It seems that Schaub has finally turned the corner this year. what’s different about him that has allowed the progression? is it more to do with staying healthy this year? thanks again

However, what alot of people don’t realize is that about 80% of the games he missed were due to 2 illegal hits which resulted in fines for the defensive players and significant injuries to Schaub.

He has had some bad luck, but the label of being injury prone isn’t really justified. He is more “Jared Allen Kneecapping you” prone.

Also the O-line is very good this year in pass protection. Their run blocking has not been good, but in the pass game they have given Schaub good protection for the most part. I would say most of Schaub’s sacks are because he is so scared to throw a pick that he holds onto the ball too long sometimes.

Schaub also continues to mature. He is dealing with pressure much better this year, using his checkdowns to Slaton very efficiently when he is under pressure.

His play-action game is top notch this year as well. In fact, in play-action situations this year he has a passer rating of around 115 or so, so that is something to watch for.

Has Brian Cushing really helped the defense as much as it seems?

He is currently sufferinng from a shoulder injury, and it may be one of those things where he has to play through the season hurt and then have surgery after the season, I have heard that discussed.

Has it slowed him down? It doesn’t look like it on film, but those kinds of injuries are hard to evaluate so you really have to kind of assume each week is a new situation with him right now.

In short he is still dominating and disruptive but there may be an opportunity for a lineman to use his shoulder against him.

As for Cushing, I would just say that probably half of Texans fan were downright pissed when we drafted him. As of today, I doubt you could find a Texan fan that doesn’t at least support the guy if not outright love him.

Now he IS a rookie, so he makes rookie mistakes, but by and large he is playing above expectations, which were already high.

He is crazy strong. In the Jacksonville game I watched him run THROUGH the leadblocker on a running play and wrap up Jones-Drew. He is fast sideline to sideline and has suprisingly good hand in coverage. in the bengals game he made a very athletic, reaching interception on the run.

The run game is where he shines though. He has been a huge help there.

If he can keep learning the scheme (Demeco Ryans has to get him lined up in the right spot with some frequency) and cut down on rookie mistakes, he will be a dominate Linebacker in this league,

As an aside, he was the first rookie this year to get AFC Defensive player of the week last week.

If the Texans were playing someone other than Buffalo he’d probably wind up sitting out due to the injury. However, the Bills are well accustomed to (opposing) injured players miraculously taking the field and then having great days.

You probably shouldn’t worry about Buffalo’s pass rush either. The defensive linemen rarely get close enough to hit the QB, legally or otherwise.

Schaub has cut down on his mistakes this year, leading to much more success…Do you think that continues?

Why does Chris Brown get any carries?!? He stinks!

Look, Schaub is the real deal. He runs about as fast as a dead man, but he is an incredible passer and read defenses very well. As long as he is healthy, he will continue to be a top qb in this league.

Becuase he is our relief back and Kubiak obviously thinks he is our best option. Trust me, we are with you on this one, noone has a high opinion of Chris Brown.

Thanks to Chris Brown we are ONE yard and a fumble away from possibly being 6-1. So ya, we aren’t too keen on Chris.

Which Texans team is going to show up on Sunday? If it’s at all possible can we have the one that played the Jets week one, or the second half of the game last Sunday?

Then again, if the Bills team that played the Browns shows up as well that would be quite the miserable game…

I have him on my fantasy team, so I have a bit of a mancrush on him.

The short version is that our run Defense is playing as well as anyone in the league right now.

However, YOU could probably put 120 and a touch on our pass D.

Our pass D is not where it needs to be and the coaching staff knows it.

The problems on Defense at the beginning of the year were related to a new scheme and some personnel issues. We now have the right personnel in and the pllayers have obviously studied their roles and are now in the assignments they were previously missing.

As for looking ahead…oh yeah, we do that. I would like to think though that this year the team is really more mature and they are starting to show it.

But it’s the Colts, and that is hard not to be thinking about.

Schaub is great, and has found a home in Kubiak’s offense, but his arm strength has a lot to be desired. With weather predicting to be 48, 20 mph and raining on Sunday Schaub’s balls will nosedive in the swirling winds. I don’t see the passing game being that effectice, unless WR’s can turn short gains into long ones. So, that said, I think it in a way helps the Texans, as our pass defense is designed to take away the big play anyhow. Thus, if our defense doesn’t plan more man, up tight coverage, and put the pressure on Schaub to make tight throws into the swirling winds, it will be a long day of dinking and dunking. However, if our D Coordinator smartens up we will play bump and run, 8 in the box and see if Schaub can handle the winds. I see this as an ugly game, that will be 16-20 range.

man would i love him in a bills uniform!

I know this seems like lightyears away for your franchise, but I have read a couple people here (myself included) reasoning with the idea of possibly bringing in David Carr to compete for the starter’s job next year.

The reasoning behind this is that Carr was stuck on some terrible, dreadful teams in Houston and never got a fair shake to succeed b/c he didn’t have any talent around him (minus a small dose of Andre Johnson’s career), and that sitting for a couple years behind Eli might have matured him and taught him a few things.

What can you speak to about Carr’s talent and what would be your thoughts on this if you were a Bills fan?

With Shaub playing so well to start the year (he’s a stud on my fantasy football team), how is the running game doing? With Buffalo’s siv-like run D, this could be a big day for them.

Alot of people have tried to pin it on Slaton.

The reality is that he is just as fast as ever, but the Offensive Line has some injuries and has done a terrible job in run blocking.

Run blocking is easily the area on offense needing the most attention.

The result has been that we have shifted Slaton to a wider role in the passing game with very good results.

Were you Texans fans Oilers fans before? If so, was it weird trying to start rooting for an entirely new team after rooting for another for so long?

I’ve always wondered how fans of a team that moved reacted when a new team either moved in or the city got an expansion team…