gtexan02
12-13-2007, 10:32 PM
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8050c737&template=with-video&confirm=true&campaign=ec0005
This was BEFORE his 4 sack performance tonight
Many of us, including yours truly, were quick to criticize the Texans for making Williams the top overall pick of the 2006 draft. More to the point, we ripped them for not taking Reggie Bush or, at the very least, hometown product Vince Young.
Our collective thought was this: What were they thinking?
As talented a defensive end as Williams had been at North Carolina State, how could the Texans have concluded they would be better off with him rather than Bush, who had been such an ultra-dynamic force as a running back at USC? Or, for that matter, why not go for Young, who made enough plays with his arm and feet to help Texas win the national championship?
What exactly did they see in Williams that could have possibly overshadowed the playmaking skills that were seemingly so obvious to everyone else?
The rest of us are finding out.
After the Texans passed on Bush, the consensus No. 1 choice in '06, the New Orleans Saints grabbed him with the second pick while Young joined Tennessee in the third spot.
Stephen Dunn / Getty Images
Mario Williams stuffs a Reggie Bush run during the Texans' win over the Saints in Week 11.
» Game Center: Texans 23, Saints 10
Bush and Young had splashier rookie seasons than Williams, who was bothered by a foot injury and finished with only 4½ sacks.
This year, the tables have turned.
This was BEFORE his 4 sack performance tonight
Many of us, including yours truly, were quick to criticize the Texans for making Williams the top overall pick of the 2006 draft. More to the point, we ripped them for not taking Reggie Bush or, at the very least, hometown product Vince Young.
Our collective thought was this: What were they thinking?
As talented a defensive end as Williams had been at North Carolina State, how could the Texans have concluded they would be better off with him rather than Bush, who had been such an ultra-dynamic force as a running back at USC? Or, for that matter, why not go for Young, who made enough plays with his arm and feet to help Texas win the national championship?
What exactly did they see in Williams that could have possibly overshadowed the playmaking skills that were seemingly so obvious to everyone else?
The rest of us are finding out.
After the Texans passed on Bush, the consensus No. 1 choice in '06, the New Orleans Saints grabbed him with the second pick while Young joined Tennessee in the third spot.
Stephen Dunn / Getty Images
Mario Williams stuffs a Reggie Bush run during the Texans' win over the Saints in Week 11.
» Game Center: Texans 23, Saints 10
Bush and Young had splashier rookie seasons than Williams, who was bothered by a foot injury and finished with only 4½ sacks.
This year, the tables have turned.