Russell: Wolfpack in the house :twisted: He's a winner and I agree with you.
I think CK7 is the missing element for the 49ers; he eviscerated the packers last weekend(kiss my bicep) not to mention what he did to the Pats last month. Big fan of RG III as well. The big difference they did as opposed to Cam last year was all three of these rookies (including Luck) went to the playoffs, all about the results.
Gads, just think what your Texans could do with a Russell Wilson or RG III.
After Ross's comments and FedK's purchase, I'll be hanging in the Steam room as well. Mine will be here Wednesday. I took advantage of the TW matching program. Paid the extra 10 and ordered one stick. If I want to order more, they'll match the next ones to the specs they have on file.....nice work TW.
You don't even understand how sad/jealous I am that there are all of these epic young quarterbacks taking over the league, and my team, which is basically a quarterback, a coach (hate Kubiak's conservative and too-predictable playcalling) and a big-play receiver short of being a super bowl team... And we're stuck with Matt Schaub. We can't even really go out there and take a chance on trading for an Alex Smith or a Matt Flynn, either, because we just signed Schaub to a fat contract extension before the season began. GREAT!
Meanwhile, we've got one of the league's very best running backs and a beastly defense that's getting a pro bowl linebacker Brian Cushing back from injury next season... but if the playoffs have proved anything, it's that you HAVE to have a quarterback who can throw the deep ball. Schaub just can't. He made deep throws earlier in the season but it was always on play action fakes where the defenders got faked out and left the receivers WIDE open. He's otherwise incapable of throwing the 'dime' deep bomb where you have to put the ball on the guy's hands. Especially in today's NFL where a deep pass at the very least gives you a pretty good chance of drawing an interference penalty, since it's so hard to truly defend anymore. (don't even get me started on the 'defenseless receiver' rule)...
On the Young Guns front, I'm enamored by them all: Griffin, Wilson, Luck, FedKennedy, even Cam Newton (he did finish strongly, a good sign). The NFL is in such good hands with those guys going forward, once Brady and Manning finally head out... And I have no idea which one I'd want the most. There's a crazy part of me that kind of wants to say Kaepernick, because even though he's still a bit rough around the edges, MAN does he have an arm and such an easy breakaway speed aspect to him when he gets outside the pocket. His ceiling might be the highest of them all. And he completely obliterated the Pats, Bears and Packers in big games on very big stages.
The 'smart' option might be Luck, since he has the both the arm and the Big Ben Roethlisburger size to hopefully avoid injury and the occasional sack... But it's very hard to trust a guy with that neck beard. All that being said, he's also now the most famous alum to come out of my high school in Houston, so I like the kid.
Wilson is a safe, safe bet for stardom. Just doesn't do anything wrong. And RG Knee is now the wild card, depending on how he comes back from injury and also if he can avoid it in the future. Dude is a star. He just has that 'it' factor, he makes great throws and he's smart -- his td/interception ratio was ABSURD. Of course, a lot of that was helped by that zone read option play which opened up passing lanes BECAUSE of the threat of him keeping and running, which is now compromised. ... I still think he can be a star even if he runs less. An Aaron Rodgers type that doesn't run designed plays much anymore, but if you give him a lane or he breaks outside the pocket, look out.
Anyway, yeah, I'm so jealous. You Young Gun QB teams are the future of the NFL. My Texans appear doomed to solid 10-6 regular seasons that end in the playoffs to the best of the defenses who play Schaub as he should be played - giving him the deep ball because they know he can't throw it. Even look at Joe Flacco, the guy gets a ton of flack(o?), but being able to hit that home run - and having that ability in the heads of defenders - it's just so wholly necessary in the postseason.
NFL Rant over.
If Kaepernick officially switches to the Steam, there will be bedlam.
