Schaub didn't spend much time in the hospital. In fact, by the time you read this, he'll already have appeared back at the team facility, though he's unlikely to practice. Regardless, the Texans remain confident that Schaub will suit up and handle the quarterback duties Sunday, meaning backup Dan Orlovsky, who took snaps with the first team Wednesday, likely will remain on the sideline. By the way, the team's third-stringer is Matt Leinart (in case you were wondering where he ended up). He'll be holding that clipboard again Sunday, unless there's a Tyler Thigpen-type situation and the team's quarterback depth chart gets used up. So the Texans expect the hierarchy to remain Schaub, then Orlovsky. Then again, the Texans face the New York Jets this week. Were Schaub owners excited to use him in the first place?
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Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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