Schaub to Miss "Some Time"

[HPF Bob]

Please, please, please don't take him to Yao's foot surgeon.

Roethlisberger leaves Houston with a boot on his foot and doesn't miss a week. Schaub leaves Tampa with less than that and he's done for the year.

Just shoot me.

A quick look at Wikipedia says non-surgery treatment is out six weeks. If screws are inserted, recovery time is 6-12 weeks. That tells me that there's a chance he could come back for the playoffs in a best-case scenario. Keep in mind, those estimations are for typical patients, not athletes.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Roethlisberger leaves Houston with a boot on his foot and doesn't miss a week. Schaub leaves Tampa with less than that and he's done for the year.

Just shoot me.

And to add further insult, Roethlisberger broke his hand Sunday vs. the Bengals - not expected to miss any playing time.

Just shoot me.

[WMH]

If Alex Smith can win, why can't Leinart?

Kubes is considered a QB "guru" and he wanted him back. And don't bring up Carr, he said what he had to say as he was trying to get a job. He came into the season knowing his ass was on the line, and he chose to bring him back. He's got the bye week, and a scrimmage against Jax to get him ready.

And yes, I am scrounging for any sort of optimism I can find.......

[NBT]

I'm sittin here thinking how glad I am that we have two weeks for Kubs to work with Leinhart to get him ready for Jax. We will need to be able to run the ball, as well as pass, because Del Rio will have a defense that will eat up a one diminsional game. And we have to change up the way we are going to pass block because Leinhart is a lefthanded gunner. Winston beware.

[cadams]

maybe they fall apart, but anyone who thinks that they can't win 3-4 of their remaining games with leinart is not being realistic. schaub is important to this team, but they aren't going to turn into the manningless colts due to this. the defense is good, the running game is good, and they play jax, carolina, indy, and tenn in 4 of their remaining games. they should be able to win all 4 of those no manner who the qb is. the defense gave up a total of 28 points in the three games against the titans, colts and jags(and these points were on drives starting at the texans' 8 and 26). the defense is not going to all of the sudden cave, the o-line isn't going to all of the sudden forget how to block, and foster and tate aren't going to all of the sudden start sucking.

this is definitely a blow to hopes of an afc title, but they should still get to at least 10 wins unless leinart is absolutely awful.

[chuck]

How bad can Leinart be? The team doesn't need him to be Joe Montana, they need him to hand the ball off to whichever running back is standing back there and to throw passes over the middle to the tight end and to roll out and stretch the defense with a shot downfield every now and then. Don't fumble, don't throw stupid interceptions. That's it. It's not like Schaub was doing much more than what I've mentioned.

Although I am very concerned about Leinart's being left-handed. Did you know a left-handed quarterback puts a different spin on a pass? In fact it spins COMPLETELY OPPOSITE to what a right-handed quarterback throws!

[Nconroe]

A few other lefty QB who have done pretty well are Steve Young, kenny Stabler, Boomer Esiason, Mark Brunnell, and Michael Vick. Hope Leinert ends up being mentioned with those guys in future.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

Although I am very concerned about Leinart's being left-handed. Did you know a left-handed quarterback puts a different spin on a pass? In fact it spins COMPLETELY OPPOSITE to what a right-handed quarterback throws!

For what it's worth, Trent Dilfer brought up the very same point yesterday and added that everyone will have to adapt to a lefty quarterback, from the runners taking the handoffs to the linemen who have to protect the blindside.

So, yes, I expect more drops and more botched exchanges.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

For what it's worth, Trent Dilfer brought up the very same point yesterday and added that everyone will have to adapt to a lefty quarterback, from the runners taking the handoffs to the linemen who have to protect the blindside.

So, yes, I expect more drops and more botched exchanges.

Handoffs happen with both hands, and they have nothing to do with what hand the QB throws with.

[JW295]

Matt Leinart has drastically improved since he played with Arizona. Don’t be surprised if the Texans win a playoff game. He was smart to choose Houston over Seattle.