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The league and sportcommenthaterz are spitting the most fire at Matt Schaub, but really, its all over blown. That is the problem with hype, it distorts reality and greats gossip. For example, hype always surrounds Manning and Brady, so that even if these guys do put up stellar stats, there will always be anti-social NFL fans like myself who could give two fucks about it, because hype ruins it sometimes. That is in a way, what has made Lebron James such an exciting basketball player, he lives up to the hype while also occiassionally falling short just often enough to keep it interesting, to keep us speculating, to keep people paying attention, sometimes to watch him fail, others to see if he pulls it off.

As to Schaub, he was over hyped last year by Houston's success. The guy is good, but suffers from Michael Vick syndrome, his turn overs start to cancel out the appeal of his strong arm and unique skill sets. Vick would be a top-10 QB every year if he could just manage to stop turning over the football.

Personally, all the cries for his head I think are grossly exaggerated. Who out there on the market is actually a better QB? Who is even an option? Now Schaub is getting older in QB terms, so his window is closing soon, but in the short term while it is still open (ie. 2-3 years) the guy is clearly the best choice. Its been said he doesn't have that Superbowl contending edge, and while that is technically correct, I can think of several QBs who have put up less than stellar numbers and yet been Superbowl winning QBs. Further, its easy to criticize season statistics, but look at how Fantasy QBs like Drew Brees/Matt Stafford both threw for over 5,000 yards last season, only to not make the playoffs. Or the Manning/Brady/Rodgers who are clearly the best QBs in the NFL and yet again, have been sent home packing year after year the past few Championships. Being the best in the season, or the best in the league, doesn't always translate to the best of the moment. Look at Joe Flacco, an admittedly mediocre season QB, and yet over the past five seasons literally one of the most impacting, dynamic, and winning QBs in the NFL. He has sent home all the greats and Cinderellas packing on early exits, and yet is clearly in the middle of the pack during the season. The guy, like an NBA player, seems to have a playoff switch. The real question is not is Schaub a game-winning QB for Houston, the question is given the opportunity will he have a Joe Flacco moment and turn it on?