How the 49ers/Texans changed my view on Football and how to build the redskins

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

Calling them an also ran is a bit over the top, but they definitely would have had a better shot with Schaub at the helm.

Certainly, but it's hardly a guarantee that they would have gotten any further, just of higher expectations.

Which was really my point: if the number one thing having a healthy, well-respected quarterback is that expecatations will be higher, I'm not sure why that's preferable over finding an elite pass rusher, an elite playmaker on offense, or an all-pro safety. The Texans had stability at quarterback for years and years, which helped them build a defense, but it's ironic at the least and telling at the most that for years the Texans couldn't win anything and then Schaub gets hurt and then they end up in the same place they appeared to be heading before he got hurt.

They probably win 11 or 12 games in the regular season if Schaub starts 16 games, but that's probably true of Andre Johnson as well.