I agree that now is probably not the time to pull the trigger on a trade since Schaub's durability is still a question mark and we have no one even remotely ready to step in as the backup. However, I do think the mindset that "in the NFL, in order to win, you have to have a good backup who can come in and play when your starter goes down" is highly overrated. I quickly looked at the last few Superbowls. The Superbowl winning QBs from the 2001 season to present missed a combined 7 regular season games. That's an average of 1 game a year. Further, 5 of these 7 QBs (Eli, Peyton, Brady 3 times) didn't miss a start. Only Brad Johnson, who missed 3 in '02 and Big Ben, who missed 4 in '05, actually missed a start (and notably, both of these guys were on really good defensive teams where their main job was to not screw it up).
What this tells me is that to win in the NFL you need a good and extremely durable QB. Without one, you're chances of winning are pretty slim, no matter who your backup is. For the most part, backups have not played a meaningful role in a Superbowl champs season in years.
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