Dobbins, McCain drawing interest (both re-sign with texans)

[deucetx]

Originally Posted by thunderkyss

If Brooks moves to ILB, we'll have Sharpton for depth. Too many old & slow LBs ruin special teams. I liked Dobbins, but we have better options.

Heh we just went through a bout of injuries at this spot and you want to say we have Sharpton for depth...the guy who has spent more time injured than on the field in his career? Sounds like we will end up with a deja vu if we went that route. Plus Dobbins played better than him even on special teams. So between the two Dobbins is the better option. In any case, I was thinking more in the fact we need a couple of bodies for Depth. Not just one and definitely not just one who has proven to be injury prone like Sharp.

[dalemurphy]

If Dobbins is getting interest and signs the first week of free agency then that means he is a free agent loss that will qualify for a compensatory pick in 2014... Assuming we lose Dobbins, Barwin or Quin, Cody, perhaps McCain, Caldwell, etc.. We are looking at accumulating some extra picks again next year.

Remember, we are looking at 10 or 11 picks this year due to last year's free agent losses. So, a good deal of our LB depth will come from those picks. Dobbins is a solid player, but he is going to be horribly exposed against the championship caliber teams because he is a deficit in coverage. So, he's not a guy this team should covet, IMO.

[Maddict5]

Originally Posted by Lucky

I would feel more comfortable with McCain leaving if Harris had shown something in his absence. Still, I think this is a really deep draft for CBs and a nickel corner can be had in the 3rd or 4th (maybe with the Mario comp pick).

harris wasnt as bad as TT makes him out to be... he had a few bad plays and is generally a little too handsy and draws a decent amount of holding penalties but he broke up a fair share of passes too. i would say he played like KJ did in 2011, not the rookie KJ version we make him out to be. he showed potential, esp for a first time starter (albeit a veteran first time starter)

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by Maddict5

harris wasnt as bad as TT makes him out to be... he had a few bad plays and is generally a little too handsy and draws a decent amount of holding penalties but he broke up a fair share of passes too.

He can't play man coverage, and the Texans like to play a lot of man coverage. Harris could probably be OK on a team that plays zone. He has the wrong skill set for this team. They need another corner.

[imatexan]

Originally Posted by Maddict5

harris wasnt as bad as TT makes him out to be... he had a few bad plays and is generally a little too handsy and draws a decent amount of holding penalties but he broke up a fair share of passes too. i would say he played like KJ did in 2011, not the rookie KJ version we make him out to be. he showed potential, esp for a first time starter (albeit a veteran first time starter)

Harris was very bad from what I saw.

I would rather sign McCain if we could only sign one but its a toss up.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by ChampionTexan

It's been referred to as "Legal Tampering".


LINK

So I wonder who the Texans are reaching out to.

BTW, I loved (L-O-V-E-D) what I saw from Harris. He's going to be a player going forward.

[Corrosion]

Originally Posted by beerlover

Resign McCain replace Dobbins via draft.

I kinda see it the other way , resign Dobbins and replace McCain .... depending upon cost of course.

[panamamyers]

Harris showed some promise if you ask me.
I would be OK with McCain going. Dobbins is a pretty solid backup. If you don't sign him, then you will need to find two inside backers in the draft in my opinion.

[HOU-TEX]

Sounds like their agent hasn't even been contacted by the Texans yet. McCain worth 3.5-5M a year? Bye bye, Brice

Tania Ganguli‏@taniaganguli

Among things Canter said: McCain worth $3.5M to $5M a year, Dobbins won't come back for minimum, no offers from #Texans as of this morning.

[HOU-TEX]

Dobbins re-signs

James Palmer ‏@JPalmerCSN 7s
#Texanstalk RT @davidcanter: Congratulations to #TeamDEC client Tim Dobbins on agreeing to terms on one year contract with @HoustonTexans

[HOU-TEX]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Sounds like their agent hasn't even been contacted by the Texans yet. McCain worth 3.5-5M a year? Bye bye, Brice

Well, you apparently have no clue of what you're talking about. Keep your damn mouth shut

[False Start]

Good deal with Dobbins.

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Well, you apparently have no clue of what you're talking about. Keep your damn mouth shut

[badboy]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Well, you apparently have no clue of what you're talking about. Keep your damn mouth shut

Man you really told him! I sometimes don't understand how some (like him and that guy Badboy) think. Troublemakers both!

[The Pencil Neck]

Originally Posted by badboy

Man you really told him! I sometimes don't understand how some (like him and that guy Badboy) think. Troublemakers both!

Could someone just ban the both of them and get it over with.

[Dutchrudder]

Good deal. I assume he re-signed for minimum, and this doesn't hurt our compensatory picks. Fills a need at backup ILB.

[Corrosion]

Realy glad to see Dobbins resigned .... depth at ILB in a 3-4 is so important .... as we saw last year.

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

Could someone just ban the both of them and get it over with.

Let's rep them silly before we ban them!

[76Texan]

Originally Posted by Corrosion

Realy glad to see Dobbins resigned .... depth at ILB in a 3-4 is so important .... as we saw last year.

Does it really matters?

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Sounds like their agent hasn't even been contacted by the Texans yet. McCain worth 3.5-5M a year? Bye bye, Brice

Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

Well, you apparently have no clue of what you're talking about. Keep your damn mouth shut

What a dumbass!!

[Corrosion]

Originally Posted by 76Texan

Does it really matters?

I guess that all rests on .... #8.