+FOX Sports - Fox Football Daily Discusses what the +Oakland Raiders offseason outlook is with the acquisition of QB, Matt Schaub.
Raiders agree to trade for QB Matt Schaub (updated)
| By Vic Tafur
The Raiders have agreed to trade a late-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft to the Texans in exchange for quarterback Matt Schaub. He is currently on his way to Oakland for a physical.
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| In this Dec. 29, 2013 file photo, Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub warms up before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville, Tenn. The Texans are nearing a deal to trade Schaub to the Oakland Raiders, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday, March 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) |
The move is the latest in an attempt by Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie to win now and bridge the gap so that last year’s and this year’s upcoming draft picks are the centerpieces in the future. Nine of the 10 players the Raiders have signed this month are all at least 29 years old but their contracts are easy to get away from after the 2014 season if need be.
+ESPN's Adam Schefter was the first to report the trade.
Schaub, 32, threw 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions last season, including an interception returned for a touchdown during a league-record four straight games. The previous six years, his completion percentage of 65.1 ranked seventh among qualified starters, and he threw almost twice as many touchdowns (114) as interceptions (64).
Schaub’s base salary next year is $10.93 million (with a $14.5 million salary-cap hit) because of roster bonuses. Indications are that the Raiders will absorb it. They desperately needed a quarterback and will take the hit as they have plenty of salary-cap room. There is no real reason for Schaub to restructure, as he was set to be released in June and could have signed wherever he wanted.
Schaub became expendable when the +Houston Texans signed former +Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a two-year deal Thursday night.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen, offensive coordinator Greg Olson and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo are in the midst of a nationwide tour of college pro days, seeing if there was a quarterback worthy of the No. 5 overall pick in the draft. This week alone, they have traveled to see Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles and Derek Carr. It is safe to say that they are not in love with any of them.
Houston has the first pick in the draft, and I think there is a good chance they take Bortles.
What does this all mean for Matt McGloin?
The Raiders like McGloin, who started six games last season as an undrafted rookie, a lot as a second-string quarterback. They used the “McGloin bar” to evaluate quarterbacks in free agency and the draft, teanm sources said, as they wanted someone better to start next season. Terrelle Pryor and Trent Edwards are the other quarterbacks currently on the roster.
McKenzie does not have a good track record with quarterbacks in his two years in Oakland. He traded away Carson Palmer last spring after failed attempts to restructure his contract and traded for Matt Flynn, who was a disaster and lost his starting job to Pryor in the preseason. McKenzie also drafted former Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson in the fourth round last year, and the Raiders cut him, making Wilson the highest pick in the draft to be cut.
Flynn lost his confidence last year, and that is one of the biggest concerns with Schaub as well.
After leading the Texans to back-to-back AFC South Division titles in 2011 and 2012, Schaub struggled last season and was benched for rookie Case Keenum in October. The 10-year veteran regained the starting job in late December but could not help the Texans avoid finishing the season with a 14-game losing streak.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Schaub has eclipsed 4,000 passing yards three times in his career.
Schaub is a part of Raiders’ history already. He threw the game-ending interception to Michael Huff in Oakland’s emotional 25-20 win in Houston on Oct. 9, 2011, the day after long-time owner Al Davis’ death.
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