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Just a precautionary backup till Hoyer is through concussion protocolPlease do the detail on B. Weeden -- who, what, when, where, how. Is a real idea or is just playing in the garbage pile?
Is there another available QB you would have preferred?
Bill O'Brien is cementing his role as the crypt keeper of NFL QBs.
At least we would never take any sacks.
Did you say we signed Weeble?
:Trophy:Well....
We got our 1st rounder at qb.
It's not about being angry at picking up Weeden, or whoever's available. It's about trying to get by with the likes of Fitzpatrick and Hoyer and not even trying to get you a franchise QB. I know nothing can be done about it now, but they need to get off their asses and draft a damn QB this coming April.I don't get why people are so angry about this pick up... there are NO good QBs available right now. Weeden actually has alot of game play experience this season, so I'm fine with it.
I guess that's my question too. Does anybody know why they keep Dysert on the PS and bring in the other QB's to back up Hoyer? Is it just experience or is he a slow learner? Or is he just no good? I just wish they had kept Savage on the active roster instead of putting him on IR. We might know a lot more about him and if he's got any chance to be "the QB" or not.Everyone making a big deal about what a bad move this is needs to maybe switch to decaf or something. This guy is going to get paid to hold a clipboard for a week or two at the most. He's about as much a "Texans QB" as Jake Delhomme was back in 2011.
Lots of stuff to pick on the Texans for where the offense (and particularly the QB position) is concerned but dressing Weeden up in a uniform to hold a clipboard isn't one of them.
Honestly though I wonder why Zac Dysert couldn't do that. It's not like Weeden is going to be in any way more effective after less than a week in our system. Regardless, NFL teams do this kind of crap all the time.
can we please stop hiring ex Browns qbs?
not that it matters that much, but still...
I couldn't agree with you more. Albeit at this stage of the season I'm not sure there was another better QB to sign.Silly, just silly. BoB and Rick have no idea what they are doing..
I think by now we've all figured out that the relative confidence of his QB's is not a real high Bill O'Brien priority.Dysert's confidence must be at an all time high right now
Somebody has to run the scout team. OB seems to prefer to have 2 QB's dressed and getting team reps during the week with a 3rd not dressing and running scout team.I guess that's my question too. Does anybody know why they keep Dysert on the PS and bring in the other QB's to back up Hoyer? Is it just experience or is he a slow learner? Or is he just no good? I just wish they had kept Savage on the active roster instead of putting him on IR. We might know a lot more about him and if he's got any chance to be "the QB" or not.
Yep! Just run to your local Walmart where they are $10 a dozen...It's not about being angry at picking up Weeden, or whoever's available. It's about trying to get by with the likes of Fitzpatrick and Hoyer and not even trying to get you a franchise QB. I know nothing can be done about it now, but they need to get off their asses and draft a damn QB this coming April.
And BTW, who cares if a guy has game play experience if he sucks? Weeden, Yates, Hoyer, not a lot of difference there. You won't be a consistent winner in this league with any of them.
Oh how soon we forget.Everyone making a big deal about what a bad move this is needs to maybe switch to decaf or something. This guy is going to get paid to hold a clipboard for a week or two at the most. He's about as much a "Texans QB" as Jake Delhomme was back in 2011.
Lots of stuff to pick on the Texans for where the offense (and particularly the QB position) is concerned but dressing Weeden up in a uniform to hold a clipboard isn't one of them.
Honestly though I wonder why Zac Dysert couldn't do that. It's not like Weeden is going to be in any way more effective after less than a week in our system. Regardless, NFL teams do this kind of crap all the time.
And that means what? If you're saying it doesn't matter at this point in the season who's brought in to back up Hoyer, you're right. Anybody that's available is pretty much in the $5 movie bin.Yep! Just run to your local Walmart where they are $10 a dozen...
No idea what you're talking about. I absolutely remember this. We're already at this point actually if you count Mallett being kicked to the curb. We're playing guys who weren't on our team and backing them up with a guy who won't be in another week. The difference is Schaub wasn't coming back that year and neither was Leinart. Hell, we could go get Leinart right now just for shits, giggles, and old times sake if we wanted. This year it's like we're down Savage and Mallett (he ain't coming back) but at least Hoyer will be back in another week most likely.Oh how soon we forget.
The problem is while it's pretty easy to remember the ones that did play (Keenum, Del Homme), it's difficult (for understandable reasons) to remember the ones that didn't. Last year it was Thad Lewis. Back in the Del Homme days, it was Jeff Garcia.Just a little side thought. When was the last time the Texans added a street FA QB mid-season and, through injury, he wasn't pretty much immediately required to play?? I really can't recall, going all the way back to Delhomme and the likes, they always seem to see the field. :/
Chanel?Weeden will wear #5
Fear. Fear that we will be forced to witness Weeden in a Texans uniform on an NFL field.I don't get why people are so angry about this pick up... there are NO good QBs available right now. Weeden actually has alot of game play experience this season, so I'm fine with it.
And this is why we fear. History tells us that it repeats itself...Just a little side thought. When was the last time the Texans added a street FA QB mid-season and, through injury, he wasn't pretty much immediately required to play?? I really can't recall, going all the way back to Delhomme and the likes, they always seem to see the field. :/
We've seen Hoyer and Fitz in a Texans uniform on the field already. Nothing should scare us at this point.Fear. Fear that we will be forced to witness Weeden in a Texans uniform on an NFL field.
And this is why we fear. History tells us that it repeats itself...
That's a valid argument, but I don't see what that has to do with the Weeden pick up being discussed here??? Savage got injured. Hoyer is injured. Mallet was being a cry baby. We need someone to back up TJ. Anyone we pick up now isn't going to be good.It's not about being angry at picking up Weeden, or whoever's available. It's about trying to get by with the likes of Fitzpatrick and Hoyer and not even trying to get you a franchise QB. I know nothing can be done about it now, but they need to get off their asses and draft a damn QB this coming April.
And BTW, who cares if a guy has game play experience if he sucks? Weeden, Yates, Hoyer, not a lot of difference there. You won't be a consistent winner in this league with any of them.
Not really. Every draft pick in the history of the NFl, including Manning, Elway, Luck all had no experience in the playoffs until they played that first game.We've seen Hoyer and Fitz in a Texans uniform on the field already. Nothing should scare us at this point.
And on Delhomme, at least we had a quarterback that had Super Bowl exp. on the roster. All these qb's OB brought in have zero playoff exp.
Now that's scary.
So you're saying I should not have bought that Weeden Texan jersey?Everyone making a big deal about what a bad move this is needs to maybe switch to decaf or something. This guy is going to get paid to hold a clipboard for a week or two at the most. He's about as much a "Texans QB" as Jake Delhomme was back in 2011.
Not at all. If the nameplate comes off, say "attached with velcro" then you're good to go!So you're saying I should not have bought that Weeden Texan jersey?
That was originally my thoughts as well... then I got to thinking, it's a concussion. Unless they're concerned there may be serious damage, neck maybe...Somebody has to run the scout team. OB seems to prefer to have 2 QB's dressed and getting team reps during the week with a 3rd not dressing and running scout team.
I won't pay for overpriced jerseys (ie NFL Official Jerseys), but having one with the name BACKUP QB with the "number" ?? would be cool.Not at all. If the nameplate comes off, say "attached with velcro" then you're good to go!
My point was, we didn't expect Schaub to get injured. But ok, send in the backup. But we never expected to see Yates, especially in the backups first game. So there is a good chance we might actually see Weeden get on the field for the Texans based on our history. If it really was just a signing to hold the clipboard as you said, no one would bat an eye. But I think some of us fully expect Weeden to see some playing time just based on our luck.No idea what you're talking about. I absolutely remember this. We're already at this point actually if you count Mallett being kicked to the curb. We're playing guys who weren't on our team and backing them up with a guy who won't be in another week. The difference is Schaub wasn't coming back that year and neither was Leinart. Hell, we could go get Leinart right now just for shits, giggles, and old times sake if we wanted. This year it's like we're down Savage and Mallett (he ain't coming back) but at least Hoyer will be back in another week most likely.
Can't rain (on the Texans) all the time.My point was, we didn't expect Schaub to get injured. But ok, send in the backup. But we never expected to see Yates, especially in the backups first game. So there is a good chance we might actually see Weeden get on the field for the Texans based on our history. If it really was just a signing to hold the clipboard as you said, no one would bat an eye. But I think some of us fully expect Weeden to see some playing time just based on our luck.
So you're saying there is a first time for everything?Can't rain (on the Texans) all the time.
It hasn't rained on the Texans all the time. We've had some great games and a couple of really nice seasons mixed in there. Sometimes I think we get so down about the bad things that we don't appreciate the successes. There haven't been as many as we would have liked. We haven't been the New England Patriots with their 12 (soon to be 13) straight seasons of double-digit wins but we've had some good games and caught some breaks every now and then.So you're saying there is a first time for everything?
Makes Sense to me.
Too late for me. 35-3 jaded the eff out of me. I've never been the same fan since then. Something deep inside of me simply won't allow it. That game broke me like a piece of glass shattering into a thousand pieces.It hasn't rained on the Texans all the time. We've had some great games and a couple of really nice seasons mixed in there. Sometimes I think we get so down about the bad things that we don't appreciate the successes. There haven't been as many as we would have liked. We haven't been the New England Patriots with their 12 (soon to be 13) straight seasons of double-digit wins but we've had some good games and caught some breaks every now and then.
It's dangerous I think to become too jaded as a fan. I've always thought that is what happened to Oilers fans over time. By the end of their run in Houston nothing would have bridged that divide between Houston and Bud Adams Oilers but a Super Bowl win. It's was "DO IT NOW OR GO AWAY" to a lot of people and the disillusionment was well earned by the team. I'm going to take my time getting to that point with the Texans because reaching that point at my age pretty much means the end of my football fandom.
We haven't even been the Bengals.It hasn't rained on the Texans all the time. We've had some great games and a couple of really nice seasons mixed in there. Sometimes I think we get so down about the bad things that we don't appreciate the successes. There haven't been as many as we would have liked. We haven't been the New England Patriots with their 12 (soon to be 13) straight seasons of double-digit wins but we've had some good games and caught some breaks every now and then.
That part about lacking a connection to our childhoods struck a note with me.Too late for me. 35-3 jaded the eff out of me. I've never been the same fan since then. Something deep inside of me simply won't allow it. That game broke me like a piece of glass shattering into a thousand pieces.
At this point, being a fan of the Houston Texans feels something like Stockholm syndrome. Lacking any connection to our childhoods like we had with the Oilers, when we were young, naive, and delusional kids, and lacking any sort of significant success to bond with in a positive manner, it seems like my emotional connection to the Texans is a mixture of sadness, pity, and just feeling sorry for them and us as Houstonians. That, and boredom and a lifelong love of pro football.