I have to say, Atlanta just got away with the steal of the offseason. For Atlanta to get bumped up in the first round and get two second round picks for a backup QB who has not registered a win in the league in the same offseason where an established RB like Thomas Jones got traded for a moderate bump in a second round draftr pick is just highway robbery. Even more unbelievable is how the Texans made such an ill-advised(for the time being) move that brings back memory of their previous general manager(i forgot his name, but he was scrutinized in a big way).

For the Texans, a team with many, many gaping holes in their roster do go after an unproven backup QB is pretty ridiculous. First off, one of their second round picks alone could have brought in a minimum of a Thomas Jones, who would be placed on the same level as Ahman Green and signed for half of the price. Now they are stuck with an expensive backup in Carr and an expensive, aging running back in Green. They missed out on any of the defensive players in free agency, and if they didnt want to pursue Thomas Jones, they easily could have put together a similar package to the Schaub one to acquire Lance Briggs, who looks like he is surely on his way out of the Chi. There are so many things wrong with this trade on the Texan's side of it that my head may explode.

From the Falcon's point of view, this is a hell of a deal. Schaub is coming up on the final year of his contract, and never has a backup QB been so heralded. Atlanta can now move up a bit in this year's draft, add quality young players this year and the next in the second round, all for a QB that really isnt in the future plans of the team. They brough in Petrino in the offseason and he has already declared Vick to be the man in Atlanta, all but ensuring an exit for Schaub.(On a diferent topic, Petrino may do wonders for Vick in Atlanta. I wouldnt be surprised to see an offense that resembles a colleigate offense, more specifically one that utilizes a quarterback's ability to run the ball even more than ATL already does.)

Houston has failed to address it's more pressing needs of bolstering their offensive line and giving whomever their QB off 2007 will be some more offensive weapons. What is of interest now is what will the Texans do with David Carr? Will they hold onto him or trade him? If they do trade him, what will they be able to get for him and how much of his current contract will they have to ####? For now this trade weighs heavily in favor of Atlanta, but how will it pan out over time? Only time will tell, for now just chime in and tell me what you think about it.