"How many people get a true second chance? You're a lucky man, Matt Leinart.

He came to the Texans needing to resurrect his career, to show he was capable of working hard and taking care of business.

There was some doubt about that after four seasons in Arizona left his NFL career in the ditch.

The Texans represented a perfect situation. Far from the pressure that comes with being a first-round franchise savior, he became the backup quarterback on a franchise that prides itself on painting the town beige.

Matt Schaub is relentlessly low-key and a workaholic. And let's just say Gary Kubiak won't be the life of your holiday party."