Texans lose both S Alan Ball and RB Justin Forsett to Jaguars

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by Lucky

That would be disturbing. I realize they have 11 draft picks coming, but there needs to be some vets brought in to fill spots like WR, NT, ILB, and SS. Not big names guys necessarily. But not all vet minimum guys, either.

The Texans have a few million dollars to spend; I think they will sign somebody. ???

[IBleedTexans]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

He's still on the Jaguars roster I believe.

Did not know that , Thanx for clarity . Well the Texans scout team has found some pretty good gems as of late , idk some poetic dude . I got faith they'll another guy since they've been pretty good at it

[Corrosion]

You can all overlook Allan Ball if you want .... But he and Braman were the best players on special teams last season , both consistently making plays. Without either of them , a piss poor ST unit is leaps and bounds worse.

And he did play pretty well when given the chance in coverage too .... made significant improvement from the preseason to the end of the year.


Replacable ? Yes .... But I'd liked to have seen him stay just for his ST play.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by IBleedTexans

Did not know that , Thanx for clarity . Well the Texans scout team has found some pretty good gems as of late , idk some poetic dude . I got faith they'll another guy since they've been pretty good at it

We have Devin Meggett on the reserve/future list.

I actually like him a little more than Grimes; he's just smaller; however I think he also blocked quite well in college.

He looked about the same to me in PS, just that Grimes had a few more holes from what I saw.

We'll see what he can do next pre-season.
Hopefully, he gained some more muscles without losing agility.

A little bowling bowl might not be too bad.
There's some good prospects in the late round, too.
And we have a few comp picks.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

We have Devin Meggett on the reserve/future list.

They also have 11 draft picks. It's save to say they take a RB on the 3rd day.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

We have Devin Meggett on the reserve/future list.

I actually like him a little more than Grimes; he's just smaller; however I think he also blocked quite well in college.

He looked about the same to me in PS, just that Grimes had a few more holes from what I saw.

We'll see what he can do next pre-season.
Hopefully, he gained some more muscles without losing agility.

A little bowling bowl might not be too bad.
There's some good prospects in the late round, too.
And we have a few comp picks.

Never mind, Meggett is on the Colts reserve/future list.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by Lucky

They also have 11 draft picks. It's save to say they take a RB on the 3rd day.

Yeah, there are quite a few of them graded between round 4 and 7.
Big backs, fast back, take your pick.

[Hervoyel]

Originally Posted by Brandon420tx

That's a bummer. I liked Forsett. So which free agent Runningback are we bringing in to be our 3rd RB? We went from Ward, to Forsett, now ????

Peyton Hillis looked very good in this offense when he was in Denver.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

Peyton Hillis looked very good in this offense when he was in Denver.

Wasn't he a FB, then? Not that this team couldn't use a FB.

[ArlingtonTexan]

The Texans probably need to draft a rookie just in case there is a market for Tate next off-season, but finding another Forsett is pretty easy. The Texans signed him late enough last year and there will be more veteran rbs available.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

Yeah, there are quite a few of them graded between round 4 and 7.
Big backs, fast back, take your pick.

I don't want to turn this into a draft thread. But I really like A&M's Christine Michael for the Texans. I know about his injuries and his combine mishap. I just think this guy has NFL RB written all over him.

[Hervoyel]

Originally Posted by Lucky

Wasn't he a FB, then? Not that this team couldn't use a FB.

He was then. The Broncos had that year when everyone they put back there to carry the rock got hurt and Peyton Hillis broke out bigtime. He was like an 18 wheeler running out of this scheme (so much bigger than everyone else they had at the time) but the important thing was he seemed to see the holes and then tear into them. Really looked to be suited to the one-cut-and-go idea. Not sure if he could still be that guy but he's never had that kind of success anywhere else and it was in (basically) this offense.

[Brisco_County]

Marcus Lattimore would be the best value in middle rounds. By the time he's 100%, Tate's contract would be up.

[infantrycak]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

He was then. The Broncos had that year when everyone they put back there to carry the rock got hurt and Peyton Hillis broke out bigtime. He was like an 18 wheeler running out of this scheme (so much bigger than everyone else they had at the time) but the important thing was he seemed to see the holes and then tear into them. Really looked to be suited to the one-cut-and-go idea. Not sure if he could still be that guy but he's never had that kind of success anywhere else and it was in (basically) this offense.

That was his rookie season. He could easily play FB for us and has good hands as well. Nice flexibility. Should not be an expensive player.

[Insideop]

Originally Posted by Brisco_County

Marcus Lattimore would be the best value in middle rounds. By the time he's 100%, Tate's contract would be up.

Yeah, but what if Foster or Tate get hurt early in the season? They need somebody that's healthy now, not a year from now. Although, that could be a great value pick if you knew he would return to his pre-injury self and got him on the 3rd day of the Draft. When is he projected to start playing again?

[Insideop]

Originally Posted by Corrosion

You can all overlook Allan Ball if you want .... But he and Braman were the best players on special teams last season , both consistently making plays. Without either of them , a piss poor ST unit is leaps and bounds worse.

And he did play pretty well when given the chance in coverage too .... made significant improvement from the preseason to the end of the year.


Replacable ? Yes .... But I'd liked to have seen him stay just for his ST play.

^^^^ This!

I agree with this and remember Ball making a number of good plays on ST's.

Now we have more holes to fill!

[Brisco_County]

From the PFF FA Tracker:

Jacksonville Jaguars re-sign Cornerback Antwaun Molden

Don't they have Grimes too? They could pick up Winston for the left side and become the Bizarro Texans.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by Nawzer

Losing Forsett is going to hurt more than you think if Tate doesn't return to form.

What's going to suck, is that I don't think we utilized Forsette as well as we should have. But I've felt that way since he flashed in Seattle. He's not an every down back, but he's got all the talent to be a Danny Woodhead kind of guy, a poor man's Reggie Bush.

When you think of a backfield with Arian, Casey, & Forsette you'd think you can create whatever kind of match up nightmare you want. At least I do. But Casey didn't get one carry, Forsett didn't get 5 balls thrown his way, & Arian was rarely used for anything other than a check down.

I'm all about being conservative & protecting the ball while throwing for 4000 yards and all, but I think we had enough weapons to do what we wanted, when we wanted, & move the chains.

[TejasTom]

Atleast we don't play Detriot this year.

[Corrosion]

Originally Posted by thunderkyss

What's going to suck, is that I don't think we utilized Forsette as well as we should have. But I've felt that way since he flashed in Seattle. He's not an every down back, but he's got all the talent to be a Danny Woodhead kind of guy, a poor man's Reggie Bush.

When you think of a backfield with Arian, Casey, & Forsette you'd think you can create whatever kind of match up nightmare you want. At least I do. But Casey didn't get one carry, Forsett didn't get 5 balls thrown his way, & Arian was rarely used for anything other than a check down.

I'm all about being conservative & protecting the ball while throwing for 4000 yards and all, but I think we had enough weapons to do what we wanted, when we wanted, & move the chains.

Casey had .... One carry in 2011 for 11 yards and one carry in 2012 for 6 yards.



I get your point ...