Former University of Houston QB Case Keenum agrees to a contract with the Texans

[Thorn]

Originally Posted by GP

Oh I forgot. Matt Schaub is "on track" and will be QB1.

Yeah, that's my problem as well.

[NitroGSXR]

Originally Posted by GP

Oh I forgot. Matt Schaub is "on track" and will be QB1.

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. Now who's gonna run the scout squad? The Texans are a 3 QB team.

[Speedy]

Originally Posted by 2012Champs

Yeah anything can happen, I could win powerball but its not likely. Like I said I hope it turns out to be a lottery ticket but some people here are acting like this kid is a first round pick

And people act like Vince Young or Ryan Leaf or Akili Smith were worth a 1st round pick. Nobody knows how these players are going to play out. We don't even know if Andrew Luck will be a good pick. Case is in a position where he likely won't get much opportunity early on simply because he's tagged with being an undrafted 3rd stringer. That's his biggest hurdle at the moment.

I don't think anybody is acting like he's the next Tom Brady, but the the people who have never seen him play, or play very little, need to ease up on those who have seen him play every down he's ever played. Any scouting report that says he has a weak arm is from someone who shouldn't be in the scouting business. Period.

I hope it works out for Case, and I will be pulling for him, but as others have said, I don't want to see him on the field any time soon. Or TJ either for that matter. That's right, I hope to see that "weak armed" #8 for all 16 games (+) next season.

[GP]

Originally Posted by NitroGSXR

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. Now who's gonna run the scout squad? The Texans are a 3 QB team.

I'm having a hard time finding a good source on the Internet where we can see a list of UDFA QBs available.

There will be some free agent QBs who have been around for a few years, as well, but I haven't looked at that list (haven't searched it yet).

Granted, a lot of the older veteran QBs are not going to want to be QB3 and watch two youngsters at QB1 and QB2. But there should be a few camp arms out there who want a shot no matter if it's QB3 or QB7.

[CloakNNNdagger]

Originally Posted by GP

I'm having a hard time finding a good source on the Internet where we can see a list of UDFA QBs available.

There will be some free agent QBs who have been around for a few years, as well, but I haven't looked at that list (haven't searched it yet).

Granted, a lot of the older veteran QBs are not going to want to be QB3 and watch two youngsters at QB1 and QB2. But there should be a few camp arms out there who want a shot no matter if it's QB3 or QB7.

See if this FA QB listing helps: http://http://www.kffl.com/static/nf...eagents/fa.php

[Vinnie]

I'm going on record now, I'm cool with TJ starting and Case backing him up.

Hopefully that reverse-curses Shaub's foot and he starts every game this season.

<---- BTW that's my boy wearing a Shaub jersey 4 years ago when people were clamering for Rosenfels. He's a strapping 8 year old now.

[LikeMike]

I've Never seen him in a Single Game, and all I've read seemed to be extremely positive - so I went on Youtube looking for the negative. I especially enjoyed the Grudens QB Camp.

I am far from being an expert, but those are my Potential negatives:

- to me he has a strange looking release - no idea if that could be a problem
- he is going to get himself killed in the NFL. Definetly has to work on protecting himself.
- Takes some unnecessary risks that NFL. DBs will exploit. I know he rarely turned the Ball over in college, but several of his throws should've been intercepted.

Like I Said, I am no expert and haven't Seen nearly enough - so can someone who did elaborate on these points?

[CloakNNNdagger]

Originally Posted by LikeMike

I've Never seen him in a Single Game, and all I've read seemed to be extremely positive - so I went on Youtube looking for the negative. I especially enjoyed the Grudens QB Camp.

I am far from being an expert, but those are my Potential negatives:

- to me he has a strange looking release - no idea if that could be a problem
- he is going to get himself killed in the NFL. Definetly has to work on protecting himself.- Takes some unnecessary risks that NFL. DBs will exploit. I know he rarely turned the Ball over in college, but several of his throws should've been intercepted.

Like I Said, I am no expert and haven't Seen nearly enough - so can someone who did elaborate on these points?

The college quarterback can be tackled, sacked, rushed, touched, and brushed. He is a player. He is one of 11 guys who plays football just like all the other players. It has been said that the NFL has protected its perfumed princes of the pocket to such a degree that it has taken away from the quality of the game. I tend not so much to worry about this aspect of his game. He's always been a scrapper, and now for once he would actually have a real offensive line. His injury history in his long college career has been scant.......a single mild concussion in 2010, and a torn ACL (also in the beginning of 2010) he experienced trying to play linebacker by tacking UCLA linebacker Akeem Ayers after an interception.

[CloakNNNdagger]

Originally Posted by LikeMike

I've Never seen him in a Single Game, and all I've read seemed to be extremely positive - so I went on Youtube looking for the negative. I especially enjoyed the Grudens QB Camp.

I am far from being an expert, but those are my Potential negatives:

- to me he has a strange looking release - no idea if that could be a problem
- he is going to get himself killed in the NFL. Definetly has to work on protecting himself.
- Takes some unnecessary risks that NFL. DBs will exploit. I know he rarely turned the Ball over in college, but several of his throws should've been intercepted.

Like I Said, I am no expert and haven't Seen nearly enough - so can someone who did elaborate on these points?

How many quarterbacks can you not say that about? Yates? Schaub? P. Manning? Brady?........the determining statement is "rarely turns the ball over."

[GP]

Originally Posted by CloakNNNdagger

See if this FA QB listing helps: http://http://www.kffl.com/static/nf...eagents/fa.php

Thanks for the effort, Doc. The link will not open up a working Internet page for some reason.

[G27RR]

Originally Posted by GP

Thanks for the effort, Doc. The link will not open up a working Internet page for some reason.

It had an extra http://, try this one:
http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/featu...eagents/fa.php

[CloakNNNdagger]

Originally Posted by G27RR

It had an extra http://, try this one:
http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/featu...eagents/fa.php

Thanks to you.........and my bad to GP

[Wolf]

Kubiak has faith in Keenum's NFL potential

Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak says former Wylie High and University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum has a future in pro football because he is smart and a diligent worker.

One of the concerns was he had not taken snaps under center because the Cougars' offense ran out of the shotgun, (West Coast offense), but Keenum mastered that in other early training and it has not been a problem.

Another knock is his height 6-0, which is under what the pros like, but that hasn't bothered New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, who is 6-0, and it wasn't a problem for Doug Flutie, who was even shorter.

Kubiak says once Case learns what he is doing, he will find a way to do it and he is well on his way to learning. The coach says he is excited to be working with Keenum, but they are going to take it a day at a time.

There are four quarterbacks on the roster and Keenum, the all-time leading passing leader in college in history, will be battling veteran John Beck for the third spot.

that is all it said and then jumped to another topic
http://www.reporternews.com/news/201...l/?partner=RSS

[Texan_Bill]

Eat em up, Eat em up, GO TEXANS GO!!!!!

[ckhouston]

Originally Posted by Vinnie

Hopefully that reverse-curses Shaub's foot and he starts every game this season.

That's the only chance he has for a new contract with the Texans so I hope you are right. As much as I think Schaub is not a top tier NFL QB, I do hope he makes strides and comes back and kicks some ass this year. Anything to have a wining team on the field.

If not I see it being Yates with Beck backing him up and Keenum #3 for now. That would be if Matt had a set-back with his injury, or the "ahead of schedule" talk is a smoke-screen.

[76Texan]

Kubiak

(on QB Case Keenum) “I tell you the thing that was impressive: his best time in OTAs came at the end of practice today, so that tells me that he’s getting better. I put him in a hurry-up environment and he went out there and was automatic with what he did. He’s learning. He’s figuring out all the spots and when he does that, I think he’s going to be very effective. I’ve been pleased. I think everything has been moving forward so I’ve been really pleased. Today made me really excited to see him be at his best.”


(on what QB Case Keenum needs to do in minicamp to be even better) “I’m going to give him a ton of reps. I’m going to take some of the older guys and just work them with (head strength and conditioning coach) Cedric (Smith). I’m going to keep the young guys out here next week. He’ll work as the two next week, so that will be good for him and just keep getting as many as he can.”


(on whether QB T.J. Yates or John Beck will get to sit out next week) “T.J. (Yates) will (sit out). John (Beck) needs more reps with the third team and what we’re doing. I’ll work John and Case (Keenum).”

...

Yates will sit out next week along with most of the vets (the ones).
Keenum will work with the twos.
Beck will get more reps with the third team.

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“What I do at the back end of the OTAs with our mini-camp is I like to kind of dedicate that to our younger players, now that they know what we’re doing. They’re up to speed offensively and defensively, and our scouts and everybody in the organization can get a better feel of evaluating who can come help us come fall time.”

The three-day mini-camp will be June 12-14.

The veterans will be with strength and conditioning Coach Cedric Smith while the younger group will be going through mini camp.

[76Texan]

Keenum can make all of the throws, or at least it appeared that way Thursday during the Texans’ 10th OTA session. He connected with receivers on a wide range of passes from short to intermediate to deep, and even some on which he had to scramble out of the pocket and make a throw from an awkward position, something he did plenty of in college.

http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans...b-case-keenum/

[Thorn]

I really like Case Keenum. I'm hoping for the best for this guy.

[El Tejano]

Originally Posted by Thorn

I really like Case Keenum. I'm hoping for the best for this guy.

Same here. I hope he gets a decent shot here but only because Schaub has led us to a few Super Bowl wins and is calling it quits.

Seriously though, I'm hoping these are real reports and not just hometown reporting. I'm curious how Yates and Beck are doing too.

[Thorn]

Originally Posted by El Tejano

Same here. I hope he gets a decent shot here but only because Schaub has led us to a few Super Bowl wins and is calling it quits.

Seriously though, I'm hoping these are real reports and not just hometown reporting. I'm curious how Yates and Beck are doing too.

It's a given Yates makes the team. If Schaub makes it back, it'll be between Keenum and Beck for the 3rd slot.