Falcons Trade Matt Schaub to Houston

on the pro level, who do you think he compares with?

Kinda hard to compare this kid with anyone for me....haven't seen much from him yet, in the shadow of vick??

He had a really good college stint in Va.

However, if they get this guy I really think he's gonna be just fine or BETTER. Good Move.

That is a rapage then. Schaub, who I think could be very good, has done nothing. If that is what they got then they absolutely should go to jail for highway robbery. Sounds like a deal we'd make.

Absolute robbery.

No doubt we have greater needs, I agee with you there. But Calvin Johnson is, I hate to say can't miss, close as it gets.

We can find a DT either in the draft or FA or coach up what we have. A Calvin Johnson won't be next years draft or the year after.Certainly there will be another Calvin Johnson again. The hype machine gets going and the No. 1 receiver prospect becomes the greatest thing since sliced bread.

We won't need the top WR next year either.

Certainly there will be another Calvin Johnson again. The hype machine gets going and the No. 1 receiver prospect becomes the greatest thing since sliced bread.

We won't need the top WR next year either.

For every Calvin Johnson, I think there will be two or three Alan Branch's.

Can someone tell me what Matt Schaub has done in the NFL besides play well in pre season? I know he filled in for Vick a few games and played well. But to apparently trade away Carr and give this guy the job is so stupid. I guess that's why the Texans are the Texans.Well, the Texans know what they have in Carr. They have a guy who as he gets into his veteran years, could be a very good care taker. Carr got really unlucky last year getting picked off 12 times while completing 69% of his passes. If he completes 69% again, he's only going to be picked 6 times next year.

But Kubiak is a QB coach, and it doesn't shock me in the slightest that he went out and got Schaub. I'm just wondering why you'd do this trade right now if you're Houston. Why not wait until after the draft and see if Brady Quinn falls to us at 6 so you can make that deal for only one second rounder as opposed to two and get a QB with a much better College resume than Schaub?

Schaub will probably be good in Houston, and probably better than Carr, but with all the data we have on QBs these days, I'm not sure I'd trade two seconds and a first round swap for a probable QB when I can get a sure thing cheaper.

For every Calvin Johnson, I think there will be two or three Alan Branch's.I actually think it's the other way around, but that's cause I don't feel any reason to annoint Johnson the savior just yet. But usually 4-5 receivers carry a legit first round grade, whereas only 1-2 defensive tackles do each year.

I think it's safe to say Johnson is a cut above the average 1st round receiver, but in the grand scheme of things, if you were to give yourself Johnson, and me Robert Meachem or someone, we'd have similar prospects as far as contributing to a team full of veterans. Your prospect would likely be "better", technically, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. Too many other important factors go into building a team for me to worry about the difference between Robert Meachem and Calvin Johnson.

The real once in a lifetime prospect in this draft is Okoye. Dude's a 19 year old with 4 years of college experience. That may never happen again. He's good. Real good. I want him. I'd take him over Johnson 100 times out of 100.

nothing personal, but there is no way the skins want anything to do with Johnson, other then trading him. the simple fact is we have much greater needs then a wide out. regardless of how good anyone thinks he will be. i don't know why anyone would want him, as dreadful as our defense was last season. and i am one who isnt sold on shaub. a second for him is a coup for the falcons

uh huh?

I think the Falcons traded the wrong QB.

Atlanta got a great deal. Two second round picks and a switch from ten to eight in this years first round. Schaub better be good.