Texans land Brock Osweiler

[Old School]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...ng-broncos-without-starting-qb-201703008.html


Likely not, but the Super Bowl champions now have lost both their starter, the retired Peyton Manning, and their backup, Brock Osweiler. That's because NFL Network is reporting that Osweiler is now a member of the Houston Texans. The deal is reportedly for four years, $72 million.

 

[hedgehog]

:facepalm: 18 mil per year for a backup

 

[MadJack]

 

[Old School]

owners pay what they can afford to pay....

NOBODY is going to the poorhouse.

ask your self this..

now who in the hell does Denver get who knows the system any better and has a better upside..

He wanted out and he got big dollars too....

BUSINESS.............BUSINESS.............BUSINESS

 

[Old School]

John Elway digs at Osweiler, hints he didn't want to be a Bronco

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...-he-didn-t-want-to-be-a-bronco-004957035.html

Pretty clear what Elway was getting at.

"While we did offer a very competitive and fair long-term contract to Brock, we ultimately had to remain disciplined while continuing to assemble a roster that can compete for championships," Elway said.

Translation: We think Osweiler is decent but hardly great. Oh yeah, and this: We'll be fine without him.
To be fair, based on reports, those competitive offers from Elway to Osweiler were north of $16 million per season, which sounds like a lot to you and me. But that's on the lower end for respectable starting quarterbacks, and Elway just had no interest in going north of a certain point for a player he deemed to fit in with that group and not, say, the top 10 quarterbacks in the leagie, as the Texans were willing to pay him.

 

[hedgehog]

owners pay what they can afford to pay....

NOBODY is going to the poorhouse.

ask your self this..

now who in the hell does Denver get who knows the system any better and has a better upside..

He wanted out and he got big dollars too....

BUSINESS.............BUSINESS.............BUSINESS

Texas has no state income tax. Another reason to pick Houston over Denver imo

 

[Old School]

Texas has no state income tax. Another reason to pick Houston over Denver imo

true enuff..

but no giant shadow on him in Hou..

kid knows he is good....learned from the best for 4 years.

if healthy...pencil in Hou for 10 wins

 

[MadJack]

if healthy...pencil in Hou for 10 wins

:mj07:

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

true enuff..

but no giant shadow on him in Hou..

kid knows he is good....learned from the best for 4 years.

if healthy...pencil in Hou for 10 wins

So one more win this year for the $18 million dollar quarterback?

 

[IX_Bender]

So one more win this year for the $18 million dollar quarterback?

IZ GUD DEAL?

 

[Old School]

So one more win this year for the $18 million dollar quarterback?

yes Bobby that's the going rate..

think Clev would pay 18 million for a Qb and 10 wins...[hell the Ravens would pay 18 mill for 10 wins:0003

ya got a Qb ya may make the playoffs and win a first round game..

ya got no Qb and ya can be Clev. till the end of friggin time..

Houston got a sweet deal..

Houston makes the playoffs for the 4th time in 15 years and everybody in the Org. keeps their jobs..

Including the popcorn and beer vendors..

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

yes Bobby that's the going rate..

think Clev would pay 18 million for a Qb and 10 wins...[hell the Ravens would pay 18 mill for 10 wins:0003

ya got a Qb ya may make the playoffs and win a first round game..

ya got no Qb and ya can be Clev. till the end of friggin time..

Houston got a sweet deal..

Houston makes the playoffs for the 4th time in 15 years and everybody in the Org. keeps their jobs..

Including the popcorn and beer vendors..

I think there's a lot of Cleveland in this quarterback. I think he has some value at Denver, but ....Houston. We will see.

 

[WildBillPicks7]

:facepalm: 18 mil per year for a backup

Anyone remember Kolb w/Philly? He got a big pay day for a couple of backup wins too!!

:lol:

 

[WildBillPicks7]

Texas has no state income tax. Another reason to pick Houston over Denver imo

At least in Denver he could have smoked pot legally!! :mj07:

 

[Old School]

owners pay what they can afford to pay....

NOBODY is going to the poorhouse.

ask your self this..

now who in the hell does Denver get who knows the system any better and has a better upside..

He wanted out and he got big dollars too....

BUSINESS.............BUSINESS.............BUSINESS

true enuff..

but no giant shadow on him in Hou..

kid knows he is good....learned from the best for 4 years.

if healthy...pencil in Hou for 10 wins

Brock Osweiler left Broncos to escape shadow of Elway, Manning, says Texans owner

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...texans-owner/ar-BBqKTj7?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=HPDHP

Brock Osweiler wanted to create his own legacy, his new boss says, and that's why the 25-year-old quarterback left the Broncos after four seasons to sign with the Texans.
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Texans owner Bob McNair said Monday at the NFL owners' meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., that Osweiler wanted to escape the shadows of now-retired Peyton Manning and Broncos general manager John Elway. Instead of taking over for Manning in Denver, Osweiler joined the Texans on a four-year deal worth $72 million, with $37 million guaranteed.

"He had played behind Peyton and with John Elway there. Their shadows were quite large," McNair said, via ESPN.com. "He was still going to be under that and compared to them. He has a chance to be a real hero in Houston. And we?ve got a good ball club so I think all those things entered into it."

McNair has a valid point.

Both Manning and Elway walked away from the game after winning their second Super Bowl championship. Manning announced his retirement March 7, a month after helping the Broncos win Super Bowl 50. Elway was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII and announced his retirement three months later.

Manning is a lock to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he's eligible in five years. Elway was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2004.
It's always hard to be "the guy after the guy," as Brian Griese and Jake Plummer found out in the years following Elway's retirement. Osweiler will start fresh in Houston after appearing in 21 games with the Broncos, including seven starts last season while Manning was out with a torn plantar fascia.

The Texans are hoping to find some stability at quarterback after using multiple starters in four of the last five seasons, including four ? Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett,, T.J. Yates and Brandon Weeden ? last season. Osweiler has thrown for 2,126 yards with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions over his career. Despite Osweiler's limited experience, McNair believes his new starter will be successful in Houston.

"If we didn't think he had the ability and the attitude to be a winner for us we wouldn't have signed him to that kind of contract," McNair said. "I have every confidence he will succeed. How good will he be remains to be seen. Will he be average or will he be a superstar? But I think he'll be more than adequate in any case. That's what we were looking for in the past. If the quarterback doesn't turn the ball over with our defense and our running game, we've got a chance to beat anybody. But when the quarterback turns the ball over, anybody can beat you if they don't turn it over."