Duane Brown

barrett · #1 09-08-2008, 04:36 PM

He didn't play that bad. Once they fell behind it was stat padding time for the Pittsburgh Pass rush just as much as it was for the Texans offense. In the first half it was bad play by schaub much more than it was offensive line issues.

sinnister · #2 09-09-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by barrett

He didn't play that bad. Once they fell behind it was stat padding time for the Pittsburgh Pass rush just as much as it was for the Texans offense. In the first half it was bad play by schaub much more than it was offensive line issues.

I have to disagree. The OL was whipped in the first half as well. Schaub didnt have a great outing, but there was zero push by the OL. The Pitt DL was in the backfield on every running and passing play. Look at the time Big Ben had vs. Schaub. With the exception of Mario, he was mostly untouched. The story of the game was that the Pitt D played on the Texans side of the line of scrimmage the entire game.

KJ3 · #3 09-09-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by barrett

In the first half it was bad play by schaub much more than it was offensive line issues.

what game were you watching? as soon as he hiked the ball someone was past the line, run or pass the whole game. pretty hard to be consistent throwing something when you're running about....for as many questions as schaub has had i think he may have actually answered one: he is tough. he was getting hit a lot, picking himself up and moving on.

idymoe · #4 09-09-2008, 02:25 PM

I just finished watching the first half this morning. The game was over by that point. The interior of the offensive line caused virtually all the problems. Brown held up well. Schaub gave away any chance at competing in the game with some of the worst decisions I've seen. He is tough, but so was D.C. He has to eliminate those decisions immediately. I don't think Sage would have attempted those throws. If Schaub starts out poorly next week, I think you have to bring in Sage.

With plenty to criticize in the Steeler game, Weaver stood out to me as really inept. He is supposed to be a run-stopper, but he couldn't even set an edge on wide running plays. I know he makes a big salary, but I don't think you can stay with him very long if he continues to be such a non-factor.

I don't like negative posts, and I apologize for this one, but I did try to keep it short.

NBT · #5 09-09-2008, 02:53 PM

Come on now, it was said before the game that the way to keep the Pgh D from going nuts was to run on them so they couldn't load the LOS with 8, 9, and I swear I thought I saw a 10 man front that one time. If we could have gotten 2-3 yds on first and second it would make it a lot tougher for them to come after us. By the time we got our crap together the game was out of sight, and it was a free for all for Pgh. All that was left was dinkin and dunkin, which we have learned to hate from before. GRRRR!!!!! It all falls on Kubiak I'm telling ya. He was not prepared so the team was not prepared.

BigBull · #6 09-09-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by idymoe

I just finished watching the first half this morning. The game was over by that point. The interior of the offensive line caused virtually all the problems. Brown held up well. Schaub gave away any chance at competing in the game with some of the worst decisions I've seen. He is tough, but so was D.C. He has to eliminate those decisions immediately. I don't think Sage would have attempted those throws. If Schaub starts out poorly next week, I think you have to bring in Sage.

With plenty to criticize in the Steeler game, Weaver stood out to me as really inept. He is supposed to be a run-stopper, but he couldn't even set an edge on wide running plays. I know he makes a big salary, but I don't think you can stay with him very long if he continues to be such a non-factor.

I don't like negative posts, and I apologize for this one, but I did try to keep it short.

I agree that Schaub needs to eliminate his bad decision making from the first game, but I think if Sage is the Texans starting qb then they are really in trouble. I think it is funny how fans keep wanting to see him play. He is a good back up but as a starter below average. I know Schaub didn't light it up against the Steelers, but in my opinion he has more upside than Sage.

NBT · #7 09-09-2008, 03:08 PM

Don't agree Big Bull. Let Rosey step in for a few games, throw off the gameplanning of the other team, and Let Schaub sit and watch for awhile. You would be surprised how much good that does sometimes.

idymoe · #8 09-09-2008, 06:04 PM

I agree that Schaub has more upside. However, he took us right out of that game. If the qb has to run for his life, he still has to make good decisions. If the rest of the league thinks he really loses his cool under pressure, he is really going to get pressured. There is no way he didn't see the defenders on those picks he threw in the first half. The team isn't good enough to compensate for that. Probably no team is good enough to compensate for it.

It would be great to see Schaub have no turnovers this weekend.

Nconroe · #9 09-09-2008, 09:14 PM

Have to hope Schaub gets mentally prepared to deal with these situations in the future, if not, for sure give Sage a shot. And coaches need to give QB some help quicker with protection and faster plays if that isn't working. Maybe practice throwing the ball away atleast.

I heard Kubiak say he thought best to leave Schaub in till he had some success, but I am not so sure, sometimes if a guy is disoriented coach has to take him out even if he says he's ok. or as someone suggested, if it isn't going well, sit him down and let him think about it for a while. Sage is a good no. 2 so use him if its not working.