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Matt Schaub spent his early career living in the shadow of Michael Vick in Atlanta. So when he arrived to join the Houston Texans, he had a lot to prove and played that way. After two unremarkable seasons in 2007 and 2008, he exploded in 2009. Schaub passed for a franchise record 4,770 yards and 29 touchdown passes, notching the Texans’ first-ever winning season.
He did well the following year but the teasing began in 2011. He made it only 10 games before being lost to a season-ending injury. The next year he made the Pro Bowl while going 12-4 but fell flat in the playoffs. After that Schaub fell off a cliff. By the start of 2014, he was off the team. It had to be one of the fastest falls from grace in recent memory.