Texans Picking Up Schaub's $10 Million Option

[Arky]

Schaub proved he could stay healthy for a full season this year. And he improved. The QB that played against the Jets in the season opener was quite a bit different than the QB that played against New England yesterday. Little things... instinctive stuff... for example, there was a breakdown in pass protect yesterday and he had the ball flying towards the sidelines before the blitzer even got near him.... I think some of us are starting to take for granted that he will play at a high level all the time.....

[Keith]

I don't mean to toot my own horn here, but I wrote a pro-Schaub article after his horrible start to the 2008 season, noting that it was the third year in this system that QB's really took hold:

I have been a big Schaub supporter from the beginning and will continue to be one in spite of his early performance this season. Our northern campus in Denver would agree. They tell us that it has taken their quarterbacks three years to really get this offensive system, and I think they might be right.

This year is Jay Cutler’s third year in the league, and he has been having a phenomenal start to the season. After a middling season last year, he’s averaging more than 300 yards per game with a 4:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a QB rating of 110.6.

Previously, Jake Plummer needed three years in Denver to acquaint himself to the offense. He threw a league-high 20 interceptions in his second year as a Bronco only to quarterback them all the way to the conference championship the following year.

I’ll keep going one further. Brian Griese also improved in his third year in Denver, tossing just four picks after 14 the year previous, helping the Broncos vault from a six-win team in 1999 to 11 wins and a wild card berth in 2000.

http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2008/20080925.html

2007 (11 games): 66.4%, 203.7 y/G, 7.8 y/Att, 9 TD, 9 INT, 87.2 RAT
2008 (11 games): 66.1%, 276.6 y/G, 8.0 y/Att, 15 TD, 10 INT, 92.7 RAT
2009 (16 games): 67.9%, 298.1 y/G, 8.2 y/Att, 29 TD, 15 INT, 98.6 RAT

I like looking at the averages here since the prior missed games combined with the league leading pass attempts this year can skew straight # comparisons. But any way you slice it, this season has been the one I had thought and hoped Schaub had in him all along. Glad he'll be around awhile longer.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by Arky

Schaub proved he could stay healthy for a full season this year. And he improved. The QB that played against the Jets in the season opener was quite a bit different than the QB that played against New England yesterday. Little things... instinctive stuff... for example, there was a breakdown in pass protect yesterday and he had the ball flying towards the sidelines before the blitzer even got near him.... I think some of us are starting to take for granted that he will play at a high level all the time.....

I would hope that we give some thought to a good backup other than Grossman just in case.