2009 Texans Talk Member Mock Draft

[Ole Miss Texan]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Exactly. The mods (If they wanna help *wink wink*) and I will take your pick form this thread and post it in the draft selection thread to keep it clean.

Format-wise for the selections do we wanna try something like this?


1. - Houston Texans


Mario Williams, DE, North Carolina St. - Jr. - 6'7 295lbs
2005 stats: 24 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, 1 safety, 1 blocked kick



Explanation: This selection basically came down to 4 players (Mario Williams, Reggie Bush, Vince Young or D'Brickashaw Ferguson) or a trade down. There was not believed to be value in any trade down scenario presented. Vince Young was not chosen as we just gave David Carr a roster bonus and extended his contract 3 more years. I believe if Carr does not work out, we can trade for a guy like Matt Schaub who is stuck behind Vick. Ferguson was not rated as high as the other two players, plus we can probably get a guy in a few years like Duane Brown at the end of the 1st rd that could end up being better. Bush was passed up because he will not be a feature back that will be able to run between the tackles in the NFL and does not warrant the #1 overall pick. In another couple years, a guy I really like will be coming out: Steve Slaton. His size may drop him into a later round but make no mistake about it, this guy will come in as a rookie and play like a seasoned vet, we'll be talking about the possibility of him making the pro bowl too. This leaves us with Mario Williams. Many don't think he's the #1 prospect but he is, hands down. Mario has the potential to be the best DE in the entire league in only a couple years. He'll be the foundation and building block of our Defense for years. He will be a perennial pro bowler and we'll get to laugh at the rest of the league saying "we were right"... we'll just have to take their ignorant uneducated rants in the meantime.


edit: my explanation my seem outlandish right now but they're just some prospects I think the Texans should look at in the future.

[Ole Miss Texan]

On second thought, that format may be better after the combine and closer to the draft when we all have a better grasp on things.

[JCTexan]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Exactly. The mods (If they wanna help *wink wink*) and I will take your pick form this thread and post it in the draft selection thread to keep it clean.

Okay. Should we post our trades in this thread too?

[Blake]

Originally Posted by JCTexan

Okay. Should we post our trades in this thread too?

Everything is done in this thread. Don't even worry about the other thread. I will be modifying that.

[Blake]

1. Detroit Lions BigBull17
2. St. Louis Rams Jwarren14
3. Kansas City Chiefs YoungTexanFan
4. Seattle Seahawks Mari-OWNED!
5. Cleveland Browns Super Mario
6. Cincinnati Bengals imatexan
7. Oakland Raiders steroids
8. Jacksonville Jaguars Ryan
9. Green Bay Packers Honoring Earl34
10. San Francisco 49ers Mussop
11. Buffalo Bills DiehardChris
12. Denver Broncos Ole Miss Texan
13. Washington Redskins PhilipW
14. New Orleans Saints johndoe
15. Houston Texans LORK 88
16. San Diego Chargers JCTexan
17. New York Jets rickyb
18. Chicago Bears Specnatz
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers bah007
20. Detroit Lions BigBull17
21. Philadelphia Eagles jgl35
22. Minnesota Vikings rmartin65
23. New England Patriots Texan in Japan
24. Atlanta Falcons Texan JBZ
25. Miami Dolphins Super Mario (2)
26. Baltimore Ravens TexansSeminole
27. Indianapolis Colts TimeKiller
28. Philadelphia Eagles jgl35
29. New York Giants The Pencil Neck
30. Tennessee Titans Kaiser Toro
31. Arizona Cardinals WolverineFan
32. Pittsburgh Steelers D-REK

*** Carolina Panthers Shaft75
*** Dallas Cowboys steelbtexan

I am doing 2 teams, so if one last person wants to jump in PM me.

[BigBull17]

If you want, I can make my pick. I've already signed him to a contract...

[Blake]

Originally Posted by BigBull17

If you want, I can make my pick. I've already signed him to a contract...

I don't have a problem with that.

[BigBull17]

With the 1st pick in the 09 NFL draft the Lions select:



Aaron Curry, OLB Wake Forest

Explanation: The culture of Detroit needs a change. With a defensive minded coach moving in, it is only right that the Lions select the best player avaliable.

[Blake]

Did not see that one coming.

[BigBull17]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Did not see that one coming.

He is the best player in the draft, and they need anything not called a WR. The QB's aren't good enough to justify taking here, so there you go.

[bah007]

Originally Posted by BigBull17

He is the best player in the draft, and they need anything not called a WR. The QB's aren't good enough to justify taking here, so there you go.

Good pick.

[BigBull17]

Originally Posted by bah007

Good pick.

Thank you.

[JWarren14]

2. - St. Louis Rams


Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech - So. - 6'3 214lbs
Career Stats: 231 Receptions, 3,217 Yards Receiving, 41 TDs



Explanation: The Rams have a lot of needs on both sides of the ball. They were near the bottom in a lot of different categories. On the Defensive side of the ball there aren't many players that warrant such a high pick and selecting Defense the past three years they need a change of pace. I was planning on taking Curry but he is off the board. The Rams still have Orlando Pace on contract for one more year and have a number of lineman that with better coaching can be a solid unit. And there is no clear number 1 tackle out there for the taking, so it is possible one may fall. The Rams need a franchise player and with Crabtree playing on a fast surface as he did in College he will put up numbers and become that type of player and eventually replace Torry Holt. This gives the original "Greatest Show on Turf" another option to spread the field and gives Bulger another option which to be honest he didn't have many this past year. Look for the Rams to pick up OL and any Defensive talent in the next round.

Crank that Crabtree....

[bah007]

First two picks have been interesting.

[BigBull17]

Solid pick.

[JWarren14]

Originally Posted by BigBull17

Solid pick.

Gotta love the Crab!

[Honoring Earl 34]

This is YTF's big boards top 8 .

Who will he pick for the Chiefs ?

1. Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
2. Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi
3. Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
4. Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
5. Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
6. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
7. Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
8. Malcom Jenkins, CB, Ohio State

[YoungTexanFan]

Wow. That is a very unusual start.

Well, with Scott Pioli coming over from NE to be the GM of the Chiefs, I am going to use some of his perceived reasoning in helping build that team. I feel that he is comfortable enough with a young QB like Thigpin. He has shown enough ability, and I think they have enough hope/faith that he will continue to develop in somewhat of a pattern that Brady and Kassel have taken. I don't think the Chiefs will go with one of the QBs in the first round this year. I was looking to take Curry potentially. I still feel that Brandon Albert is best suited for OG, but I think the Chiefs might want some options. With this 3rd overall pick, I am going taking a player who can play LT or could very easily slide inside.

Kansas City selects - Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

Monroe is extremely athletic and has all of the ability to play LT in the NFL. He forced Albert to LG at Virginia. They have good experience working well together in the past, and either player is capable of playing inside, more so with Albert. I also think Monroe can play on the right side to give them "bookends".

[BigBull17]

Nice pick. I was very close to taking him as well.

[TexansSeminole]

I like the start of this one. First pick was BPA on my board.