Texans Interested in QB Brock Osweiler [UPDATE: Reached Agreement]

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

I'm sure you've read everything I've read on him. What I've concluded is that his confidence is shot (I initially mistyped that with an i which basically amounts to the same thing) and that once he decided that he couldn't read defenses he was just about done.

It makes me wonder. I had lots of problems with Kubiak, but as Pickett's signature attests, I obviously think had a way with quarterbacks. BOB, the supposed quarterback guru, well, let's just say the jury's still out on that one. I'm pretty sure if you put me in a room with Brady for half an hour I'd walk out of there a mfing quarterback guru, too.

From what I've gathered Brock was soft and he lost his confidence. I suppose that can happen to a guy. But, I don't know, that sort of sounds like a 6th round flyer more than a $40 million dollar man.

Anyhoo, the Texans are all set now with a guy who can't stay healthy and a guy who can't hit a target. I will say that from what I've seen Watson's arm strength does not seem to be an issue. He has plenty of arm strength to throw it right the fk over any receiver who happens to be running around in the defensive secondary. So we can dispose of that particular issue.

You gentlemen will have to excuse me. I'm about to
climb into my helicopter and embark on a journey to my
valley finca for a quick cheese tasting. I have some fresh pressed olive
oil and some young white to evaluate, also. I'm sure you
understand, you're all men of the world, especially nunu.

I saw an article yesterday that half of the NFL's starting QBs will be over 30.
And even crazier, 11 of the top 15 passers from 2011 will be starting opening day. That's why Stafford, Carr, and Luck are so rich. There are no young guys who can play QB right now.

So it's scary to draft a young guy when it might mean you are tying your franchise to 3 years of awful QB play that you can't give up on because you spent a 1st round pick (Blake Bortles). So instead of taking the plunge at QB in the draft, we tried a shortcut and threw piles of money at a guy who couldn't play on his previous team but won some games due to an awesome defense. Of course we only tried that after 2 years of pretend QBs.

So we are now 4 years away from Kubiak and Schaub, and we are just now dipping our toes in with a brand new rookie QB. The good news is that by 2020 we should know if we need another QB or not.

[chuck]

Brock actually looked like a guy who could play in Denver. Small sample size, sure. But he looked like an NFL quarterback. Buford'll tell you.

I guess what I'm saying is that Kubiak has my eternal respect because he licks his palms and magically turns a guy who can't play for the worst team in the history of the sport into a reasonable facsimile of an NFL player.

I like Matthew Stafford fine. I think he's pretty good. But that contract? Man. It's crazy what you have to pay for pretty good.

[HPF Bob]

You scared me. I saw the headline and thought "Ozzie is back???"

particularly coupled with the news that they'd cut Weeden.

Oh, well. I'm busy watching the Twerps demolish the Longhorns. The Curse of the Longhorn Network continues...

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Oh, well. I'm busy watching the Twerps demolish the Longhorns. The Curse of the Longhorn Network continues...

I'd forgotten all about that game. My younger self would be disgusted at what I've become. Of course, if I could have a couple of words with my younger self...

[HPF Bob]

Once I started my retirement countdown and began focusing on a new location, I've found myself caring less about things that used to occupy my unswerving loyalty. Realizing I don't need all these clothes in my closet where I'm going, I bagged four hefty bags full of shirts and pants on Wednesday to send to hurricane victims. A lot of folks had to leave with just the shirt on their backs. If I can give several victims a few extra shirts to wear, it's well worth it and very little sacrifice.

Anyway, Osweiler is back with the Broncos! Small world, eh? I guess living in Peyton Manning's shadow doesn't look so bad now.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Once I started my retirement countdown and began focusing on a new location, I've found myself caring less about things that used to occupy my unswerving loyalty. Realizing I don't need all these clothes in my closet where I'm going, I bagged four hefty bags full of shirts and pants on Wednesday to send to hurricane victims. A lot of folks had to leave with just the shirt on their backs. If I can give several victims a few extra shirts to wear, it's well worth it and very little sacrifice.

I hope they like oversized Broncos sweatshirts, Promise Keepers 1997 tees and velcro Reeboks.

Just kidding, nice work. There was amazingly little loss of life for a storm of this size but it is impossible for me to comprehend the number of families that lost everything.

By the way, I'm not done talking about what we were discussing earlier. I still owe you some thoughts.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

I hope they like oversized Broncos sweatshirts, Promise Keepers 1997 tees and velcro Reeboks.

None of those but the lucky will get some Astros polos and tees in now retro colors plus an LSU t-shirt I got from a now-defunct store in Baton Rouge and an Edmonton Oilers tee shirt from my Wayne Gretzky days.

I held onto my Phi Slama Jama t-shirt that Coach Lewis signed for me. I also kept two Larry Dierker-style Hawaiian shirts with Astros logos on them. I decided these still might have monetary value some day.