 16 22 78 4.9 3.5 0 36 257 5 1
Matt Schaub HOU 10 96.8 178 292 61.0 2479 247.9 8.5 15 6 15 9 0.9 0.6 2 16 98 3 1
Eli Manning NYG 16 92.9 359 589 61.0 4933 308.3 8.4 29 16 35 15 0.9 0.4 1 28 199 8 4
Matt Ryan ATL 16 92.2 347 566 61.3 4177 261.1 7.4 29 12 37 84 5.3 2.3 2 26 173 5 3
Alex Smith SFO 16 90.7 273 445 61.3 3144 196.5 7.1 17 5 52 179 11.2 3.4 2 44 263 7 2
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 90.1 324 513 63.2 4077 271.8 7.9 21 14 31 70 4.7 2.3 0 40 269 8 5
Philip Rivers SDG 16 88.7 366 582 62.9 4624 289.0 7.9 27 20 26 36 2.3 1.4 1 30 198 9 5
Matt Moore MIA 13 87.1 210 347 60.5 2497 192.1 7.2 16 9 32 65 5.0 2.0 2 36 229 14 6
Jay Cutler CHI 10 85.7 182 314 58.0 2319 231.9 7.4 13 7 18 55 5.5 3.1 1 23 159 7 3
Michael Vick PHI 13 84.9 253 423 59.8 3303 254.1 7.8 18 14 76 589 45.3 7.8 1 23 126 10 4
Cam Newton CAR 16 84.5 310 517 60.0 4051 253.2 7.8 21 17 126 706 44.1 5.6 14 35 260 5 2
Matt Hasselbeck TEN 16 82.4 319 518 61.6 3571 223.2 6.9 18 14 20 52 3.3 2.6 0 19 153 4 1
Kevin Kolb ARI 9 81.1 146 253 57.7 1955 217.2 7.7 9 8 17 65 7.2 3.8 0 30 219 8 3
Joe Flacco BAL 16 80.9 312 542 57.6 3610 225.6 6.7 20 12 39 88 5.5 2.3 1 31 203 11 6

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Then in 2011, Matt Schaub was 9th again, but had some other good stats, and QB rating was above Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.


Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Tom Brady NWE 16 111.0 324 492 65.9 3900 243.8 7.9 36 4 31 30 1.9 1.0 1 25 175 3 1
Philip Rivers SDG 16 101.8 357 541 66.0 4710 294.4 8.7 30 13 29 52 3.3 1.8 0 38 227 7 4
Aaron Rodgers GNB 15 101.2 312 475 65.7 3922 261.5 8.3 28 11 64 356 23.7 5.6 4 31 193 4 1
Michael Vick PHI 12 100.2 233 372 62.6 3018 251.5 8.1 21 6 100 676 56.3 6.8 9 34 210 11 3
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 12 97.0 240 389 61.7 3200 266.7 8.2 17 5 34 176 14.7 5.2 2 32 220 7 3
Josh Freeman TAM 16 95.9 291 474 61.4 3451 215.7 7.3 25 6 68 364 22.8 5.4 0 28 195 7 3
Joe Flacco BAL 16 93.6 306 489 62.6 3622 226.4 7.4 25 10 43 84 5.3 2.0 1 40 294 9 4
Matt Cassel KAN 15 93.0 262 450 58.2 3116 207.7 6.9 27 7 33 125 8.3 3.8 0 26 182 3 1
Matt Schaub HOU 16 92.0 365 574 63.6 4370 273.1 7.6 24 12 22 28 1.8 1.3 0 32 226 9 3
Peyton Manning IND 16 91.9 450 679 66.3 4700 293.8 6.9 33 17 18 18 1.1 1.0 0 16 91 3 1
Matt Ryan ATL 16 91.0 357 571 62.5 3705 231.6 6.5 28 9 46 122 7.6 2.7 0 23 158 4 3
Drew Brees NOR 16 90.9 448 658 68.1 4620 288.8 7.0 33 22 18 -3 -0.2 -0.2 0 25 185 9 2
David Garrard JAC 14 90.8 236 366 64.5 2734 195.3 7.5 23 15 66 279 19.9 4.2 5 33 253 11 4
Jon Kitna DAL 10 88.9 209 318 65.7 2365 236.5 7.4 16 12 31 147 14.7 4.7 1 21 100 7 1
Kyle Orton DEN 13 87.5 293 498 58.8 3653 281.0 7.3 20 9 22 98 7.5 4.5 0 34 243 4 4
Jay Cutler CHI 15 86.3 261 432 60.4 3274 218.3 7.6 23 16 50 232 15.5 4.6 1 52 352 10 6
Eli Manning NYG 16 85.3 339 539 62.9 4002 250.1 7.4 31 25 32 70 4.4 2.2 0 16 117 7 5

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And 2009, Schaub was up at 6, several top QB way below that.

Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Drew Brees NOR 15 109.6 363 514 70.6 4388 292.5 8.5 34 11 22 33 2.2 1.5 2 20 135 9 6
Brett Favre MIN 16 107.2 363 531 68.4 4202 262.6 7.9 33 7 9 7 0.4 0.8 0 34 247 2 2
Philip Rivers SDG 16 104.4 317 486 65.2 4254 265.9 8.8 28 9 26 50 3.1 1.9 1 25 167 6 3
Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 103.2 350 541 64.7 4434 277.1 8.2 30 7 58 316 19.8 5.4 5 50 306 10 4
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 100.5 337 506 66.6 4328 288.5 8.6 26 12 40 82 5.5 2.1 2 50 348 7 3
Peyton Manning IND 16 99.9 393 571 68.8 4500 281.3 7.9 33 16 19 -13 -0.8 -0.7 0 10 74 2 0
Matt Schaub HOU 16 98.6 396 583 67.9 4770 298.1 8.2 29 15 48 57 3.6 1.2 0 25 149 3 2
Tony Romo DAL 16 97.6 347 550 63.1 4483 280.2 8.2 26 9 35 105 6.6 3.0 1 34 196 5 4
Tom Brady NWE 16 96.2 371 565 65.7 4398 274.9 7.8 28 13 29 44 2.8 1.5 1 16 86 4 2
Kurt Warner ARI 15 93.2 339 513 66.1 3753 250.2 7.3 26 14 21 10 0.7 0.5 0 24 172 11 6
Eli Manning NYG 16 93.1 317 509 62.3 4021 251.3 7.9 27 14 17 65 4.1 3.8 0 30 216 13 8
Donovan McNabb PHI 14 92.9 267 443 60.3 3553 253.8 8.0 22 10 37 140 10.0 3.8 2 35 264 10 3
Joe Flacco BAL 16 88.9 315 499 63.1 3613 225.8 7.2 21 12 35 56 3.5 1.6 0 36 218 8 2
Kyle Orton DEN 16 86.8 336 541 62.1 3802 237.6 7.0 21 12 24 71 4.4 3.0 0 29 159 4 2
Jason Campbell WAS 16 86.4 327 507 64.5 3618 226.1 7.1 20 15 46 236 14.8 5.1 1 43 285 11 3
Carson Palmer CIN 16 83.6 282 466 60.5 3094 193.4 6.6 21 13 39 93 5.8 2.4 3 26 213 6 2
David Garrard JAC 16 83.5 314 516 60.9 3597 224.8 7.0 15 10 77 323 20.2 4.2 3 42 236 14 8
Vince Young TEN 12 82.8 152 259 58.7 1879 156.6 7.3 10 7 55 281 23.4 5.1 2 9 36 8 2
Alex Smith SFO 11 81.5 225 372 60.5 2350 213.6 6.3 18 12 24 51 4.6 2.1 0 22 134 2 1
Matt Ryan ATL 14 80.9 263 451 58.3 2916 208.3 6.5 22 14 30 49 3.5 1.6 1 19 92 5 2

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Going back to 2008, few different names at top, but Schaub still there 7.


Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Philip Rivers SDG 16 105.5 312 478 65.3 4009 250.6 8.4 34 11 31 84 5.3 2.7 0 25 151 8 4
Chad Pennington MIA 16 97.4 321 476 67.4 3653 228.3 7.7 19 7 30 62 3.9 2.1 1 24 121 3 1
Kurt Warner ARI 16 96.9 401 598 67.1 4583 286.4 7.7 30 14 18 -2 -0.1 -0.1 0 26 182 11 7
Drew Brees NOR 16 96.2 413 635 65.0 5069 316.8 8.0 34 17 22 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0 13 92 6 1
Peyton Manning IND 16 95.0 371 555 66.8 4002 250.1 7.2 27 12 20 21 1.3 1.1 1 14 86 1 0
Aaron Rodgers GNB 16 93.8 341 536 63.6 4038 252.4 7.5 28 13 56 207 12.9 3.7 4 34 231 9 3
Matt Schaub HOU 11 92.7 251 380 66.1 3043 276.6 8.0 15 10 31 68 6.2 2.2 2 23 149 10 4
Tony Romo DAL 13 91.4 276 450 61.3 3448 265.2 7.7 26 14 28 41 3.2 1.5 0 20 123 12 7
Jeff Garcia TAM 12 90.2 244 376 64.9 2712 226.0 7.2 12 6 35 148 12.3 4.2 1 23 100 7 2
Matt Cassel NWE 16 89.4 327 516 63.4 3693 230.8 7.2 21 11 73 270 16.9 3.7 2 47 219 7 4
Matt Ryan ATL 16 87.7 265 434 61.1 3440 215.0 7.9 16 11 55 104 6.5 1.9 1 17 104 6 1
Shaun Hill SFO 9 87.5 181 288 62.8 2046 227.3 7.1 13 8 24 115 12.8 4.8 2 23 148 8 2
Seneca Wallace SEA 10 87.0 141 242 58.3 1532 153.2 6.3 11 3 16 78 7.8 4.9 0 14 76 4 3
Eli Manning NYG 16 86.4 289 479 60.3 3238 202.4 6.8 21 10 20 10 0.6 0.5 1 27 174 5 2
Donovan McNabb PHI 16 86.4 345 571 60.4 3916 244.8 6.9 23 11 39 147 9.2 3.8 2 23 149 7 5
Jay Cutler DEN 16 86.0 384 616 62.3 4526 282.9 7.3 25 18 57 200 12.5 3.5 2 11 69 5 2
Trent Edwards BUF 14 85.4 245 374 65.5 2699 192.8 7.2 11 10 36 117 8.4 3.3 3 23 143 9 5
Jake Delhomme CAR 16 84.7 246 414 59.4 3288 205.5 7.9 15 12 20 21 1.3 1.1 2 20 130 5 3
Jason Campbell WAS 16 84.3 315 506 62.3 3245 202.8 6.4 13 6 47 258 16.1 5.5 1 38 266 6 1
David Garrard JAC 16 81.7 335 535 62.6 3620 226.3 6.8 15 13 73 322 20.1 4.4 2 42 288 7 3
Brett Favre NYJ 16 81.0 343 522 65.7 3472 217.0 6.7 22 22 21 43 2.7 2.0 1 30 213 10 2
Joe Flacco BAL 16 80.3 257 428 60.0 2971 185.7 6.9 14 12 52 180 11.3 3.5 2 32 276 11 2

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Then 2007 was Matt's first year here and injury, still at no. 13

Name Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int Rush Yds Y/G Avg TD Sack YdsL Fum FumL
Tom Brady NWE 16 117.2 398 578 68.9 4806 300.4 8.3 50 8 37 98 6.1 2.6 2 21 128 5 4
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 15 104.1 264 404 65.3 3154 210.3 7.8 32 11 35 204 13.6 5.8 2 47 347 9 3
David Garrard JAC 12 102.2 208 325 64.0 2509 209.1 7.7 18 3 49 185 15.4 3.8 1 21 99 3 2
Peyton Manning IND 16 98.0 337 515 65.4 4040 252.5 7.8 31 14 20 -5 -0.3 -0.3 3 21 124 5 1
Tony Romo DAL 16 97.4 335 520 64.4 4211 263.2 8.1 36 19 31 129 8.1 4.2 2 24 176 10 2
Brett Favre GNB 16 95.7 356 535 66.5 4155 259.7 7.8 28 15 29 12 0.8 0.4 0 15 93 9 3
Jeff Garcia TAM 13 94.6 209 327 63.9 2440 187.7 7.5 13 4 35 116 8.9 3.3 1 19 104 4 2
Matt Hasselbeck SEA 16 91.4 352 562 62.6 3966 247.9 7.1 28 12 39 89 5.6 2.3 0 33 204 9 5
Donovan McNabb PHI 14 89.9 291 473 61.5 3324 237.4 7.0 19 7 50 236 16.9 4.7 0 44 227 9 5
Kurt Warner ARI 14 89.8 281 451 62.3 3417 244.1 7.6 27 17 17 15 1.1 0.9 1 20 140 12 6
Drew Brees NOR 16 89.4 440 652 67.5 4423 276.4 6.8 28 18 23 52 3.3 2.3 1 16 109 9 4
Jay Cutler DEN 16 88.1 297 467 63.6 3497 218.6 7.5 20 14 44 205 12.8 4.7 1 27 153 11 4
Matt Schaub HOU 11 87.2 192 289 66.4 2241 203.7 7.8 9 9 17 52 4.7 3.1 0 16 126 7 3
Carson Palmer CIN 16 86.7 373 575 64.9 4131 258.2 7.2 26 20 24 10 0.6 0.4 0 17 119 5 1
Chad Pennington NYJ 9 86.1 179 260 68.8 1765 196.1 6.8 10 9 20 32 3.6 1.6 1 26 178 5 0
Sage Rosenfels HOU 9 84.8 154 240 64.2 1684 187.1 7.0 15 12 21 51 5.7 2.4 1 6 48 4 3
Derek Anderson CLE 16 82.5 298 527 56.5 3787 236.7 7.2 29 19 32 70 4.4 2.2 3 14 109 5 2
Philip Rivers SDG 16 82.4 277 460 60.2 3152 197.0 6.9 21 15 29 33 2.1 1.1 1 22 163 11 6
Jon Kitna DET 16 80.9 355 561 63.3 4068 254.3 7.3 18 20 25 63 3.9 2.5 0 51 320 16 6
Jason Campbell WAS 13 77.6 250 417 60.0 2700 207.7 6.5 12 11 36 185 14.2 5.1 1 21 110 13 8
Joey Harrington ATL 12 77.2 215 348 61.8 2215 184.6 6.4 7 8 14 33 2.8 2.4 0 32 192 0 0
Damon Huard KAN 11 76.8 206 332 62.0 2257 205.2 6.8 11 13 9 -1 -0.1 -0.1 0 36 234 5 3
Brian Griese CHI 7 75.6 161 262 61.5 1803 257.6 6.9 10 12 13 28 4.0 2.2 0 15 114 6 1
Kyle Boller BAL 12 75.2 168 275 61.1 1743 145.3 6.3 9 10 19 89 7.4 4.7 0 24 159 5 4
Eli Manning NYG 16 73.9 297 529 56.1 3336 208.5 6.3 23 20 29 69 4.3 2.4 1 27 217 13 7
Vince Young TEN 15 71.1 238 382 62.3 2546 169.7 6.7 9 17 93 395 26.3 4.2 3 25 157 9 3
Cleo Lemon MIA 9 71.0 173 309 56.0 1773 197.0 5.7 6 6 31 102 11.3 3.3 4 25 166 6 3

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Found some advanced QB stats, glossary of terms at http://www.advancednflstats.com/2010/08/glossary.html

Their stats at http://wp.advancednflstats.com/playerstats.php
Here Schaub is 9 during 2012, where is your favorite QB
Rank Player Team G WPA EPA WPA/G EPA/P SR(%) Att Cmp Cmp% PassYds Sk SkYds Int %Deep AYPA
1 12-A.Rodgers GB 18 5.61 181.4 0.31 0.23 53.1 625 421 67.4 4834 55 326 9 20.2 6.0
2 2-M.Ryan ATL 18 5.34 205.7 0.30 0.26 55.4 692 476 68.8 5365 29 210 17 18.4 6.1
3 12-T.Brady NE 18 5.16 220.8 0.29 0.27 55.7 732 455 62.2 5491 28 191 10 19.9 6.4
4 12-A.Luck IND 17 4.41 114.9 0.26 0.14 47.5 681 367 53.9 4662 44 267 19 26.3 4.9
5 9-T.Romo DAL 16 4.37 105.0 0.27 0.14 52.0 648 425 65.6 4903 36 263 19 19.3 5.5
6 5-J.Flacco BLT 20 4.28 112.1 0.21 0.15 46.7 657 390 59.4 4957 41 265 10 26.5 6.1
7 18-P.Manning DEN 17 4.04 178.0 0.24 0.26 53.6 626 428 68.4 4957 24 154 13 19.0 6.5
8 3-R.Wilson SEA 18 3.91 142.8 0.22 0.22 52.0 455 291 64.0 3690 40 251 11 24.0 5.9
9 8-M.Schaub HST 18 3.52 116.0 0.20 0.17 50.4 633 413 65.2 4613 28 225 14 17.9 5.7
10 9-D.Brees NO 16 3.36 157.8 0.21 0.22 51.4 670 422 63.0 5177 26 190 19 17.0 5.9
11 1-C.Newton CAR 16 3.14 141.6 0.20 0.21 47.8 485 280 57.7 3869 36 244 12 23.3 5.9
12 10-R.Griffin WAS 16 3.01 136.4 0.19 0.23 50.6 413 269 65.1 3295 34 246 6 18.2 6.2
13 7-C.Kaepernick SF 16 2.83 82.2 0.18 0.19 48.9 298 185 62.1 2607 21 144 5 29.9 7.0
14 10-E.Manning NYG 16 2.44 87.3 0.15 0.14 49.3 536 321 59.9 3948 19 136 15 21.5 5.7
15 7-B.Roethlisberger PIT 13 2.25 83.5 0.17 0.16 50.4 448 283 63.2 3252 30 182 8 19.0 5.7
16 8-S.Bradford SL 16 1.89 34.9 0.12 0.05 45.1 551 328 59.5 3702 34 233 13 17.2 4.9
17 9-M.Stafford DET 16 1.86 100.8 0.12 0.12 49.0 727 435 59.8 4965 29 212 17 22.8 5.3
18 7-C.Ponder MIN 16 1.60 35.7 0.10 0.06 44.3 483 300 62.1 2935 31 177 12 17.0 4.3
19 5-J.Freeman TB 16 1.56 56.5 0.10 0.09 43.3 558 306 54.8 4065 25 157 17 25.6 5.4
20 17-R.Tannehill MIA 16 1.36 3.4 0.09 0.01 46.0 484 282 58.3 3294 36 228 13 19.2 4.8
21 14-R.Fitzpatrick BUF 16 1.29 30.6 0.08 0.05 45.3 505 306 60.6 3400 29 161 16 17.6 4.7
22 11-A.Smith SF 10 0.89 34.4 0.09 0.12 51.1 218 153 70.2 1737 24 137 5 13.8 5.7
23 3-C.Palmer OAK 15 0.85 52.0 0.06 0.08 46.4 565 345 61.1 4018 26 199 14 19.8 5.4
24 11-B.Gabbert JAX 10 0.61 -19.9 0.06 -0.06 44.1 278 162 58.3 1662 22 158 6 18.0 4.1
25 8-M.Hasselbeck TEN 8 0.46 -2.8 0.06 -0.01 45.7 221 138 62.4 1361 14 103 5 18.1 4.4
26 10-J.Locker TEN 11 0.33 4.2 0.03 0.01 41.8 314 177 56.4 2176 25 151 11 22.0 4.5
27 6-J.Cutler CHI 15 0.21 24.9 0.01 0.05 43.5 434 255 58.8 3033 39 264 14 28.6 4.5
28 9-N.Foles PHI 7 0.19 -11.3 0.03 -0.04 41.8 265 161 60.8 1701 20 131 5 20.0 4.7
29 4-K.Kolb ARZ 6 -0.13 -5.0 -0.02 -0.02 43.8 183 109 59.6 1169 26 159 3 15.3 4.2
30 14-A.Dalton CIN 17 -0.13 10.7 -0.01 0.02 45.5 559 343 61.4 3796 48 238 17 20.9 4.6
31 7-M.Vick PHI 10 -0.19 14.7 -0.02 0.03 46.1 351 204 58.1 2362 28 165 10 21.1 4.6
32 3-B.Weeden CLV 15 -0.47 15.3 -0.03 0.03 43.4 517 297 57.4 3385 28 186 17 17.0 4.5
33 17-P.Rivers SD 16 -0.51 28.5 -0.03 0.05 46.0 527 338 64.1 3607 49 311 15 20.1 4.6
34 7-M.Cassel KC 9 -1.12 -25.5 -0.12 -0.08 45.3 277 161 58.1 1796 19 101 12 20.2 3.9
35 7-C.Henne JAX 10 -1.21 -31.6 -0.12 -0.08 41.9 307 165 53.7 2090 29 175 11 20.8 4.2
36 19-J.Skelton ARZ 7 -1.24 -45.6 -0.18 -0.20 38.9 201 109 54.2 1132 15 98 9 15.4 2.9
37 9-B.Quinn KC 10 -1.52 -60.4 -0.15 -0.24 37.1 198 113 57.1 1141 20 123 8 20.7 3.0
38 14-R.Lindley ARZ 6 -1.85 -66.1 -0.31 -0.34 35.2 171 89 52.0 752 12 91 7 18.1 1.9
39 6-M.Sanchez NYJ 15 -2.63 -62.5 -0.18 -0.12 43.1 453 246 54.3 2883 34 209 18 20.8 3.8

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Then ESPN has their QBR rating where Schaub comes in at 13
http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr

2012 Regular Season NFL LeadersRK PLAYER PASS EPA RUN EPA SACK EPA PEN EPA TOTAL EPA ACT PLAYS QB PAR QB PAA TOTAL QBR
1 Peyton Manning, DEN 116.6 1.4 -14.1 12.9 116.8 691 144.4 87.0 84.1
2 Tom Brady, NE 114.3 3.1 -16.6 8.3 109.2 739 129.0 67.6 77.1
3 Colin Kaepernick, SF 45.5 15.2 -11.8 -2.5 46.4 316 54.8 28.5 76.8
4 Matt Ryan, ATL 122.2 12.1 -25.4 5.5 114.4 717 117.6 58.1 74.5
5 Aaron Rodgers, GB 108.9 19.1 -39.0 13.8 102.9 726 113.4 53.2 72.5
6 Robert Griffin III, WSH 80.2 12.7 -20.3 7.4 80.1 589 89.6 40.8 71.4
7 Alex Smith, SF 41.7 3.7 -13.4 2.5 34.5 295 43.5 19.0 70.1
8 Russell Wilson, SEA 86.4 23.1 -27.4 6.2 88.2 588 85.6 36.8 69.6
9 Drew Brees, NO 108.0 -0.1 -20.0 -1.4 86.4 761 106.1 42.9 67.9
10 Eli Manning, NYG 74.0 1.2 -12.2 8.4 71.5 628 86.6 34.5 67.4
RK PLAYER PASS EPA RUN EPA SACK EPA PEN EPA TOTAL EPA ACT PLAYS QB PAR QB PAA TOTAL QBR
11 Andrew Luck, IND 73.4 21.1 -24.4 19.3 89.5 778 100.9 36.3 65.0
12 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 88.8 5.3 -29.0 4.3 69.4 537 65.8 21.2 62.8
13 Tony Romo, DAL 120.4 1.2 -31.1 1.1 91.5 779 95.3 30.7 62.7
14 Matt Schaub, HOU 78.6 -1.2 -21.3 5.0 61.1 637 77.6 24.7 62.6
15 Matthew Stafford, DET 90.5 5.2 -21.1 7.8 82.4 846 93.3 23.1 58.9
16 Cam Newton, CAR 51.0 27.1 -26.7 4.4 55.8 698 66.9 9.0 54.2
17 Christian Ponder, MIN 44.2 7.9 -21.2 8.0 38.9 611 57.7 7.0 53.8
18 Josh Freeman, TB 65.1 2.8 -21.4 3.6 50.2 681 63.0 6.5 53.1
19 Ryan Tannehill, MIA 55.0 4.5 -24.2 10.8 46.2 624 56.1 4.3 52.3
20 Jay Cutler, CHI 39.9 16.4 -23.3 4.0 37.0 559 49.6 3.2 51.9

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now NBC lets you choose some interesting QB statistics,
http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/fb/leaders.asp?year=&type=Passing&range=NFL&rank=098

such as first down% on third down by passing where Schaub comes in at 15.

%First Downs, Pass on 3rd Down
Rank Player Team Stats
1 Matt Ryan Atl 49.4 ( 79/160 )
2 Peyton Manning Den 49.0 ( 74/151 )
3 Tom Brady NE 48.0 ( 72/150 )
4 Ben Roethlisberger Pit 47.6 ( 59/124 )
5 Matt Hasselbeck Ten 47.1 ( 32/68 )
6 Aaron Rodgers GB 45.8 ( 66/144 )
7 Matthew Stafford Det 45.5 ( 91/200 )
8 Tony Romo Dal 45.3 ( 73/161 )
9 Michael Vick Phi 45.3 ( 43/95 )
10 Drew Brees NO 44.5 ( 77/173 )
11 Russell Wilson Sea 43.2 ( 54/125 )
12 Andrew Luck Ind 42.9 ( 73/170 )
13 Ryan Fitzpatrick Buf 42.9 ( 60/140 )
14 Philip Rivers SD 42.6 ( 66/155 )
15 Matt Schaub Hou 40.0 ( 56/140 )
16 Christian Ponder Min 39.7 ( 60/151 )
17 Alex Smith SF 39.3 ( 22/56 )
18 Matt Cassel KC 39.0 ( 30/77 )
19 Cam Newton Car 38.2 ( 47/123 )
20 Eli Manning NYG 38.0 ( 52/137 )

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or how about % completions inside opponents 10 yard line, at no. 10
http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/fb/leaders.asp?year=&type=Passing&range=NFL&rank=099

%Completions, Inside Opp 20
Rank Player Team Stats
1 Philip Rivers SD 65.6 ( 40/61 )
2 Matt Ryan Atl 63.2 ( 55/87 )
3 Drew Brees NO 62.5 ( 60/96 )
4 Aaron Rodgers GB 62.1 ( 41/66 )
5 Robert Griffin III Was 61.5 ( 24/39 )
6 Tom Brady NE 60.5 ( 49/81 )
7 Christian Ponder Min 59.4 ( 41/69 )
8 Russell Wilson Sea 57.6 ( 34/59 )
9 Peyton Manning Den 57.3 ( 47/82 )
10 Matt Schaub Hou 57.1 ( 28/49 )
11 Ryan Fitzpatrick Buf 56.6 ( 30/53 )
12 Josh Freeman TB 55.9 ( 38/68 )
13 Ben Roethlisberger Pit 55.2 ( 37/67 )
14 Sam Bradford StL 55.0 ( 33/60 )
15 Andy Dalton Cin 54.3 ( 38/70 )
16 Jay Cutler Chi 53.2 ( 25/47 )
17 Carson Palmer Oak 52.4 ( 33/63 )
18 Blaine Gabbert Jac 51.6 ( 16/31 )
19 Andrew Luck Ind 50.7 ( 35/69 )
20 Colin Kaepernick SF 48.3 ( 14/29 )

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so this is more on leadership skills - need 5 of these 8 to be in top 15 they say . guess Schaub has 6, mobility being the obvious one.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/skills-a-quarterback-needs-to-succeed-in-american-.html

Skills a Quarterback Needs to Succeed in American Football

By Howie Long and John Czarnecki from Football For Dummies, 4th US Edition

When scouts or coaches examine a quarterback’s potential to play in the NFL, they run down a checklist of physical, mental, and personality traits that affect a quarterback’s success on the field. The following list gives the main criteria necessary to excel. If a quarterback has five of these seven traits, he undoubtedly ranks among the top 15 players at his position:

Arm strength: Velocity is important when throwing a football

Competitiveness: A player’s competitiveness is made up of many subjective and intangible qualities. A quarterback should have the desire to be the team’s offensive leader and, ideally, overall leader. No one should work harder in practice than he does.

Intelligence: Many NFL teams have a 3-inch-thick playbook

Mobility: A quarterback’s mobility is as important as his intelligence and his arm.

Release: If a quarterback doesn’t have exceptional arm strength, he’d better have a quick release.

Height: A quarterback wants to be tall enough to see over his linemen — whose average height in the NFL is 6’5” to 6’7” —

Weight: A quarterback can expect a lot of physical contact, especially when attempting to pass.

Vision: A quarterback doesn’t necessarily need keen peripheral vision, but it doesn’t hurt. A quarterback must quickly scan the field when he comes to the line of scrimmage prior to the snap of the ball.

[Nconroe]

And BleacherReport had their article on what Scouts, Coaches look for in a QB

Most top 10 QBs have most of these traits, seems Schaub is ok with most of these.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1632018-how-do-scouts-break-down-nfl-quarterback-prospects

By Matt Miller(NFL Draft Lead Writer) on May 8, 2013

Once you have the film, what do you do with it? Here are the eight criteria I find most important when evaluating quarterbacks for the NFL.

1. Accuracy

Despite what some may say, accuracy is one of the few traits that I believe you cannot coach into a quarterback. You either have it or you don't, and it is the single-most important aspect to being able to play the position at a high level.

2. Vision

Seeing the field is the second-most important trait when scouting quarterbacks. If you can see the field and recognize your open receivers—and then use Trait No. 1 to get the ball there—you’ll live as an NFL quarterback.

3. Leadership and Poise

In preparing for this piece, I spoke to several NFL scouts. One quote stuck with me throughout my writing—"I want a guy that can carry everyone's hopes." That's a classic statement to wrap up what leadership should be about.

4. Arm Strength (Velocity)

Arm strength is impressive, but how important is being able to throw 70 yards in the air? Not very.

When looking at arm strength, I’m more impressed with velocity than distance.


5. Pocket Presence and Escapability

NFL defensive coordinators spend hours upon hours scheming ways to try and get to the quarterback. That can all be thrown away by a quarterback with good pocket presence.

Pocket presence isn’t mobility; it’s the ability to see and feel pressure.


6. Anticipation

Some will call this “throwing your receivers open,” but essentially this boils down to being able to know when and/or where the receiver will be open and getting the ball there on time.

7. Mechanics

Mechanics can be taught—but ideally we find quarterbacks who are NFL ready coming out of college.

A proper throwing motion can be debated, but the basics are set.

Throwing motion: The quarterback should throw with an over-the-top motion where the ball comes over the shoulder and is released here. The ball should not follow a trajectory under the shoulder—also known as "side-arm" delivery.

Follow-through: The quarterback should step through his throw, swinging his back foot through the throw with his front foot pointed toward the target. The front leg should work as a foundation for the throw.

Outside of these two notes, mechanics can be debated. Some quarterbacks excel at changing their release point and motion

8. Size

When looking at NFL quarterback prospects there used to be this baseline of size that each player had to meet—6’2” and 220 pounds. That was the bottom line for being a successful NFL quarterback, and there were few exceptions.

[Nconroe]

Four more criteria found to choose a top 10 QB
http://www.footballnation.com/content/top-10-franchise-quarterbacks-todays-nfl/22031/

Top 10 Franchise Quarterbacks In Today's NFL
By Boris McLaughlin April 02, 2013 9:09 am

Before we go into the list, let’s break-down these four criteria:

Consistency:

A consistent quarterback is one that his coach, and fan-base can count on to deliver certain numbers week-in and week-out regardless of who they face. This guy should put up the following numbers minimum to give his team the best chance to win weekly:

60% completion percentage
2-1 touchdown-interception ratio
If a QB is posting these numbers, your team’s chances of winning exponentially and the sexy-Fantasy stats will be there.

Talent:

A franchise quarterback does not have to be the prototypical 6-foot-4, 240-lbs with a bazooka for an arm—no one ever mistook Joe Montana’s arm for John Elway’s or Jim Kelly’s, but he has more Super Rings than both combined.

Bottom-line: Can he make NFL throws accurately!

Leadership/Maturity:

The measurable for this one is simple, how many come-from-behind-wins are on his resume? As the adage goes, “adversity reveals character, not build it!

Football IQ:

This tie into consistency, is he savvy enough to make defenses pay when they blitz him, or put eight men in the box to take away the run? Are defensive coordinator leery of blitzing him because they know the consequences if they don’t sack him?

I’ve also considered the quarterback’s age, injuries, and supporting cast in compiling this list.

Matt Schaub not in his top 10, but compare to his comments on Eli Manning at
8. Eli Manning = 31/40
CONSISTENCY = 6:
Compiling a 78-57 record as a starter, Manning's career passing numbers reads:2,612 of 4,457 (58.6%), 31,527 yards, 211 TD, 144 INT, 82.7 passer rating. The problem with Eli is you don’t know which Eli you will get game-to-game: Good-Eli (Weeks 1-6 last season): 11 TD, 5 INT, 95.3 passer rating; or Bad Eli (Weeks 7-10 last season): 1 TD, 6 INT, 58.6 passer rating.

TALENT = 8:
At 6-foot-4, 218 pounds, Eli may have a stronger arm, and is more elusive in the pocket than his older brother Peyton. However, Manning may be reaching the peak of the prime of his career at 32 years-old.

LEADERSHIP = 9:
Much like Roethlisberger, Manning can be playing atrociously for three quarters, and play lights out. Manning passed for 100 yards, with one TD and three INTs during the first three quarters against Tampa Bay during week two last season. Then Manning passed for 400 yards, and two TDs and 0 INTs in the fourth quarter to pull out one of his 28 game-winning drives.

FOOTBALL IQ = 8:
Manning seems to have strong-arm complex—when to quarterback think he can complete passes, even in double or triple coverage because he has so much confidence in his arm strength.

[Nconroe]

The BattleRedBlog had intersting article with a bunch of data speculating Schaub was injured last year http://www.battleredblog.com/2013/6/19/4427448/houston-texans-twilight-zone

Idea is stats show play calling and producttivity indicate an injury, perhaps foot, shoulder, ...