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All Encompassing Matt Schaub Thread

With the contract restructure it makes the deal appear better. If Oakland views as a stop gap starter who could regain form it's a win for both teams really.

Another case of hope he does well, just wasn't going to happen in Houston.
 
Nitrofish said:
Edit: You gotta wonder what it feels like to be TP. I mean how does one feel about being demoted to 3rd string, and most likely cut for a 32 year old, washed up, record pick 6 throwing, concrete shoes wearing, mediocre QB like Matt Schaub?
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Who besides the Raiders ever thought Pryor could play QB in the NFL? Now, they know better. Pryor was Al Davis' last draft pick. That should tell you everything you need to know about Pryor.
 
Nitrofish said:
Thanks for the share TK. Was a good interview and debate. It's funny that this will be the soap opera story of the season. All of the haters sitting on the edge of their seat chanting "pick 6", pick 6, pick 6" every time Schaub plays, and all of the supporters fingers crossed, biting their nails chanting "no pick 6, no pick 6, no pick 6". Good Luck Matt!

Edit: You gotta wonder what it feels like to be TP. I mean how does one feel about being demoted to 3rd string, and most likely cut for a 32 year old, washed up, record pick 6 throwing, concrete shoes wearing, mediocre QB like Matt Schaub?
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Not sure why TP is demanding a trade or release. At this point he's not going to get a much better chance at seeing playing time elsewhere. Schaub is penciled in as starter, but if he struggles or gets injured he could be next in line if he sat down and worked at learning to be an NFL QB.

The only other option is head back to the state of Ohio in Cleveland to battle for a spot.
 
Goldensilence said:
Not sure why TP is demanding a trade or release. At this point he's not going to get a much better chance at seeing playing time elsewhere. Schaub is penciled in as starter, but if he struggles or gets injured he could be next in line if he sat down and worked at learning to be an NFL QB.

The only other option is head back to the state of Ohio in Cleveland to battle for a spot.
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I had heard reports that TP had demanded his trade/release before the trade was even publicly being discussed. So it sounds like he's unhappy with something he's heard from the coaches about the direction they want to go or they're asking him to do something he doesn't want to do.
 
Lucky said:
Who besides the Raiders ever thought Pryor could play QB in the NFL? Now, they know better. Pryor was Al Davis' last draft pick. That should tell you everything you need to know about Pryor.
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I agree with this, but I would imagine that TP himself thinks he can play, which is why he is so upset they went out and got MS. Al Davis lost his mind over the last decade, but prior to that, he was pretty good at spotting talent. Obviously he got this one wrong.

Goldensilence said:
Not sure why TP is demanding a trade or release. At this point he's not going to get a much better chance at seeing playing time elsewhere. Schaub is penciled in as starter, but if he struggles or gets injured he could be next in line if he sat down and worked at learning to be an NFL QB.

The only other option is head back to the state of Ohio in Cleveland to battle for a spot.
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It has to be a pride thing, because you are right. Any clear thinking human should see opportunity to gain valuable mentoring from someone who has played at a high level in the NFL, but apparently Pryor thinks he is better than Schaub and should be starting.

I have not heard any teams clamoring to acquire TP, but who knows, someone might have some interest in such a project.

"The night of the fight, you may feel a slight sting. That's pride ****ing with you. **** pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps" -Marsellus Wallace
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Nitrofish said:
Al Davis lost his mind over the last decade, but prior to that, he was pretty good at spotting talent. Obviously he got this one wrong.
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Al Davis was the driving force behind the AFL, whose merger with the NFL was the impetus for pro football overtaking baseball and becoming the nation's new pastime. What we watch on Sundays now is AFL football, which was Al Davis' vision. If there was a Mt Rushmore of pro football, Al Davis should be on it. But he had no business running the Raiders at the end. And everyone except Davis knew it.
 
Lucky said:
Al Davis was the driving force behind the AFL, whose merger with the NFL was the impetus for pro football overtaking baseball and becoming the nation's new pastime. What we watch on Sundays now is AFL football, which was Al Davis' vision. If there was a Mt Rushmore of pro football, Al Davis should be on it. But he had no business running the Raiders at the end. And everyone except Davis knew it.
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:goodpost:

Spot on.
 
Lucky said:
Al Davis was the driving force behind the AFL, whose merger with the NFL was the impetus for pro football overtaking baseball and becoming the nation's new pastime. What we watch on Sundays now is AFL football, which was Al Davis' vision. If there was a Mt Rushmore of pro football, Al Davis should be on it. But he had no business running the Raiders at the end. And everyone except Davis knew it.
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Sounds similar to that other NFL team in Texas.....
 
Lucky said:
Al Davis was the driving force behind the AFL, whose merger with the NFL was the impetus for pro football overtaking baseball and becoming the nation's new pastime. What we watch on Sundays now is AFL football, which was Al Davis' vision. If there was a Mt Rushmore of pro football, Al Davis should be on it. But he had no business running the Raiders at the end. And everyone except Davis knew it.
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I agree completely. MSR

The AFL was good for pro football. They pushed the envelop to make games exciting and challenged the old guard of the NFL to wake up. Today's NFL would not be what it is without the passing game, and the AFL's influence is a big part of that on-going trend.
 
infantrycak said:
Pryor was worse than Schaub last year and hasn't shown anything to make folks believe he will ever be pre-injury Schaub.
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msr

Vance87 said:
Maurice Jones-Drew thinks Matt Schaub can lead Raiders to Super Bowl

http://nfl.si.com/2014/04/02/maurice-jones-drew-matt-schaub-oakland-raiders-super-bowl/?eref=sihp
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I don't know what anyone expects MJD to say. "No way, he sucks, I only came here for the cash" I mean it seemed to me like MJD tried to get off the topic pretty quick, and his answer was weird anyway. Schaub has never been under Super Bowl type pressure as he suggested. He has faced the pressure of a Super Bowl or Bust season, but even though he did not have much help from the rest of the team, he did not perform well under that kind of pressure.

The Raiders fans see Schaub as an upgrade over what they have had since Rich Gannon, so I am not sure there is as much pressure to win as there was in Houston last season. If the Raiders snag Evans in the draft, I could see Schaub doing very well in Oakland.
 
Nitrofish said:
Schaub has never been under Super Bowl type pressure as he suggested. He has faced the pressure of a Super Bowl or Bust season, but even though he did not have much help from the rest of the team, he did not perform well under that kind of pressure.
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This team looked great with Schaub under center in 2011. We looked like a team that could win the Super Bowl. 2012, they did a good job of saying it was about the team, but everyone "knew" we didn't win it in 2011 because Schaub missed the end of the season. We were among the favorites to get to the Super Bowl in 2012, you're right, even though the whole team fell apart, the onus was placed squarely on Schaub.

2013 the pressure to win a Super Bowl was there & when he started the season throwing TDs to the other team, it was difficult not to put the blame on Schaub, even though he sat on the bench from week 7 on. I say difficult, because even though we won those first two games, the pick 6s kept coming, but the wins did not.
 
thunderkyss said:
This team looked great with Schaub under center in 2011. We looked like a team that could win the Super Bowl. 2012, they did a good job of saying it was about the team, but everyone "knew" we didn't win it in 2011 because Schaub missed the end of the season. We were among the favorites to get to the Super Bowl in 2012, you're right, even though the whole team fell apart, the onus was placed squarely on Schaub.

2013 the pressure to win a Super Bowl was there & when he started the season throwing TDs to the other team, it was difficult not to put the blame on Schaub, even though he sat on the bench from week 7 on. I say difficult, because even though we won those first two games, the pick 6s kept coming, but the wins did not.
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Remember now that Rivers also started out his season throwing a TD to the other team, yet he still had a pretty good season. The pick 6's are way overblown, and those who believe they would have just kept coming are kidding themselves. I can only think of 1 that actually cost the Texans the game. The rest of the losses were team losses, not all on Schaub.

Peyton Manning and John Elway held the previous record for consecutive pick 6's, and they were allowed to play through it and not pulled for a 1st year UDFA because fans and the owner had a boner (nice rhyme) for a former U of H QB, who clearly was not ready when his number was called.

I'm am not going to go into again, but everyone gave up on the season way too soon in my eyes, and I believe the Texans would have won more than 2 games had Schaub been allowed to play through the slump IMHO. How many more? Who knows, but giving up on the season, and throwing Keenum to the wolves was a bad idea.
 
Nitrofish said:
I'm am not going to go into again, but everyone gave up on the season way too soon in my eyes, and I believe the Texans would have won more than 2 games had Schaub been allowed to play through the slump IMHO. How many more? Who knows, but giving up on the season, and throwing Keenum to the wolves was a bad idea.
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I'm with you. & when I saw the Steelers wishing & praying the Chargers would lose so they could get in at 8-8... smdh, all I could do. At 9-7 we would've been in since we beat San Diego week 1.

I had thought we learned that what you do in September don't mean crap, it's how you finish in December. I know things didn't look good for us December 2013, but they had already given up by then.

But the coaches are gone & ultimately they're the ones most responsible. Even if the owner is screaming from on high, start Case, start Case, as a coach you can keep doing what you know gives us the best chance to win (start Schaub) or find a way to make Case win. Our coaches couldn't do either....

So I'm done with that, ready to move on.
 
Matty Pick 6 maybe the starter in Oakland, but the Texans starter is magic....


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FitzMagic!
 
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Remember now that Rivers also started out his season throwing a TD to the other team, yet he still had a pretty good season. The pick 6's are way overblown, and those who believe they would have just kept coming are kidding themselves. I can only think of 1 that actually cost the Texans the game. The rest of the losses were team losses, not all on Schaub.
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Just came across an interesting number on Schaub.........In his three seasons in Atlanta, Schaub passed for 1.033 yards and six touchdowns and six interceptions as he served as Michael Vick's backup.
 
Nitrofish said:
Remember now that Rivers also started out his season throwing a TD to the other team, yet he still had a pretty good season. The pick 6's are way overblown, and those who believe they would have just kept coming are kidding themselves. I can only think of 1 that actually cost the Texans the game. The rest of the losses were team losses, not all on Schaub.

Peyton Manning and John Elway held the previous record for consecutive pick 6's, and they were allowed to play through it and not pulled for a 1st year UDFA because fans and the owner had a boner (nice rhyme) for a former U of H QB, who clearly was not ready when his number was called.

I'm am not going to go into again, but everyone gave up on the season way too soon in my eyes, and I believe the Texans would have won more than 2 games had Schaub been allowed to play through the slump IMHO. How many more? Who knows, but giving up on the season, and throwing Keenum to the wolves was a bad idea.
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Are you forgetting that Schaub started a few games after he proved he was terrible and he performed, predictably, terribly? Have you seen his stats the games that he started at the end of the year? You forget about all those picks he threw then, too?
 
I have not forgotten anything. I'm just a big picture guy. I don't base my opinions off of single games, or single seasons. No question Schaub was horrible last season, but no matter how hard you try to say it does, it does not make his career horrible.

It's funny to me how you guys cherry pick to make your points. Last season was last season, and it has not defined Schaub's career, at least not yet. If he plays in Oakland as he did last season for the Texans, it surely will, but give it a rest. Schaub's gone, and now we have Fitzmagic, and I for one can't wait to see that party train.
 
I don't think anyone has said he's had a horrible career and I certainly haven't. Schaub had displayed about 1.5 seasons of inept and turnover-prone QB play. That was enough for me to see that he doesn't have it anymore. I don't think Fitzpatrick is better but I think he's pretty much the same and makes a hell of a lot less to play.
 
TheIronDuke said:
I don't think anyone has said he's had a horrible career and I certainly haven't. Schaub had displayed about 1.5 seasons of inept and turnover-prone QB play. That was enough for me to see that he doesn't have it anymore.
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I don't know if he's got it anymore or not, but I'm ready to move on. Texans have been moving in the right direction since Kubiak got here, Schaub was a big part of that. But it's time to move on.

Hopefully we continue in the right direction.
 
NFL.com's Around the League Writer Chris Wesseling asks "Oakland Raiders' Matt Schaub broken beyond repair?"

Never cared much for this guys articles no matter who they are on, but I did find one tidbit interesting regarding the belief around here that the Lisfranc injury was the cause of Schaub's demise.

Although there were late 2012 whispers that a hidden injury might be the root cause of Schaub's precipitous decline, the game film reveals no smoking gun. -Chris Wesseling
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Not that his opinion proves or disproves these claims, but after studying film I came to the same conclusion.

But looking at this list of injuries it's makes an impact on how battered the guy was. Except for the bolded which I had to laugh at. When did an X-Ray or MRI become and injury? And what exactly is a lingering throwing shoulder injury that isn't listed prior to the lingering comment? Is an MRI on your hip considered an injury now? Don't they perform these things as a precaution? Anyone aware of this hip injury?

Matt Schaub's injury history
Torn ligaments in ankle - 2013
X-rays on left shoulder; ear injury - 2012
Lisfranc surgery; lingering throwing shoulder injury; MRI on hip - 2011
Inflamed bursa sac in knee; rib injury - 2010
Dislocated left shoulder; ankle injury - 2009
Torn MCL - 2008
Dislocated left shoulder; concussion; ankle; hip and lower back injuries - 2007

Wesseling goes on to say:
Successful pro quarterbacks don't turn stale over time. The fall is sudden and steep. -Chris Wesseling
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Sure hope Schaub can prove him wrong, and I can't help but feel like this article is more of a dig at the Raiders than it is at Schaub.

What do you think?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...land-raiders-matt-schaub-broken-beyond-repair
 
Nitrofish said:
NFL.com's Around the League Writer Chris Wesseling asks "Oakland Raiders' Matt Schaub broken beyond repair?"

Never cared much for this guys articles no matter who they are on, but I did find one tidbit interesting regarding the belief around here that the Lisfranc injury was the cause of Schaub's demise.



Not that his opinion proves or disproves these claims, but after studying film I came to the same conclusion.

But looking at this list of injuries it's makes an impact on how battered the guy was. Except for the bolded which I had to laugh at. When did an X-Ray or MRI become and injury? And what exactly is a lingering throwing shoulder injury that isn't listed prior to the lingering comment? Is an MRI on your hip considered an injury now? Don't they perform these things as a precaution? Anyone aware of this hip injury?

Matt Schaub's injury history
Torn ligaments in ankle - 2013
X-rays on left shoulder; ear injury - 2012
Lisfranc surgery; lingering throwing shoulder injury; MRI on hip - 2011
Inflamed bursa sac in knee; rib injury - 2010
Dislocated left shoulder; ankle injury - 2009
Torn MCL - 2008
Dislocated left shoulder; concussion; ankle; hip and lower back injuries - 2007
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An MRI or an x-ray isn't an injury but it's and indication that you're hurt in that area. You don't get an x-ray of your shoulder because it feels good.

And the thing about injuries is that they can get into your head and change the way you do things or think about things. I think that's what happened to Schaub after the lisfranc injury. I'm not saying he also wasn't experience residual physical effects but I think the mental aspects were what fell apart. His decision making suffered.
 
Nitrofish said:
NFL.com's Around the League Writer Chris Wesseling asks "Oakland Raiders' Matt Schaub broken beyond repair?"
Although there were late 2012 whispers that a hidden injury might be the root cause of Schaub's precipitous decline, the game film reveals no smoking gun. -Chris Wesseling
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I didn't read the article, but I didn't see anything to lead me to believe the foot was an issue at anytime in the last two years. Last year, he actually looked healthier than I had seen him in a long time & was really looking forward to an exciting year.

But alas... the record he broke was nowhere near my radar.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
An MRI or an x-ray isn't an injury but it's and indication that you're hurt in that area. You don't get an x-ray of your shoulder because it feels good.

And the thing about injuries is that they can get into your head and change the way you do things or think about things. I think that's what happened to Schaub after the lisfranc injury. I'm not saying he also wasn't experience residual physical effects but I think the mental aspects were what fell apart. His decision making suffered.
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Duh... but it is not an injury just because and X Ray or MRI is ordered. It hurts, but I had lots of parts that hurt after every game I ever played in, and to list it as on that injury list is fabrication to make his point.
 
Nitrofish said:
Duh... but it is not an injury just because and X Ray or MRI is ordered. It hurts, but I had lots of parts that hurt after every game I ever played in, and to list it as on that injury list is fabrication to make his point.
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Do you realize how long Tom Brady has been on the injury report of the New England Patriots with a Shoulder Injury?
 
Nitrofish said:
Anyone aware of this hip injury?

Matt Schaub's injury history
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I am only responding to this question and his "throwing" shoulder injury. Yes, I was well aware of the history of his hip "injury." It was compliments of none other than Fat Albert, who managed to accurately direct his helmet into Schaub's hip. It was simply a muscle contusion injury, with no structural damage ever found from then to the present.

As far as the "throwing" shoulder injury. He first sustained a soft tissue bruise injury to his throwing shoulder in 2003 while at Virginia. Although it was reported initially as a "shoulder separation," no structural damage was ever detected with any imaging. He was held out two games without any firther problems the remainder of the season (in fact, he went on to score a 141 QB rating for that year). His 2011 listing (immediately prior to his Lisfranc) as a "lingering" throwing shoulder injury, was anything but lingering. It was a result of a significant right chest (pectoralis major muscle) contusion (bruise). Again, no structural damage was revealed on imaging the shoulder. Anyone whose ever had a significant muscular chest bruise, knows that any movement of the shoulder on the affected side can be extremely painful and limiting of its range of motion.

Wesseling would probably do better leaving injury reporting and interpretation to someone else.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
I am only responding to this question and his "throwing" shoulder injury. Yes, I was well aware of the history of his hip "injury." It was compliments of none other than Fat Albert, who managed to accurately direct his helmet into Schaub's hip. It was simply a muscle contusion injury, with no structural damage ever found from then to the present.

As far as the "throwing" shoulder injury. He first sustained a soft tissue bruise injury to his throwing shoulder in 2003 while at Virginia. Although it was reported initially as a "shoulder separation," no structural damage was ever detected with any imaging. He was held out two games without any firther problems the remainder of the season (in fact, he went on to score a 141 QB rating for that year). His 2011 listing (immediately prior to his Lisfranc) as a "lingering" throwing shoulder injury, was anything but lingering. It was a result of a significant right chest (pectoralis major muscle) contusion (bruise). Again, no structural damage was revealed on imaging the shoulder. Anyone whose ever had a significant muscular chest bruise, knows that any movement of the shoulder on the affected side can be extremely painful and limiting of its range of motion.

Wesseling would probably do better leaving injury reporting and interpretation to someone else.
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You are the Joel Buchsbaum of NFL injuries!!!

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Oakland Raiders QB Matt Schaub is excited to have more control of the offense in Oakland. "To come to an offense where the coach is looking to give you more freedom, and looking to give you more control of things," Schaub said. "I had that in some aspects in Houston, but there are things I'm being asked to do here that I didn't have control of in Houston. I would have loved to, but we just weren't in control of it. To now be in that position, and being the quarterback, that's such a great place to be because you can get everyone on the same page."
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Per KFFL.

Interesting to see it come from the horse's mouth finally.

Also makes me curious how this dynamic plays out in Baltimore with Kubiak as an OC. Does he take freedoms (if they existed in the first place) from Flacco, or does he bite his tongue and submit to how things were done?
 
nero THE zero said:
Per KFFL.

Interesting to see it come from the horse's mouth finally.

Also makes me curious how this dynamic plays out in Baltimore with Kubiak as an OC. Does he take freedoms (if they existed in the first place) from Flacco, or does he bite his tongue and submit to how things were done?
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Ditto on the first. Schaub as a rule looked good when directing the two minute offense. I'm happy for the guy.

To the second, I've wondered how much latitude GK would have to run "his" offence. Will Harbaugh just turn over the reins, or real him in.

It's going to be an interesting season on many fronts.
 
Matt Schaub excited to have more control with Raiders

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One responsibility Schaub didn't have in Gary Kubiak's offense during his seven seasons with the Houston Texans was the ability to make his own checks and calls at the line. The 32-year-old quarterback hints that he might finally have those duties.

"To now be in that position, and being the quarterback, that's such a great place to be because you can get everyone on the same page," Schaub said. "You can get into a great play, a better play that you had called. ... It's a work in progress, but I'm ecstatic to have that situation because it's something I've wanted to try and get to."
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Some people denied it until the end, but I think it was fairly obvious that Schaub didn't have as much control at the LOS as some would have liked to believe.

And I'm not talking Peyton Manning style audibling...I'm just talking averge run of the mill type stuff that most good QB's can do.

As much as I was down on Schaub, I will say that I did want to see how he'd do with a little more freedom.

Kubiak's offense is great. I have some first hand experience with that type of offense. You don't have to have the most talented guys out there to be successful with it. I also know that for the QB a lot of it is streamlined. QB's will almost always perform better in that offense than they do in other places. But at the same time, there are certain points within a game where it can hurt a QB. Overall numbers might be better, but in specific instances it might hold a QB back some.
 
I thought it was fairly common knowledge (and even substantiated) that Schaub had 2-3 options at the LOS, but they were very limited in scope.
 
I think the question always was the chicken and egg thing. Was the offense the same for John Elway as for Schaub, or was Schaub not given free reign because he wasn't capable in Kube's eyes?

In other words is the offense the offense no matter who is under center, or is it dependent upon the signal caller. :kitten:
 
If Schaub excels in Oakland and shows that he's capable of making pre-snap adjustments, then perhaps the only logical conclusion is that Kubiak was a control freak.

Sage Rosenfels talked a lot about this offense after he left Houston. He said it is good for QBs because it is easy to learn, but bad because it never gave QBs much control to change things.

Here is that radio interview on the forum. It was a very informative conversation with Rosenfels:

Sage Rosenfels talking about playing QB in our Offense
 
WolverineFan said:
I thought this was pretty well established around these parts.
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Yes, true, it was, but there was always that underlying debate regarding "why" he was a control freak, i.e. because Schaub was incapable or Gary was unwilling to give his QBs more autonomy on the field.
 
Double Barrel said:
Yes, true, it was, but there was always that underlying debate regarding "why" he was a control freak, i.e. because Schaub was incapable or Gary was unwilling to give his QBs more autonomy on the field.
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I was always of the belief that it was all Gary and had nothing to do with Schaub. Schaub is an intelligent guy and could make those calls if given the clearance. Gary wants total control of the offense though.
 
JMO, but I think it was on Gary. I think he was slow to change and wasn't very flexible.

I don't think Schaub was so dumb that he couldn't handle more responsibilities.

Of course I always hold out hope that people can learn. So maybe Kubiak will learn from some mistakes he made here and improve himself in Oakland.
 
WolverineFan said:
I was always of the belief that it was all Gary and had nothing to do with Schaub. Schaub is an intelligent guy and could make those calls if given the clearance. Gary wants total control of the offense though.
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I agree, which is what I was alluding to in my initial post about thinking this was fairly common knowledge.

Kubiak, and Wade, both had a very stubborn attitudes that if the players would execute their schemes correctly, then they could beat anyone. But, that perspective never seemed to put much importance on adjustments and predictability, and it certainly never seemed to give the QB much discretion.

I doubt Kubiak has that kind of latitude in Baltimore. Just a hunch on my part, but I think Harbaugh is in full control and will set the agenda and how they implement it.
 
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Some people denied it until the end, but I think it was fairly obvious that Schaub didn't have as much control at the LOS as some would have liked to believe.
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So far, what I've read it sounds like Matt will be calling his protections, something Chris Myers did in Houston, with Kubiak.

Even in the two minute drill, Chris Myers was calling the protections.
 
The Houston system under coach Gary Kubiak restricted Schaub in terms of changing plays at the line of scrimmage. With the Raiders, Schaub will be free to get the Raiders out of a bad play based on the look he gets from a defense.

"You can get stale," Olson said. "I think we've tried our best to stimulate him, to motivate him to get back to the level of play he had shown in the past. He's taken the full reins of that."

Andre Ware, the former Heisman Trophy winner who serves as the Texans' radio color analyst, said in a recent interview on 95.7 The Game that being unable to audible in Kubiak's system is "like playing with one arm tied behind your back."

Said Schaub: "There are things I'm being asked to do here that I didn't have control of in Houston. I would have loved to, but we just weren't in control of it. To now be in that position, it's such a great place to be because you can get everybody on the same page."

Ware said Schaub appeared to lose his confidence last season in a Week 2 loss to Seattle and it "just kind of snowballed" to the point that "he just didn't have that zip in the middle portion of the season that he had in training camp."
Raiders quarterback Matt Schaub poses for a photograph at the Raiders’ headquarters in Alameda, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2014. (Anda Chu/Bay Area
Raiders quarterback Matt Schaub poses for a photograph at the Raiders' headquarters in Alameda, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2014. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( ANDA CHU )

However, Ware fully expects Schaub to return to form.

"The best thing that could have happened for Matt is a change of scenery and a chance to hit the restart button," Ware said. "I think he'll flourish in Oakland."

In the meantime, Schaub has spent the first five weeks of the offseason program learning everything he can about his teammates so he can maximize his ability to lead.

"As a quarterback, you have to be somewhat of a psychologist," Schaub said. "Can I joke around in the huddle to keep this guy loose? Does this guy need a little fire lit under him?"

On a team with several veteran free agents that were essentially sent packing by their former employers, Schaub said, "I'm definitely in that group ... you've got to have that edge or you'll take something for granted and before you know it it will be gone.

"You've got to prove to the coaches, the owners, the G.M., that you're the guy for the job."
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