Youtube Video:THe biggest Draft Busts in texans history

[Wolf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRb1X_bGMw

not sure who made it

[eriadoc]

Par for the course, he lists Gaffney as being taken over Clinton Portis, which is inaccurate. Pitts was taken over Portis.

Never let the facts stand in the way of a good tale, I suppose.

[TexanSam]

Bennie Joppru
Tony Hollings
Travis Johnson
Dave Ragone
Jason Babin
Chance Pearce (never heard of this guy...he was a 7th rounder...)
Jabar Gaffney
Tony Boselli

oh yeah...and that one guy was on that list to. I won't even mention his name

[HOU-TEX]

Originally Posted by TexanSam

Bennie Joppru
Tony Hollings
Travis Johnson
Dave Ragone
Jason Babin
Chance Pearce (never heard of this guy...he was a 7th rounder...)
Jabar Gaffney
Tony Boselli

oh yeah...and that one guy was on that list to. I won't even mention his name

We didn't draft Boselli. He came from the deal with the Jags.

[Fiddy]

Gaff was the 1st pick of the 2nd round. So, yes, Gaff was taken over Portis as well.

And it's not like Gaff is a bust. He is doing pretty decent in New England. All he needed was a QB.

[Honoring Earl 34]

Originally Posted by eriadoc

Par for the course, he lists Gaffney as being taken over Clinton Portis, which is inaccurate. Pitts was taken over Portis.

Never let the facts stand in the way of a good tale, I suppose.

They were both taken over Portis .

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/ful...2120&type=team

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by Honoring Earl 34

They were both taken over Portis .

YUP Second round picks (overall):

1(33) Houston Jabar Gaffney WR Florida
2(34) Carolina DeShaun Foster RB UCLA
3(35) Detroit Kalimba Edwards DE South Carolina
4(36) Buffalo Josh Reed WR Louisiana State
5(37) Dallas Andre Gurode C Colorado
6(38) Minnesota Raonall Smith OLB Washington State
7(39) San Diego Toniu Fonoti OG Nebraska
8(40) Jacksonville Mike Pearson OT Florida
9(41) Cincinnati Lamont Thompson S Washington State
10(42) Indianapolis Larry Tripplett DT Washington
11(43) Kansas City Eddie Freeman DT Alabama-Birmingham
12(44) New Orleans LeCharles Bentley C Ohio State
13(45) Tennessee Clevan "Tank" Williams S Stanford
14(46) NY Giants Tim Carter WR Auburn
15(47) Cleveland Andre Davis WR Virginia Tech
16(48) San Diego (from Atlanta) Reche Caldwell WR Florida
17(49) Arizona Levar Fisher LB North Carolina State
18(50) Houston (Supplemental) Chester Pitts OT San Diego State
19(51) Denver Clinton Portis RB Miami (Fla)

[LORK 88]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

We didn't draft Boselli. He came from the deal with the Jags.

Technically we did draft him, in the 2002 expansion draft.

[dtran04]

That guy needs to proofread. At least spell their names right if you're gonna bash them.

[eriadoc]

Yes, Gaff was taken #33. Portis was taken #51. Pitts was taken #50. We always hear about how Gaff was taken ahead of Portis, but we so seldom hear about how Pitts was taken ahead of Portis. It's disingenuous to categorize Gaffney's draft status with the Portis pick.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by LORK 88

Technically we did draft him, in the 2002 expansion draft.

Pretty sure HOU-TEX was making a joke about the theory that there was a wink-wink deal in place to not protect Boselli, Walker and Payne - so they (JAX)could dump cap money and the Texans could then get a couple of defensive guys they wanted.

[Yankee_In_TX]

Originally Posted by dtran04

That guy needs to proofread. At least spell their names right if you're gonna bash them.

+ grammar

[HoustonFrog]

Originally Posted by Honoring Earl 34

They were both taken over Portis .

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/ful...2120&type=team

Exactly!!Splitting hairs above.

He also didn't mention our 3rd rounder at NT from 2002, Charles Hill. Yeah, that Charles Hill whom you have never heard of and who got cut.

Originally Posted by eriadoc

Yes, Gaff was taken #33. Portis was taken #51. Pitts was taken #50. We always hear about how Gaff was taken ahead of Portis, but we so seldom hear about how Pitts was taken ahead of Portis. It's disingenuous to categorize Gaffney's draft status with the Portis pick.

What about saying LaCharles Bentley and Andre Gurode were taken before Pitts?

[Ole Miss Texan]

I don't think Gaffney was necessarily a bust but I think he was probably selected a little too high (1st pick in the 2nd round).

[disaacks3]

Originally Posted by eriadoc

Yes, Gaff was taken #33. Portis was taken #51. Pitts was taken #50. We always hear about how Gaff was taken ahead of Portis, but we so seldom hear about how Pitts was taken ahead of Portis. It's disingenuous to categorize Gaffney's draft status with the Portis pick.

The only time stuff like this makes sense is in the "Sam Bowie" mode of evaluation. Blaming ANY team for "passing" on a guy that the whole league did (pretty much TWICE) is ranging on the absurd.

We got a steal on DeMeco...why isn't everyone bashing the other 31 teams for not taking him? Oh, that's right, we're the Texans and never make any "good" decisions.

[TexanSam]

Originally Posted by Ole Miss Texan

I don't think Gaffney was necessarily a bust but I think he was probably selected a little too high (1st pick in the 2nd round).

I just remember reading an article in the Chronicle trying to compare David Carr, Jonathan Wells, and Jabar Gaffney to Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. Sheesh. What a load of BS

[Mailman]

Originally Posted by Honoring Earl 34

They were both taken over Portis .

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/ful...2120&type=team

Not only could the Texans have drafted Portis, they could've also landed either Gurode or Bentley instead of Gaffney. Of course, Casserly was counting on Boselli and Young to be the nucleus of the O-line, so there wasn't a pressing need to draft a lineman at the top of the second round.

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by TexanSam

I just remember reading an article in the Chronicle trying to compare David Carr, Jonathan Wells, and Jabar Gaffney to Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. Sheesh. What a load of BS

like this?

[eriadoc]

Originally Posted by HoustonFrog

Exactly!!Splitting hairs above.

He also didn't mention our 3rd rounder at NT from 2002, Charles Hill. Yeah, that Charles Hill whom you have never heard of and who got cut.



What about saying LaCharles Bentley and Andre Gurode were taken before Pitts?

LOL, exactly! We never hear about how Gaffney was taken ahead of Bentley or Gurode. It's just utter BS hyperbole, and it's completely disingenuous. Gaffney was taken too high; I think everyone agrees on that.

[Honoring Earl 34]

Originally Posted by disaacks3

The only time stuff like this makes sense is in the "Sam Bowie" mode of evaluation. Blaming ANY team for "passing" on a guy that the whole league did (pretty much TWICE) is ranging on the absurd.

We got a steal on DeMeco...why isn't everyone bashing the other 31 teams for not taking him? Oh, that's right, we're the Texans and never make any "good" decisions.

Cause the Texans could field a pretty good team with guys they could have picked from 2002 -2005 .