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Texans sign Jake Delhomme

Thorn said:
Exactly. Either Yates is the man, or it simply doesn't matter anymore this season.
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Hell Thorn, you and I are as good as any option out there. Although we would have to have special provisions built into our contracts: A) a fully stocked bar and B) an ashtray. :cow:
 
Well I think I will put on my loin cloth, shave my head and cover it with ashes. That seems to be the fashionable thing to do around here.

You are crying over not signing the 2007-2008 Garcia. Not the 2011 Garcia.

With 5 games left in the season, did you really think they could have found another Schaub waiting for his chance?

The Texans just hit some bad luck in a span of three weeks. There is really only one solution here...


BLOW UP THE ASTRODOME and get rid of the bad juju.
 
Bill, at 60, the only thing I'm running for is my next six pack. At even at that, it's a fast walk, not a run.
 
Thorn said:
:spit:




edit: oops. Forgot to quote Bill. Maybe I am QB material. For the Jags. LOL
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Your name doesn't sound like a Soap Opera star (Blaine Gabbert) with flowing yellow locks!! You'd be a bad fit in JAX!! Now, you have a receding hair line and you are a slow white guy (ala Matt Schaub)..

You fit here!
 
badboy said:
McNair likes as saves him bucks as Delhomme already has a retirement...whahahah
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"McNair likes as saves him bucks"???? :mcnugget:

Anyone candidate out there already has their retirement............ Well, except for Thorn and I.. BTW Thorn, that would be "C)" on our contracts.
 
Delhomme was seen standing on the field during the Patriots' post-game celebration; he later commented:

“I wanted to catch up to the moment of what it feels like to be on the other side, to be on this side, the losing side. To let it sink in, to hurt, so when we start practice in the fall, the two-a-days and there are days during the season when I’m tired and I want to go home, but I need to watch that extra film. I want to get back there, but I want to get on the other side of that field. They rope you off, the losing team basically. I just want to get on the other side of that rope. I just wanted to watch and let it sink in and hurt a little bit. When I have a tough day, I’ll just think about that feeling and it will make me dig down just a little deeper.”
-on losing the Super Bowl,
 
:hankpalm:

Oh well...at least he has absolutely no chance of playing (at least I pray he doesn't). Still, I don't understand the logic behind this. The only thing I can think of is that they wanted someone on the roster who had been to the Super Bowl - which is pretty half-baked if you ask me.
 
Texan_Bill said:
"McNair likes as saves him bucks"???? :mcnugget:

Anyone candidate out there already has their retirement............ Well, except for Thorn and I.. BTW Thorn, that would be "C)" on our contracts.
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I think they should sign all three of us .... I think we could get thru a series or two one play at a time.


But I demand provision D) a fully stocked hot tub full of strippers , along with the other provisions.
 
Ole Miss Texan said:
yawn.

Replace any other QB's name above and the thread would be going the exact same. "He sucks, he's useless, good locker room guy, experienced and can help Yates, would hate to have to play him... yadda yadda yadda"

I think Yates is our guy the rest of the season. Need some backup QBs heaven forbid we have to reach to our 4th our 5th for the season. But I'll take Yates over Clemens, Delhomme, Garcia, Favre, Culpepper, etc.
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LikeMike said:
Chill out guys... he is our #3QB. What are the chances of our other 2 QBs injuring themselves.

Well, he has some Superbowl experience, so maybe he can be a good role model and perhaps give some advice here and there. But really, if we have to go to our 5th QB this season, there really isn`t any hope left for a good end of the season.

Edit: Oh and just as a german I have to correct GP here: it is Wiener Schnitzel ;-)
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TexanFan881 said:
LOL Jeff Garcia played in the UFL last year...and had a very bad ending to the season...4 TDs and 9 INTs in the second half of the season. He's 41 years old. Jake Delhomme was on an NFL team up until after the lockout. He's been in the NFL more recently than Garcia. You guys are ridiculous. Either signee was not going to start anyways!
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imatexan said:
We have a QB who has played in the big game.

Seriously though, I didn't want Jake but we really didn't have many options.

I mean he was with the BROWNS last year, we have the best defense in the NFL and a fantastic running game(not to mention some good receivers including this guy named Andre Johnson). He does not need to do much but keep the game under control and not turn it over which over course he has always done.

Pros:
-He is a career winner
-He has playoff experience(including the Superbowl)
-He is not very old compared to some other QBs in question

Cons:
-He is a INT machine
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I'm afraid I'm going to put you people on probation for not expressing the appropriate amount of fear, disgust, dismay, disappointment, anguish, and anger over this selection.
We'll have no more of that level-headed logic crap and a lot more of this....
:overreact:
and maybe some of this...
:firehair::firehair:

Now go back and repost and let's get it right this time
:sarcasm:
 
Hervoyel said:
Actually he's going to be the #2 QB. The guy we picked up last week was taking the #3 spot because Yates had been promoted to #2 and Leinart had been promoted to #1.

Now Yates is #1, Delhomme will be #2 and back him up, and Clemens will continue to run the scout team and go pick up pizzas after practice.
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I calls it the 3-3-3 plan. No number 1 QB? No number 2 QB? Not a problem. We have 3 back up QB's now. No matter who you put in, you have a 3rd string QB fresh and hot off the practice squad.
 
Remember, Delhomme backed up Kurt Warner in NFL Europe.

I'm not sure exactly what that has to do with the price of tea in China but it had to be said.
 
Hervoyel said:
Now Yates is #1, Delhomme will be #2 and back him up, and Clemens will continue to run the scout team and go pick up pizzas after practice.
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I hope this is true. I'm really happy with Delhomme. whether the decision was made because he was the only one we could afford, or if they thought he was the better option, I like it.

Always been a Delhomme fan. (not fan as in fan, but I've always rooted for him). Good ole boy from Louisiana. Half the guys from work just became Texans fans.
 
Corrosion said:
Kubiak never told McNair he could fix a broken HWWNBM .... He did say that HWWNBM had the physical tools to be a top tier NFL QB if he would commit to working hard on the details and nuances of the game. He didnt have the mental aptitude nor "Want To". Nothing Kubiak or any other coach can do to change that.

There's a whole lot of difference there.


If you ever saw a Texas practice while HHWNBM was around , by week 8 of that season Kubiak had gone from being hard on the guy to .... -shakes head , I give up- .... when a mistake was made , corrections were made and the same mistake was made again.

$24 million dollar body , 2 bit brain. Thats how you can sum up HWWNBM.
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Really? It's funny, but I'm not the only one who seems to have heard that. Link to Steph Stradley from March 2007
Yes, McNair is a nice guy, but I think he was failed by the football guys around him. Dan Reeves said Carr wasn't the problem, and then Kubiak says Carr can be fixed based mostly on the only info he had--watching video. He couldn't have had first hand experience of how Carr responded to coaching.
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Did he say what the new boss wanted to hear...maybe. Let's not act like he told McNair that Carr was hopeless.
 
have to spread rep .. that was funny vinny

so...

can Jake do the bootleg? can he run this type of offense?
can pick it up quickly?


obviously Gary thinks so..(or HAS TO) ... what is his strengths and weaknesses ?
which Jake can we see? (or hope if TJ can't do it)
 
triplethreat said:
You guys better pray it doesn't come down to this guy playing in a game. He makes the worst decisions as a QB. He's a complete bum.
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I dont think its so much the decisions as it is he cant do the things he could earlier in his career and his reads havent adjusted for the lack of physical ability .... He's got a Favre mentality with a Pennington arm.
 
For all we know, TJ Yates gets hurt and Delhomme comes in and kills it. I hope the kid stays healthy and kills it, but I never thought ML would last less than 1 game.
 
Why is this a bad thing. I can't see Yates getting us anywhere in the playoffs. I think our chances would be much better with Jake. Although I don't think it's worth investing to much time in Jake. Yate's a rookie with much potienal.
 
I wish I had another hand so I could give this pickup 3 thumbs down.....Hope TJ plays to the level we need him to or like so many have said....we are screwed..
 
I'm obviously in the minority here but I prefer the 36-year old guy who was taking NFL snaps last year to two 40-something guys who haven't taken NFL snaps in at least two years.

No matter who we picked up, the hope and expectation is that neither of the two backups have to take a single snap during a game.

But who knows what will unfold next in this Twilight Zone season.
 
Corrosion said:
I dont think its so much the decisions as it is he cant do the things he could earlier in his career and his reads havent adjusted for the lack of physical ability .... He's got a Favre mentality with a Pennington arm.
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I think he doesn't expect to do everything. He has to make plays, the receivers have to make plays. Sometimes he took chances & they didn't work out.

I'm fine with that.

We've got some ballers & some bailers. Andre & OD are both, they're going to make plays & they're going to bail you out. Dressen, Walter, & Mason.... bailers, they're going to keep you out of trouble.

Then Jacoby is a baller. Get the ball in his hands & it's on.

Delhomme if he ever gets the opportunity (& I'm not expecting him to) has an Arm neither AJ or JJ can outrun.
 
He is a guy that played great at times - and played aweful at times. The last couple of years he pretty much always played aweful. He is like a poor mans Eli Manning - just that his good side didn`t come out in a long time.

It was a lottery out there anyways. If Kubiak liked him, I´m alright with it. Here`s a guy with Superbowl experience (and not as a game manager either, he took that team to the Superbowl) - that seems to be a team first guy who is alright with being a backup. If he has to come in and play - well then we`re down to the 4th or 5th QB, not much you can expect anyways. If he doesn`t maybe he at least can mentor a little and do great on the scout team.

Let`s just hope Yates stays healthy and he can be what we all hope he will be.
 
likemike said:
he is a guy that played great at times - and played aweful at times. The last couple of years he pretty much always played aweful. He is like a poor mans eli manning - just that his good side didn`t come out in a long time.

It was a lottery out there anyways. If kubiak liked him, i´m alright with it. Here`s a guy with superbowl experience (and not as a game manager either, he took that team to the superbowl) - that seems to be a team first guy who is alright with being a backup. If he has to come in and play - well then we`re down to the 4th or 5th qb, not much you can expect anyways. If he doesn`t maybe he at least can mentor a little and do great on the scout team.

Let`s just hope yates stays healthy and he can be what we all hope he will be.
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msr
 
Corrosion said:
I think they should sign all three of us .... I think we could get thru a series or two one play at a time.


But I demand provision D) a fully stocked hot tub full of strippers , along with the other provisions.
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There's actually a huge hot tub down in the bowels of the stadium (near the lap pool) and the strippers double as cheerleaders. So with that said provision "D" is covered.
 
I like the hire. Apparently I am in a huge minority. If everybody thinks a rookie who hasn't played all year can handle the pressure of the playoffs, especially in the red zone, "C'mon man." I don't have anything against Yates, he's one of our draft picks and he might be the greatest thing since sliced bread in a year or two. But personally, I don't want to give him the keys to the car when it matters yet. I would rather have a veteran handing off to Foster & Tate and throwing low risk passes or especially catchup passes. I don't want us to go into our first playoff game with our hands tied behind our back. JMO.
 
nut said:
I like the hire. Apparently I am in a huge minority. If everybody thinks a rookie who hasn't played all year can handle the pressure of the playoffs, especially in the red zone, "C'mon man." I don't have anything against Yates, he's one of our draft picks and he might be the greatest thing since sliced bread in a year or two. But personally, I don't want to give him the keys to the car when it matters yet. I would rather have a veteran handing off to Foster & Tate and throwing low risk passes or especially catchup passes. I don't want us to go into our first playoff game with our hands tied behind our back. JMO.
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You want to give those keys to somebody that doesn't know the playbook, hasn't worked with the receivers and has a 10/25 TD/INT ratio the last 2 years? No thank you. I'll take my chances with the rookie.

And this signing was never about getting someone to QB over Yates. It was about getting a body on the roster that could play the position. Yates is the guy. That's who the 2011 Texans will live or die with.

I actually feel better about him than I did Leinart because I've seen Leinart's act. We know nothing about Yates just like Pats fans knew nothing about Brady, just like Rams fans knew nothing about Warner. Not saying Yates will be that, just that you never know where players can come from.

And as I've said before, if this thing gets past your 3rd QB, it doesn't really matter much what QB that wasn't on a 2011 NFL roster you throw out there. You're pretty much done.
 
Speedy said:
You want to give those keys to somebody that doesn't know the playbook, hasn't worked with the receivers and has a 10/25 TD/INT ratio the last 2 years? No thank you. I'll take my chances with the rookie.

And this signing was never about getting someone to QB over Yates. It was about getting a body on the roster that could play the position. Yates is the guy. That's who the 2011 Texans will live or die with.

I actually feel better about him than I did Leinart because I've seen Leinart's act. We know nothing about Yates just like Pats fans knew nothing about Brady, just like Rams fans knew nothing about Warner. Not saying Yates will be that, just that you never know where players can come from.

And as I've said before, if this thing gets past your 3rd QB, it doesn't really matter much what QB that wasn't on a 2011 NFL roster you throw out there. You're pretty much done.
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Having to go to the 2nd string guy is pretty bad, but getting to the 3rd usually means you are done. But I feel really confident in Yates and like you feel better with Yates leading our team over Leinart.
 
Grams said:
Having to go to the 2nd string guy is pretty bad, but getting to the 3rd usually means you are done. But I feel really confident in Yates and like you feel better with Yates leading our team over Leinart.
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The reason for that may be that over the Kubiak regime, we have seen several examples of Kubiak sticking with his 'guy' over the younger, more talented player. I'm not necessarily knocking his philosophy because it does build trust with players, but it definitely has happened.
 
jaayteetx said:
Looks like Delhomme is officially the backup this week, pray for Yates's health.
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Delhomme could probably throw an interception warming up on the sideline.
 
jaayteetx said:
Looks like Delhomme is officially the backup this week, pray for Yates's health.
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I still think Delhomme has something left in the tank. Just a gut feeling though. Part of me kind of wants to see how he'll do, but not at the expense of TJ Yates playing poorly. Maybe we'll blow a team out and get to see Delhomme at some point this season.
 
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