Good article on Mario by CBS Sportsline

[ccdude730]

http://www.texanstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38821

[powerfuldragon]

oops/ delete thread please.

[Double Barrel]

Some of the top sackers in the league didn't have big numbers as rookies. Jason Taylor had five for the Dolphins. Michael Strahan had one for the New York Giants. The top two defensive ends in terms of sacks in 2006 were Green Bay's Aaron Kampman with 15½ and Aaron Schobel of the Buffalo Bills with 14. As rookies, Kampman had a half sack and Schobel had 6½.

I think people were making too big of a deal about Mario's first year. All things considered, the position is a hard one to learn, and playing through the foot condition shows a lot about his toughness, work ethic, and dedication to me.

[Wolfiegrrl]

I have all the faith in the world that Mario will soon be a dominating force in the NFL. He just has too much upside to call him a bust. He had a lot of things working against him last year. By adding a few more key veteran defensive guys as well as the addition of Amobi, I really think people are going to be eating a lot of crow this year!

[BattleRedToro]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

I agree that Mario should have his year this year. Just think if we needed a DE this year, and #1 on the board was Gaines Adams.....

Mario Williams vs. Gaines Adams

Not even close.

If the Texans would have had the luxury of acquiring Gaines Adams then I would guess that the Texans would leave Williams at Strongside and put Adams on the Weakside. That would be a pretty impressive pair of DE's. Of course, that would mean that they wouldn't have the benefit of Amobi Okoye at the 3 technique, either.

Enough with the fantasyland what-ifs, the real questions as far as I see it are how will Anthony Weaver, Jason Babin, and Travis Johnson perform this year, and in what capacity, assuming that all 3 remain Texans?