falconstorm

Matt Schaub will start his first game as a Texan on Saturday against the defending NFC champion Bears. With his much anticipated career in Houston off and running, here's the important question: Will Schaub turn out to be the next Rob Johnson?

Not that I'm wishing him any ill will or predicting failure. It's just that folks seem to be assuming he'll be the answer at quarterback in Houston, despite having precious little track record to go on.

The last time I remember so much faith and hope being invested in a quarterback who had played so little and proved even less, Buffalo was signing Johnson to a five-year, $25 million contract in early 1998, after trading a first and fourth-round pick to Jacksonville. At the time, Johnson had started exactly one game and thrown 35 passes in his first three NFL seasons, leading the Jags to a comeback 28-27 win over a mediocre Baltimore team on opening day 1997.

Subbing for the injured Mark Brunell, Johnson went 20-for-24 for 294 yards and two touchdown passes, and ran for a score despite playing on a sprained ankle that twice forced him from the game. The Bills and the rest of the NFL were smitten with Johnson's potential from that point on, and Buffalo awarded him an $8 million contract as part of its trade for him.

click link for rest of the story:
SI.com - Writers - Don Banks: Is Texans' Schaub the next free-agent bust? - Tuesday August 7, 2007 12:05PM

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Professor

He had a real big game early in his career against New England and did awesome, a legend was seemingly born that day as he is about as hyped as they come and hasn't done much outside that one game a few years back

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falconstorm

I hope he doesn't bust, I think he has the mechanics. But with that line he better be ready to run...

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Professor

we will at least know the truth after this year

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Manster

Remember the Packers have had a lot of backups that have turned into good starters. I think it is worth a chance even though it took more to get him than I thought it would,

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Serrated Shadow

If only it wasn't the Texans lol..

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Professor

I just never hyped Schaub like so many others did

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gruntbygod

The Legend of Shaub was pretty epic. How long has it been since he was on peoples radar as a future star QB?

I, for on am exited. Not that I believe that Shaub is a future PB QB, that I dont know. mabey he is, mabey not. But I am exited that we FINALLY get to see him as a starting QB, and will see if the hype was real, or just Atlanta tring to get a first round pick for garbage the past coule of year

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Serrated Shadow

i think despite what Atlanta got for him i'll bet they wish they still had him right now lol..

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gruntbygod

If he was any good. If not then they will be glad they got what they did for him

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