When does the team re-sign Lamm and Blue so all hell can truly break loose?
If last year is any indication they will wait until after the draft so that we are fooled that the signings are just for training camp and pre-season.
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When does the team re-sign Lamm and Blue so all hell can truly break loose?
So Covington gets a 1 year deal for $1 million, with incentives that could get to $2.5 mil? Blackson gets 3 years, $12 million?I couldn't see bringing both Covington & Blackson back. I'd have chosen Covington...
So Covington gets a 1 year deal for $1 million, with incentives that could get to $2.5 mil? Blackson gets 3 years, $12 million?[QUOTE="thunderkyss, post: 2923450, member: 4189"I couldn't see bringing both Covington & Blackson back. I'd have chosen Covington...
So Covington gets a 1 year deal for $1 million, with incentives that could get to $2.5 mil? Blackson gets 3 years, $12 million?
If the Texans truly are a cheapskate organization, they're not very good at it.
Yeah, it's not a cheapskate issue. It's an issue of how they manage the cap, draft picks and free agents
What value could we get in a trade for Clowney? Maybe a 1st and a player?
How about the Texans trade to BUF for 1rnd 9th overall and OLmen or CB.
Then sign Justin Houston at LB to a deal.
So that implies you think Clowney is worth the 14th overall pick in 2019 Draft. FYI the Chiefs just traded Dee Ford to San Fran and all they got was a 2nd round pick in the 2020 Draft.
Don’t forget about the Broncos and Seahawks.
They drafted well and made some impact fa signings as well.
Maybe the Texans just don’t feel like they are ready.
I wouldnt blame them because I don’t think they are close.
If Carr fails to deliver and Gruden goes on the prowl for a QB and the Texans stumble again after a false/positive 11-5 season......I'm not completely opposed to trading Watson, yeah Watson, to the Raiders for a Hershal Walker kind of haul.....if possible. I'd then trade off some other big assets and be prepared to start a true rebuilding process with QB, Trevor Lawrence- Clemson as my 2020 target. If the Texans aren't there by natural processes, then they'll need a treasure trove of picks to buy that slot......let the rebuild begin.
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I'm down with this plan …. as long as OB is gone as a result of the suckitude it'll take to land that 1 pick in 2020.
If OB isn't gone … We could have the Dolphins 84 offense and the Bears 85 defense and wouldn't do a thing with it.
BOB learned from the best and has done a good job IMO with bringing in many of the same qualities - good culture, doesn't put up with player's trash, similar talent acquisition strategy which is the only way to build a long term contender with the rules as is. The problem is that BOB hasn't been able to get the most out of these bargain bin players like Beli has. Brady makes the job easier for Beli. Maybe with some growth out of Watson, and BOB having learned a little over the years we can be on the same path. It's still all going to boil down to if BOB can put this all together on the field and BOB's going to have to improve for that to happen.
So Covington gets a 1 year deal for $1 million, with incentives that could get to $2.5 mil? Blackson gets 3 years, $12 million?
If the Texans truly are a cheapskate organization, they're not very good at it.
If Gaine nails another draft
Funny how a few folks thought I was stating that a trade of Watson would yield the Texans an "exact" return that the Cowboys got for Walker......the key word I used in that post "type". Like the Walker deal that was the biggest in NFL history, trading Watson in his prime would yield.....maybe a better, similar or second best deal in NFL history. Bottom line, it would be spectacular.
I sure see this a lot, but did he really nail it? Looks like he nailed it with Reid, yes. Rankin, the jury is definitely still out. Drafting 2 TEs in a draft with limited picks, and with the same needs last year as you have this year, and that were barely used in the offense. Coutee could be a hit if he can find a way to stay on the field. Ejiofor and Kalambayi had little impact if any. And I don't even know who Jermaine Kelly is (entire season on IR).
That's nailing a draft??
Not giving BoB a pass but people also forget that this is his first gig as a HC. Go back and look at BB as the Browns head coach, they weren't exactly praising him in Cleveland during that time. BoB may never be the coach BB is but then BB wasn't the coach he is today in the 90s either. I really, really wonder how different things would be without Brady. Would there still be talk of changing the name of the Lombardi trophy to the Belichick trophy or would he be just another coach in the league.
Funny how a few folks thought I was stating that a trade of Watson would yield the Texans an "exact" return that the Cowboys got for Walker......the key word I used in that post "type". Like the Walker deal that was the biggest in NFL history, trading Watson in his prime would yield.....maybe a better, similar or second best deal in NFL history. Bottom line, it would be spectacular.
If Gaine nails another draft, I'd damn sure keep him on board for a complete overhaul but in all reality, the Texans would need a new coaching staff and it would have to be filled with coaches that can teach. I don't see OB as a secure HC who would comfortably hire coaches he might perceive as being able to replace him or give them the latitude to run their respective sides of the ball while he focuses on being the teams HC.
Maybe they think they are closer than we think they are ? Particularly on the OL and that they'll just draft a couple corners and all will be right in the world ?
I don't believe that myself but what other explanation is there for doing the nothing they have done so far ?
I don't want a season of Breno Guacamole and Chris Clark as the starting corners …. This is really starting to remind me of that disaster of an offseason both on the OL and defensive backfield.
Do you really wonder that or are you just trying to drive home a point?
Bill Belichick didn't look this lost in Cleveland like Obrien looks lost here.
Belichick drafted him a diamond in rough who is now the best quarterback to play this game. And no I'm not going to sit back and try to imagine the what if.
Do you really wonder that or are you just trying to drive home a point?
Bill Belichick didn't look this lost in Cleveland like Obrien looks lost here.
Belichick drafted him a diamond in rough who is now the best quarterback to play this game. And no I'm not going to sit back and try to imagine the what if.
I don't think that there is any question that they think they are closer than we (fans) and others (media/rest of NFL). If I have heard them correctly, both Gaine and BOB believe that improvement, in general and OL specifically, will mostly come from the players getting more experience and the unity of being in their system. the proof for them is an 11-5 season after 4-12 with an 0-3 start. That's what I think they think.
I sure see this a lot, but did he really nail it? Looks like he nailed it with Reid, yes. Rankin, the jury is definitely still out. Drafting 2 TEs in a draft with limited picks, and with the same needs last year as you have this year, and that were barely used in the offense. Coutee could be a hit if he can find a way to stay on the field. Ejiofor and Kalambayi had little impact if any. And I don't even know who Jermaine Kelly is (entire season on IR).
That's nailing a draft??
Good god,
Time to clean house if that's what they think.
Just about any "Draft Value Chart" one consults will give this calculation for the 9th & 40th & 23rd picks : (1350 + 500) = 1850 - 760 (23rd pick) = 1100 (aproximately the 14th overall pick in the 2019 Draft.How did you come up with that number.
I think Gaine wants to be able to trade up high enough to get either Dillard or Williams to accomplish this the Clowney trade has to happen and they will get a 2nd or 3rd rd pick to round out the deal.
This trade really comes down to Ansah's physical and if he's willing to accept 14 mil per yr. If Ansah passes (Doubtful) then the Clowney trade will probably happen.
I’ll give you Kalambayi. This early in the morning ST just wasn’t on my mind. But if Gaine and OB are supposed to be “aligned” then the TE selections are far from nailing it.Adding a pro bowl level S in the 3rd rd alone would make this draft a success. You need to give the Jordans a chance to get adjusted to the NFL I particularly like Thomas. Coutee has a chance to be a dominate guy in the slot if he can stay healthy.
If you haven't heard there is this thing called ST's, Kalambayi contributed to those just like most late rd draft picks do. Without 1st or 2nd rd picks what were your expectations.
This draft was certainly better than anything we've seen from the former GM over the last decade.
What do you think BO'Gaine mean when they talk about sharing a philosophy of how a team is built? At least this far, what in the off-season contradicts this?
Example, they want to keep their types.guys..see DL discussion above...and believe that re-signing Henderson is better than getting one of the half -dozen 30 something used-to-be-good and still might better OTs to serve as a stop gap....just following what those are saying and what their action are telling me.
Just about any "Draft Value Chart" one consults will give this calculation for the 9th & 40th & 23rd picks : (1350 + 500) = 1850 - 760 (23rd pick) = 1100 (aproximately the 14th overall pick in the 2019 Draft.
You certainly know quite a bit about offensive line play but I don't think that enables you to know how Brian Gaine feels about this Draft and his ratings of individual players including the offensive lineman.
I agree with them on Henderson. But if they think adding Henderson and going with Davenport at LT even if he improves and keeping the rest of the OL band together is going to be good enough to keep their franchise QB healthy they're crazy.
I’ll give you Kalambayi. This early in the morning ST just wasn’t on my mind. But if Gaine and OB are supposed to be “aligned” then the TE selections are far from nailing it.
And if it takes 2-3 years to evaluate a draft, then saying it’s nailed is as premature as me saying it isn’t.
You've got to factor in Watson learning and improving also. He caused quite a few of those hits/sacks his ownself
I agree with them on Henderson. But if they think adding Henderson and going with Davenport at LT even if he improves and keeping the rest of the OL band together is going to be good enough to keep their franchise QB healthy they're crazy.
No I do really wonder that. Also this whole "he looks lost" narrative what does that even mean? Is it people think that because of the looks he sometimes has on his face? Is it they disagree with some of his calls? Either way its subjective opinion and doesn't hold water. If he was running up and down the side lines asking people whats going on then you might could say he looks lost.
Also FYI it wasn't BB that picked Tom Brady.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.32c882eb6692
I grant you he was smart enough to listen to his scout but its not like BB saw something in Brady that no one else did.
My current drat guesstimation is that the Texans draft an OT of some sort early giving them a draft pick, Henderson, Davenport as pure tackles and then "rest of the band" fight it out for the 3 spots inside. I would be mildly surprised to see more than one OLman in the first four picks. As I see it now.
I sure see this a lot, but did he really nail it? Looks like he nailed it with Reid, yes. Rankin, the jury is definitely still out. Drafting 2 TEs in a draft with limited picks, and with the same needs last year as you have this year, and that were barely used in the offense. Coutee could be a hit if he can find a way to stay on the field. Ejiofor and Kalambayi had little impact if any. And I don't even know who Jermaine Kelly is (entire season on IR).
That's nailing a draft??
My current drat guesstimation is that the Texans draft an OT of some sort early giving them a draft pick, Henderson, Davenport as pure tackles and then "rest of the band" fight it out for the 3 spots inside. I would be mildly surprised to see more than one OLman in the first four picks. As I see it now.
My current drat guesstimation is that the Texans draft an OT of some sort early giving them a draft pick, Henderson, Davenport as pure tackles and then "rest of the band" fight it out for the 3 spots inside. I would be mildly surprised to see more than one OLman in the first four picks. As I see it now.
I thought I posted this somewhere else but completely agree.
I get we didn’t have a pick early, but I don’t see why people keep saying he nailed the draft.
I like all the players he drafted actually...even Kelly based on college film, but besides Reid the bulk of that class hasn’t really done much.
I sure see this a lot, but did he really nail it? Looks like he nailed it with Reid, yes. Rankin, the jury is definitely still out. Drafting 2 TEs in a draft with limited picks, and with the same needs last year as you have this year, and that were barely used in the offense. Coutee could be a hit if he can find a way to stay on the field. Ejiofor and Kalambayi had little impact if any. And I don't even know who Jermaine Kelly is (entire season on IR).
That's nailing a draft??
People that are saying Gaine nailed the draft is being premature. You really can’t judge a draft class until after 2-3 years.
What you can say, though, is this class shows a lot of potential. But, potential doesn’t always pan out. There were tons of guys we were extremely giddy about, but then ended up not really amounting to much (for various reasons).
3) Brian Gaine doesn't even deserve 1 full offseason and the Browns are geniuses for sucking the majority of the last 3 decades and now look at them!!!
They drafted Rankin thinking he'd be a tackle and were completely wrong. I like the defensive additions though
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