$200 Jersey

After Sunday’s game, an irate Texans fan paid a sidewalk vendor $200 for a Matt Schaub jersey just so he could set it on fire in the stadium parking lot.  When it didn’t burn, a helpful tailgater gave him a quart of charcoal lighter.  The event was recorded and has been shown on numerous sports shows and posted on YouTube.

I won’t say the loss was entirely  Schaub’s fault – he did throw the interception, and his only touchdown pass the week before was to the opposition – but there is more than enough blame to go around. 

The Texans coaches should know by now that number 8 is a pretty good quarterback if he has time in the pocket, but worse than useless when he doesn’t.  They also knew that all-pro tackle Duane Brown was not available to provide pass protection, and that there were two young quarterbacks on the bench, either of whom is much more capable than Schaub if forced to scramble.

Many fans want Schaub replaced.  Personally, I would settle for a situational approach.  Start Yates or Keenum until the offensive line gets well, or at least bring one of them in on third and long. Substitutions happen at running back or wide receiver almost every play.  Why not at quarterback?

I know it will never happen, but I wish they’d try it.  It couldn’t be much worse.