The Facts: With so many teams in need of a starting quarterback, we recently learned the Texans are in no hurry to release Schaub. The plan instead is to find a taker in a trade, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Monday. Two teams interested in Schaub, per Rapoport, are the Browns and Raiders. Both organizations have the salary-cap space to absorb Schaub's $14.5 million cap figure.

Diehards Line: Whether either of those teams is willing to part with a draft pick to pay that steep price for a reclamation project is dubious. As NFL.com's Chris Wesseling suggests, unless Schaub is amenable to a pay cut, he's more likely to be released than traded. The Browns have an obvious connection in new coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who called plays for Schaub in Houston before following his father to Washington. In addition to Schaub, the Raiders are "looking at" Josh Freeman. Oakland has been connected to Michael Vick and Mark Sanchez as well. Rapoport believes Sanchez will be a prime candidate to replace Schaub in Houston. But as Wesseling stressed, all of this is dependent on the Jets dumping Sanchez and the Texans cutting ties with Schaub. Both moves seem likely.