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HOUSTON, August 8 The legend of Matt Schaub may have had its genesis on a late summer Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., with an embarrassing benching in a college season opener. N.F.L. reputations are usually built from something more auspicious than a junior briefly losing his job to a freshman, but in Schaubs case, Virginia Cavaliers Coach Al Grohs quick hook back in 2002 paved the way for a season that put Schaub on the N.F.L. radar screen.
Schaub has remained there ever since, existing just below the publics consciousness, a starter in waiting as the mythology about him grew among football insiders. Until now. Schaub will start for the Houston Texans this season, the first time he has been anything more than a very talked-about fill-in since college.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/s...en=944447cfc035ef12&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWSBut during a game in his second season, when Vick was hurt, Schaub served notice to general managers that he might have been ready for more. It was just his second pro start (his first was a miserable performance in a loss to the Saints in his rookie year). The opponent: the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots.
Belichick blitzed Schaub heavily and Schaub threw deep. Schaub rallied the Falcons from a 14-point deficit in the first half and a 15-point deficit late in the second half before Tom Brady led the game-winning drive. Schaub finished with 298 yards rushing, three touchdowns and no turnovers.
Those might have been the moments when people took notice and I made a name for myself, Schaub said after a recent practice.