Ya know, you make those same derisive comments in game day threads and then disappear when we end up being proven right.
Selective posting is a nasty habit, Jen.
Just think about it, and try to not be insulting for once in your life. OK? OK.
I haven't seen anything of Schaub since the last OT game he played that tells me Schaub is capable of gutting this out by just hanging in there. In fact, his pattern has been that he's going to try and force MORE things which means a complete meltdown of Matt Schaub Schitty Throw (patented and copyrighted, btw) of epic proportions.
There is no pressure on a guy like Yates if he knows he's only managing the game for ONE HALF versus the Colts. Big damn deal. It gives Matt a breather and conveys to him that he needs to slow it down and think a little.
That's why I voted the way I did. I'd like someone to offer more than just 'He's our best QB" argument. So far, I see nothing BUT that. And truthfully, he's running neck and neck with Yates right now in my book.
It's selective posting because I can't read everything on this board, but your posts are usually the most depressing chicken-little threads ever created. But if I point that out, I'm calling you a bad fan, right? Regarding any of that: put on your big girl panties and learn to cope. I don't think you're a ****ty fan, you're just a whiny one who runs around with your hair on fire when the team plays bad. That is a sucky attitude. People can be down about the team and point out flaws, but some people take it way overboard, and come off like doomsday loons regarding this team. That's the bucket I put you in. Sorry dude.
Threads like this is why 99.9999% of fans are unqualified to do anything but WATCH football.
Is Schaub perfect? No. Is he elite? No. Is NOW, right NOW, the correct time to try and make a switch to a different QB? Hells no. Crack rock smokin'.
We are 13-3. If you took your idea of benching Schaub to any professional NFL player, coach or commentator, you would be laughed at, and rightfully so. Your idea seems punitive, nothing more. It will teach him nothing, we will learning nothing new about Yates, and the team would scratch its head and wonder what the hell is going on.
There is NOTHING positive with doing something like this. Our team is experiencing some issues, not just with QB play, but all over the field, and you don't pull some idiotic move like benching your starting QB in order to "fix" something. The only fix is people playing better, both in individual effort, and as a group. Our OL is the most troubling issue right now, not the QB. QBs don't function well behind a shaky OL. The running game can't get going behind that OL. And what is Kubes doing? Running Foster up the gut into the backs of an OL that isn't getting any push or opening any holes.
And how, exactly, does benching Schaub fix any of those issues? I think our team is probably reeling a little bit from our recent troubles, and doing anything that hurts the morale of this team and makes them question the sanity of the coaching staff (aside from Kubiak's horrible playcalling) would make everyone in the country point at us and laugh like we just pissed ourselves while standing outside a restroom.
Schaub is not the QB we want...very few teams have the QB they want, but he's the QB we have and can be successful if other aspects of the game are working well. The basic fundamentals of the game call for a good OL with the ability to establish the run in order to open up the passing game. If that's working, QBs have an easier job, and Schaub is one of those guys who HAS to be comfortable and get in his rhythm to be effective. Do I like this limitation of us and the way he stiffens up and forces things when the OL/RBs aren't effective early? Hell no. We've seen that if we start off slow and we have issues getting a rush going, we will likely lose if going against a team that can score. We can't play from behind if we haven't put up over 20 points already.
But that unfortunate situation has happened only 3 times so far this season, with a few wins that presented a challenge due to our D falling down a bit. So to change things with the very last game meaning so much to our team, you go with your best chance of winning, and in 13 instances we won with Schaub and only lost 3 times. You make the smart play. Like, for instance, if you're on the goal line, you should PROBABLY run the damn ball to get the TD. Unless you're Kubiak. But I digress.
You don't set yourself on fire, run around like a chicken with your head cut off and burn everything to the ground in the face of adversity. Damn. Half the league would love to have Schaub as their QB. That doesn't make him great or elite, but that means we're heading to the playoffs once again. If Schaub starts stumbling next year, then there might be a time to see Yates to mix things up. I'm far more concerned with our line play on both sides of the ball.
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