Steve Slaton is a Texan!! - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum

Yankee_In_TX · 04-27-2008

Pick No. 89, Round 3.

We have a "sexy" pick, yay!!!

Better yet, we have a young RB with potential. Now we just have to wait and see.

(please merge threads)

kastofsna · 04-27-2008

nice one.

**TEXANS84** · 04-27-2008

Awesome. I'm cool with that.

**Hardcore Texan** · 04-27-2008

I like it! I really like the way this draft is shaping up.

TexanSam · 04-27-2008

Awesome. I like the pick!

RTP2110 · 04-27-2008

Speed, speed, & more speed. I like the pick, let's see what happens. This is our payoff for moving down.

TexansLucky13 · 04-27-2008

All Hail the Smithiak!

**Showtime100** · 04-27-2008

Just turned on the tube and it was the first thing I saw. Not bad....really not bad!

**Ryan** · 04-27-2008

NICE!

I think if he can bulk up a little bit he could turn into a very productive back for us. He's got alot of ability.

Yankee_In_TX · 04-27-2008

So, the FO did what the fans said

OL, CB, and RB (not necessarily in that order).

Bubbajwp · 04-27-2008

I think I just poked a hole in my ceiling.

Yankee_In_TX · 04-27-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubbajwp

I think I just poked a hole in my ceiling.

With WHAT?

camron1269 · 04-27-2008

nice.
there were a few guys id rather have... adibi, king, cliff avril, marcus harrison, dre moore
as far as RB go i thought slaton and choice were about even. i guess the coaching staff knows who fits our style best.
lets hope one of the 5 guys i mentioned are there in the 4th

Mr. White · 04-27-2008

I'm jacked about this pick.

Ideal back for the WCO.

**Showtime100** · 04-27-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bubbajwp

I think I just poked a hole in my ceiling.

I won't dare ask what that means, but I take it you like the pick...lol.

J-Russ · 04-27-2008

Strengths:
Excellent speed and quickness with a burst...Great agility, balance and change of direction...Can get outside and turn the corner...Nice vision and instincts...Elusive and very dangerous in the open field..Has very good hands and can be a weapon out of the backfield...A big play threat...Offers value as a return man....Productive.

Weaknesses:
Doesn't have the size or bulk that you look for...Lacks strength and power...Does not break a lot of tackles...Not much of an inside runner...Marginal blocker...Is not real physical...Very little return experience...Played in a spread offense...May have some minor durability concerns...He might be limited to a situation role in the NFL.

Notes:
Is also being looked at as a wide receiver prospect by some..Shared the spotlight with Pat White and was beginning to lose carries to true freshman Noel Devine in 2007...Didn't have a great junior campaign and saw his stock drop...Will never be a pro workhorse but could carve a niche for himself and excel as a 3rd down back.

wtf!

With that said, he seems like a big play-maker. I don't know what else to said.

Hutch13 · 04-27-2008

Awesome. I like the pick. Welcome to Houston, Slaton!

The1ApplePie · 04-27-2008

Holy crap! A player I actually wanted drafted by the Texans?

Steal of the draft baby

Yankee_In_TX · 04-27-2008

So is he 100% now? And if we use him as a scat back, who will be our every down? (lol, maybe the answer is whoever can stay healthy the longest?)

alphajoker · 04-27-2008

Hell yeah! Waking up and seeing this pick makes the hangover just a little bit more tolerable.

04-27-2008	#2
kastofsna Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 7,438 Rep Power: 405	Steve Slaton nice one.

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TexanSam Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston Age: 25 Posts: 16,614 Rep Power: 23265	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Awesome. I like the pick! __________________ Thanks to Premier

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RTP2110 Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Shore Age: 33 Posts: 2,782 Rep Power: 1845	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Speed, speed, & more speed. I like the pick, let's see what happens. This is our payoff for moving down.

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TexansLucky13 53d Signal Batt Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Age: 25 Posts: 4,764 Rep Power: 1060	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! All Hail the Smithiak! __________________

04-27-2008	#8
Showtime100 Got AJ? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin,Tx Age: 50 Posts: 18,734 Rep Power: 39298	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Just turned on the tube and it was the first thing I saw. Not bad....really not bad!

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Ryan THIS YEAR Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beaumont,Tx Section: Section 135, Row F Posts: 4,905 Rep Power: 8536	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! NICE! I think if he can bulk up a little bit he could turn into a very productive back for us. He's got alot of ability. __________________ Wise men know their limits. Great men have no limits.

04-27-2008	#13
camron1269 Rookie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 8	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! nice. there were a few guys id rather have... adibi, king, cliff avril, marcus harrison, dre moore as far as RB go i thought slaton and choice were about even. i guess the coaching staff knows who fits our style best. lets hope one of the 5 guys i mentioned are there in the 4th

04-27-2008	#16
J-Russ Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,655 Rep Power: 39	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Strengths: Excellent speed and quickness with a burst...Great agility, balance and change of direction...Can get outside and turn the corner...Nice vision and instincts...Elusive and very dangerous in the open field..Has very good hands and can be a weapon out of the backfield...A big play threat...Offers value as a return man....Productive. Weaknesses: Doesn't have the size or bulk that you look for...Lacks strength and power...Does not break a lot of tackles...Not much of an inside runner...Marginal blocker...Is not real physical...Very little return experience...Played in a spread offense...May have some minor durability concerns...He might be limited to a situation role in the NFL. Notes: Is also being looked at as a wide receiver prospect by some..Shared the spotlight with Pat White and was beginning to lose carries to true freshman Noel Devine in 2007...Didn't have a great junior campaign and saw his stock drop...Will never be a pro workhorse but could carve a niche for himself and excel as a 3rd down back. wtf! With that said, he seems like a big play-maker. I don't know what else to said.

04-27-2008	#17
Hutch13 List of demands Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 1,233 Rep Power: 11	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Awesome. I like the pick. Welcome to Houston, Slaton!

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The1ApplePie Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 7,803 Rep Power: 19070	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Holy crap! A player I actually wanted drafted by the Texans? Steal of the draft baby

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alphajoker Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,519 Rep Power: 2429	Re: Steve Slaton is a Texan!! Hell yeah! Waking up and seeing this pick makes the hangover just a little bit more tolerable.

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