Kiper's Newest 4 Rounder

[pbat488]

I don't have insider, so I can't see the whole thing, but Kuharsky put up the AFC South picks in his AFC South blog on ESPN..

Houston Texans

No. 15: Linebacker Brian Cushing, USC
No. 46: Defensive tackle Evander Hood, Missouri
No. 77: Cornerback Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
No. 112: Defensive end David Veikune, Hawaii
No. 122: Receiver Mike Thomas, Arizona

Now it seems we're back to Cushing, after it's been Matthews for a good month or two. What do y'all think?

[mussop]

Not a bad draft. I could live with it. Hood would be a steal in the 2nd. The guy from Hawaii intruiges me.

[Texans34Life]

Heard that guy from Hawaii on Sirius w/ Tim and Pat (Moving the Chains). Seemed like a good kid who wants to get after the QB.

Surprised Kiper didn't pick a RB for us in the 1st 4 rounds.

[bah007]

IIRC, Veikune got run off the field at the Senior Bowl practices by the better OTs.

I don't have the resources that Kiper does, but I have him rated as a 6th rounder.

[threetoedpete]

Originally Posted by bah007

IIRC, Veikune got run off the field at the Senior Bowl practices by the better OTs.

I don't have the resources that Kiper does, but I have him rated as a 6th rounder.

What do you want for a fifth rounder ? He works hard and he is an effort guy. And unlike Micheal Johnson.....he makes more plays than his numbers suggest he should make.....always, always take the over achiever low rather than an under achiever high.

Ziggy's strength is his spin move....He isn't very good versus the run. They got their chips on Okoye once again and Kollar.

[thunderkyss]

Personally, I'd rather take a CB in the first two rounds. A projected starter at the position. I think we have solid corners, in Reeves, Bennett, and Dunta, but we need a play maker at that position. A play maker in pass defense, not the run stopper we have in Dunta.

Then I'd like to see a LB with the other pick.

[The1ApplePie]

Originally Posted by threetoedpete

What do you want for a fifth rounder ? He works hard and he is an effort guy. And unlike Micheal Johnson.....he makes more plays than his numbers suggest he should make.....always, always take the over achiever low rather than an under achiever high.

Ziggy's strength is his spin move....He isn't very good versus the run. They got their chips on Okoye once again and Kollar.

I think Fili Moala in the 3rd would be a steal at DT. A big beefy frame that draws plenty of comparrisons to Vince Wilfork, if not nearly up to that level

[bah007]

Originally Posted by threetoedpete

What do you want for a fifth rounder ? He works hard and he is an effort guy. And unlike Micheal Johnson.....he makes more plays than his numbers suggest he should make.....always, always take the over achiever low rather than an under achiever high.

Ziggy's strength is his spin move....He isn't very good versus the run. They got their chips on Okoye once again and Kollar.

Pretty sure he had Veikune at #112, which is our first pick in the 4th. I like him as a guy. He works hard, motor is always running. But I want talent in the 4th. Did Rudy ever get drafted out of Notre Dame? If he is there in the 5th or 6th then I'm all for it. I could get behind that, but there are better players at #112.

Hood looks like the prototypical Cover 2 DT. A little weak against the run but he can collapse the pocket and get pressure on the QB. If my analysis is right, then that means Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minnesota will all be targeting the guy. They all run Tampa 2 as a base coverage shell.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Texans34Life

Surprised Kiper didn't pick a RB for us in the 1st 4 rounds.

He did overlook that didn't he, good point. Otherwise its not a bad mock with him picking D in the first 3 rounds. He seems to understan which side of the ball the Texans need the most help at.

[V3rm0nt3r]

what im surprised he picked up on is the WR. most mocks either have us taking Maclin in the first or not at all. i remember there was a post a while back that the texans were interested in a couple of guys whose stock has now risen out of our price range (Robiskie maybe?) and i'm surprised that he remembered it. the lack of RB is very disturbing though.

[TimeKiller]

Originally Posted by pbat488

I don't have insider, so I can't see the whole thing, but Kuharsky put up the AFC South picks in his AFC South blog on ESPN..

Houston Texans

No. 15: Linebacker Brian Cushing, USC
No. 46: Defensive tackle Evander Hood, Missouri
No. 77: Cornerback Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
No. 112: Defensive end David Veikune, Hawaii
No. 122: Receiver Mike Thomas, Arizona

Now it seems we're back to Cushing, after it's been Matthews for a good month or two. What do y'all think?

Yuck. I wish I could cherry pick this one. Cushing is not my guy but I wouldn't be upset with the pickup. DT 2nd round? WTF? That CB seems too much like Freddy B or Molden to waste that high of a pick on when we could grab a big RB or Oline depth or a better DE than Hawaii-guy. Priorities seem way out of order to me.

[RipTraxx]

15. Houston Texans (8-8)

Brian Cushing, OLB, USC: Cushing's ability to fit both inside and outside is the reason I've always viewed him as a surefire first-rounder.




I like the pick. Just wondering why Clay Matthews isnt even mentioned as a first rounder anymore...

[Wolf6151]

I'm not really crazy about the pick of Cushing but he's definitely better suited for the position of SLB than Matthews. I'd prefer a CB like Jenkins, Butler, or Alphonso Smith.

[TimeKiller]

Originally Posted by Wolf6151

I'm not really crazy about the pick of Cushing but he's definitely better suited for the position of SLB than Matthews. .

how so?

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Wolf6151

I'm not really crazy about the pick of Cushing but he's definitely better suited for the position of SLB than Matthews. I'd prefer a CB like Jenkins, Butler, or Alphonso Smith.

Agree with both of you points - Cushing appears to be the better prospect at SAM and taking a corner is now a prefered pick with it lookin more and more like D-Rob might be history in these parts before long.

[mussop]

After looking at Kipers overall draft I have to say I think he has lost it. There are a lot of picks I just cant see.

[ObsiWan]

Originally Posted by mussop

After looking at Kipers overall draft I have to say I think he has lost it. There are a lot of picks I just cant see.

Hey, he's the guy who called us Texans crazy - on national TV - for not taking Reggie Bush.
MelHairGel's picks will always be suspect as far as I'm concerned.

[bah007]

Originally Posted by ObsiWan

Hey, he's the guy who called us Texans crazy - on national TV - for not taking Reggie Bush.
MelHairGel's picks will always be suspect as far as I'm concerned.

The problem with Kiper is and always has been that he doesn't scout the players. He really knows nothing about them.

He talks to scouts, GM's, and other members of organizations to form his opinions. This all sounds great except that those guys all have jobs and if they only told him the truth then all the other 31 teams would know everything about these guys. So they feed him smokescreen crap too and he eats it up.

Kiper has good connections within the NFL community and often gets very good, very real information. But during this time of year, half the crap he hears is just that, crap.

[The Pencil Neck]

Originally Posted by bah007

Kiper has good connections within the NFL community and often gets very good, very real information. But during this time of year, half the crap he hears is just that, crap.

I will always remember him saying that there was absolutely no way that HWWNBN and Joey Harrington would be busts.

[ObsiWan]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

I will always remember him saying that there was absolutely no way that HWWNBN and Joey Harrington would be busts.

let's not forget his man-love for Brady Quinn...
Cleveland replaced us as his hate-target because they took Joe Thomas instead of Quinn with that first pick.