Pick You're Most Excited About

[steelbtexan]

If Cushing is a productive starter, Barwin becomes the pass rusher thats been lacking and Hill does a good job allowing Slaton to make more 3rd and 1's this year I will be very happy with our draft.

The other draft picks have great potential and may be productive in year 2-3. IMO

I hope I'm wrong and all of them do great this year and this is the best draft class ever.

[mexican_texan]

I like Quinn, I think he'll be our best DB since Glenn.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by m5kwatts

Yes but Chester mentioned in his recent interview with Brooke Bentley that the staff is talking about suiting only 7 lineman on sundays...that leaves Butler and Caldwell, who can't be snuck onto the practice squad if thats what your thinking.

I believe we mostly suited 7 on game days, but we carried 9.
Besides the regular 5, we had Salaam, White, Studdard, and Butler.

Salaam is gone.

Now we have Caldwell, Jones as main candidates for roster spots.

I'm thinking one of the 3: White, Studdard or Butler will be cut.
Butler might be the safest as swing tackle, especially now that Salaam is gone.

But who knows, another guy or two may emerge in camp.
I'm not banking on that though.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by MojoMan

Cushing is an exciting pick, but Caldwell is an awesome pick. If all goes well for him, he should anchor the middle of the OL for years to come. And he is a long snapper as well. Great value selection by Smithiak.

Antoine Caldwell.

Was Caldwell an emergency slong snapper for Alabama?

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by ubecool454

Anthony Hill is the guy I want to see. They think they have a blocking TE but the guy can catch too and is a load once he gets going. I think we will be throwing to a bunch of big guys this year. OD, Dreessen, Hill and Casey will give the #3 offense in 2008 more firepower for sure.

I like them all, just don't know if we have enough balls to throw around.
We had used the 3-TE set more than a few times before (but not last year, I don't think.)
Heck, I say put Barwin in there as well and run the spread with 5 TEs once a while and see how the other team deal with it, LOL!
Use it in the red zone, I'm serious!
Why should Kubiak the innovator be limited in his mindset???

And Duane Brown can play TE, too!

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by infantrycak

It's funny how often we see similar statements generically about 1st day picks from a draft or around the league, but for the Texans it is cause for much gnashing of teeth if a player isn't a starter the 1st game, much less 1st year or lord forbid is a complete bust by not starting within the 1st two years.

I'm old school.
Some guys may have talent but need to hone their skills at the position.
And if we have a veteran who can man the post, I would not hesitate to sit the rookie I drafted in the first round.

[HOU-TEX]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

Was Caldwell an emergency slong snapper for Alabama?

Sorry, 76, I know this was a typo but I giggled for a good five minutes after reading it. Lack of sleep, maybe, but it was funny as heck.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Sorry, 76, I know this was a typo but I giggled for a good five minutes after reading it. Lack of sleep, maybe, but it was funny as heck.

I invented a new word thanks to insomnia!

[Trail.Blazr]

I voted Cush as most excited. With Demeco already established as a pro-bowl talent, and my hopes that Adibi grows to similar level, I'm hoping the Meathead can help elevate the Texans LB corps to the same elite status at the NFL level, that he was part of at the Collegiate level.

Like much other sentiment in this thread, I ultimately have reservations about the secondary's success this year that outweigh the front 7, but if we can stop the run without the secondary having to worry about contributing on that effort, my hopes would be the secondary can actually focus on pass coverage.