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The Cush

Rookie
Mount Cody is being labeled as a 2-down DT in the NFL. I dont like using a 1st rounder on someone who won't be a full time player. Joe Haden is someone I really hope we target
 

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Something Witty !
Hold the presses , found new prospects .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYiV9QNHl4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44hBAUV7QsM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znzzOynQBwA&feature=related

On a serious note .

“I’m pretty ticked off about the whole thing. The offensive line is costing this whole team right now, so we got to stop. (Ryan) Mallett’s back there, standing there, getting hit every play and that’s on us. It’s not one player; it’s a reflection of all of us. That’s gotta change. That’s unacceptable. This crap happened last year. It’s gotta stop. You got to make up your mind what you’re going to put into it. Our guys are going to get it right. We got some young guys in there playing. We got (Anthony) Oden in there playing right now, but he’s playing hard. We got to eliminate the mental mistakes.”
http://hogblog.nwaonline.net/2009/09/30/mitch-petrus-uncensored/
 
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BigBull17

Hall of Fame
Mount Cody is being labeled as a 2-down DT in the NFL. I dont like using a 1st rounder on someone who won't be a full time player. Joe Haden is someone I really hope we target
If he makes an impact and makes top 10 vs the run, Ill take it.
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
You better hope your linebackers can impact the QB because Cody will never touch him. Dan Williams on the other hand is 6'2" 327, often takes on two blockers and actually gets into the QB's personal space occasionally. Hope your guy does not explode into a marshmallow. How do you project your defensive line and backers in your 3-4?
 

TheRealJoker

Hall of Fame
I highly doubt that Gerhart falls out of the first round. Drafnicks' thoughts on him remind me of when Larry Johnson came out. Johnson was a highly productive back in college (2,000 yards in a season) but was thought to be "too slow" to be a franchise back. This caused him to drop out of the top 10 but he got picked up in the late first round.

I think Gerhart will also be picked in the late 1st round, and I hope its the Texans who end up getting him!!!
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
I highly doubt that Gerhart falls out of the first round. Drafnicks' thoughts on him remind me of when Larry Johnson came out. Johnson was a highly productive back in college (2,000 yards in a season) but was thought to be "too slow" to be a franchise back. This caused him to drop out of the top 10 but he got picked up in the late first round.

I think Gerhart will also be picked in the late 1st round, and I hope its the Texans who end up getting him!!!
I'm hoping Toby does ok at combine then quickly fades from memory of 31 other teams. I think Spiller and Jonathan Dwyer may go ahead of him. I hope so if we draft later. It is still early, but I have him projected to us in 3rd. Hard runners with stats sometimes fall. He has moved up to 3rd on NFLdraftscout.com behind Spiller and Anthony Dixon. This list does not include juniors.
 

rmartin65

Phil Kessel: Nice Guy. Tries Hard.
I wouldn't take him in the first two rounds because there's a bunch of good backs in the 3rd and 4th rounds . Besides RBs tend to have a short shelf life .

Here's some backs picked in the 4th rd , one was a 5th .

Le'Ron McClain
Leon Washington
Marion Barber
Tashard Choice
Brandon Jacobs
Darren Sproles
MeWelde Moore
Michael Turner

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=RB&type=position
I really dislike when people pull out lists like this. There are dozens of busts from these rounds too. Fact is, good players from all positions get drafted in all rounds. Yes you can find quality RB's in the middle of the draft, but you can find quality players at other positions as well. It all depends on who you think fills a need best.
 

rmartin65

Phil Kessel: Nice Guy. Tries Hard.
I'm hoping Toby does ok at combine then quickly fades from memory of 31 other teams. I think Spiller and Jonathan Dwyer may go ahead of him. I hope so if we draft later. It is still early, but I have him projected to us in 3rd. Hard runners with stats sometimes fall. He has moved up to 3rd on NFLdraftscout.com behind Spiller and Anthony Dixon. This list does not include juniors.
If Toby runs in the mid 4.5's, I think he will last to the second round. Times between 4.55 and 4.57 get him in the second. If he miraculously runs in the 4.4s, he is a first rounder.

People just see his size and assume he is a straight line back. He has very good agility, he is going to impress at the combine and pro day.
 

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I really dislike when people pull out lists like this. There are dozens of busts from these rounds too. Fact is, good players from all positions get drafted in all rounds. Yes you can find quality RB's in the middle of the draft, but you can find quality players at other positions as well. It all depends on who you think fills a need best.
That's true but a RBs value is based so much on his 40 time . He could be really good in college but run a 4.65 and he drops . The thing you can't account for is vision and toughness .
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
If Toby runs in the mid 4.5's, I think he will last to the second round. Times between 4.55 and 4.57 get him in the second. If he miraculously runs in the 4.4s, he is a first rounder.

People just see his size and assume he is a straight line back. He has very good agility, he is going to impress at the combine and pro day.
I am paying someone to put a pebble in his shoe. I think him going in the first depends more on a team's need that his speed.
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
I wouldn't take him in the first two rounds because there's a bunch of good backs in the 3rd and 4th rounds . Besides RBs tend to have a short shelf life .

Here's some backs picked in the 4th rd , one was a 5th .

Le'Ron McClain
Leon Washington
Marion Barber
Tashard Choice
Brandon Jacobs
Darren Sproles
MeWelde Moore
Michael Turner

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=RB&type=position
Why did Smith not draft a running back in 4th or 5th? He had stated that RB was a priority need.
 

rmartin65

Phil Kessel: Nice Guy. Tries Hard.
I am paying someone to put a pebble in his shoe. I think him going in the first depends more on a team's need that his speed.
Haha, let me know if the guy needs any more funds. I would be willing to cough up some money to get Toby on the team.

I see what you are saying, but I still think speed is a deciding factor. For some teams more than others. That said, I think Gerhart is a first round talent. A team is going to get a huge boost next year, I hope it is the Texans.
 

Goldensilence

hipster elite
I wouldn't take him in the first two rounds because there's a bunch of good backs in the 3rd and 4th rounds . Besides RBs tend to have a short shelf life .

Here's some backs picked in the 4th rd , one was a 5th .

Le'Ron McClain
Leon Washington
Marion Barber
Tashard Choice
Brandon Jacobs
Darren Sproles
MeWelde Moore
Michael Turner

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=RB&type=position
Problem is only one of them has turned into a franchise caliber type back and that's Turner.
 

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Something Witty !
Problem is only one of them has turned into a franchise caliber type back and that's Turner.
I think you could say that the guys on the list are above average players . The best year for backs was when Peterson , Johnson , Mendenhall , and Stewart were all first round backs .
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
If Kubiac is going to insist on having a running game & I agree it is important, then fix the Oline and get a quality back that moves the pile and can punch it in from within the 5yard line. I think Caldwell can settle in at starter for RG. We need a huge upgrade at left guard. Myers will remain the center if Kubes is back and the ZBS is the offense unless we get a center that can call the plays for Oline. We need to draft a starter for these two position in first three rounds. Yeah you might get a player that will eventually start but players go in higher rounds because they are thought to be heads and shoulder above those in later day 2 rounds. You can come up with all sorts of "exceptions", but I don't want to go into next year hoping the medical alert alarm around our power backs neck goes off or hope that guy from Bodunk University may have a Steve Slaton rookie year. Don't worry about reaching for a player. If the guy you want to be a starter is there, draft him. Someone else may like him also and draft him higher than your "later" round. Glenn Coffee?

If it means signing Gerhart or Dwyer with your first do it. I think it goes down easier to give high rookie money to a running back or cover corner drafted in round one than a guard but do it.
 

Honoring Earl 34

Something Witty !
My after Christmas mock .

1. Taylor Mays ... if he can't be a FS , he can be the fastest OLB on the planet . Besides if Cushing says he's the real deal ... I'll take him .
2. Dan Williams ... DT ... 6'2 and 330 lbs . Played in the SEC trenches .
3. Ryan Mathews ... 5'11 and 220 lbs . Why ... cause Fresno State owes us .
 

badboy

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My after Christmas mock .

1. Taylor Mays ... if he can't be a FS , he can be the fastest OLB on the planet . Besides if Cushing says he's the real deal ... I'll take him .
2. Dan Williams ... DT ... 6'2 and 330 lbs . Played in the SEC trenches .
3. Ryan Mathews ... 5'11 and 220 lbs . Why ... cause Fresno State owes us .
Think Fresno would send Mr. McNair a few million dollars also?
:kitten:
 

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Something Witty !
My after Christmas mock part deaux .

1. Mike Iupati ... OG ... the guy is 6'5 340 and moves like he weighs 290 . He plays in the ZBS at Idaho and pulls better than anything we have . He is also strong and could really help the running game which I see as the most pressing issue . He is the offensive version of Haloti Ngata .
2. Dan Williams ... DT ... 6'2 and 330 lbs . Played in the SEC trenches .
3. Ryan Mathews ... 5'11 and 220 lbs . Why ... cause Fresno State owes us .
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
My after Christmas mock part deaux .

1. Mike Iupati ... OG ... the guy is 6'5 340 and moves like he weighs 290 . He plays in the ZBS at Idaho and pulls better than anything we have . He is also strong and could really help the running game which I see as the most pressing issue . He is the offensive version of Haloti Ngata .
2. Dan Williams ... DT ... 6'2 and 330 lbs . Played in the SEC trenches .
3. Ryan Mathews ... 5'11 and 220 lbs . Why ... cause Fresno State owes us .
I'd be ok with these but we need a CB and a FS that could be strong support guys, if not a starter by mid season.
 

beerlover

Hall of Fame
My after Christmas mock part deaux .

1. Mike Iupati ... OG ... the guy is 6'5 340 and moves like he weighs 290 . He plays in the ZBS at Idaho and pulls better than anything we have . He is also strong and could really help the running game which I see as the most pressing issue . He is the offensive version of Haloti Ngata .
2. Dan Williams ... DT ... 6'2 and 330 lbs . Played in the SEC trenches .
3. Ryan Mathews ... 5'11 and 220 lbs . Why ... cause Fresno State owes us .
I'm curious just how you expect the Texans to draft all three or is this option 1a,1b,1c? by the way I love all three :heart:
 

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Something Witty !
I'd be ok with these but we need a CB and a FS that could be strong support guys, if not a starter by mid season.
I'm curious just how you expect the Texans to draft all three or is this option 1a,1b,1c? by the way I love all three :heart:
Badboy ... The best CBs and Safetys will be long gone at this point . I think the biggest issue with this team is lack of a running game . It's no mistake that the Texans sent three defenders to the pro bowl . I think they rank 12th in the NFL now and that's after really stinking the first three games .

This is kinda like a fantasy mock . They would be real lucky to get 2 out of the three . I think if Williams has a good combine he'll be long gone because 330 lb guys who can move don't seem to last long . Mike Iupati just looked like a man amongst boys last night and got me thinking about it .

My point of interest in rounds 1 through 3 .

FS/CB ... Mays , Berry , Haden , Ghee
RB ... Spiller , Best , Dixon , Matthews , Scott , Gerhart
G/C ... Mike Iupati
DL ... Mount Cody , Williams .
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
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Badboy ... The best CBs and Safetys will be long gone at this point . I think the biggest issue with this team is lack of a running game . It's no mistake that the Texans sent three defenders to the pro bowl . I think they rank 12th in the NFL now and that's after really stinking the first three games .

This is kinda like a fantasy mock . They would be real lucky to get 2 out of the three . I think if Williams has a good combine he'll be long gone because 330 lb guys who can move don't seem to last long . Mike Iupati just looked like a man amongst boys last night and got me thinking about it .

My point of interest in rounds 1 through 3 .

FS/CB ... Mays , Berry , Haden , Ghee
RB ... Spiller , Best , Dixon , Matthews , Scott , Gerhart
G/C ... Mike Iupati
DL ... Mount Cody , Williams .
Off of your list I would try to trade back into the 2nd rd by offering a 2010 3rd and 5th. Plus a 2011 2nd to get another 2nd rd. pick.

Off your list my mock would look like this

Rd.1 Iupati
Rd.2 Ghee
Rd.2 Williams
Rd. 4 Scott (he falls due to injury and slow 40 time at the combine.)
 

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Off of your list I would try to trade back into the 2nd rd by offering a 2010 3rd and 5th. Plus a 2011 2nd to get another 2nd rd. pick.

Off your list my mock would look like this

Rd.1 Iupati
Rd.2 Ghee
Rd.2 Williams
Rd. 4 Scott (he falls due to injury and slow 40 time at the combine.)
That would address our needs .
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
Badboy ... The best CBs and Safetys will be long gone at this point . I think the biggest issue with this team is lack of a running game . It's no mistake that the Texans sent three defenders to the pro bowl . I think they rank 12th in the NFL now and that's after really stinking the first three games .

This is kinda like a fantasy mock . They would be real lucky to get 2 out of the three . I think if Williams has a good combine he'll be long gone because 330 lb guys who can move don't seem to last long . Mike Iupati just looked like a man amongst boys last night and got me thinking about it .

My point of interest in rounds 1 through 3 .

FS/CB ... Mays , Berry , Haden , Ghee
RB ... Spiller , Best , Dixon , Matthews , Scott , Gerhart
G/C ... Mike Iupati
DL ... Mount Cody , Williams .
Glad you were not GM last draft when we selected Quin GLover in 4th. If Haden was there in 1st, I'd get him but that prob ain't happening.

Walter Thurmond Oregon 6'0 185 4.45 66 T, 8 break ups 5 INTs
Alterraun Verner UCLA 5'11 179 4.45 73 T, 18 break ups 2 INTs
Kurt Coleman Ohio State 5'11 190 4.43 SS but projects to CB


We have three potential starters on today's roster at corner: Reeves, DR and Quin. This decrease priority for me.
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
When Dunta leaves does that increase the need for you?

If it does what rd do you look to pick up a CB?

Ghee Lindley in 1/2 rd or Wilson/Verner in rd 3/4 ?
 

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My draft tek mock .

1. Mike Iupati G
2. Trevard Lindley CB
3. Evan Royster RB
4. Akwasi Owusu-Paul FS
5. Jason Pierre-Paul DE
6. Malcolm Shepard DT
7. Chris Walker OLB
 
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badboy

Hall of Fame
When Dunta leaves does that increase the need for you?

If it does what rd do you look to pick up a CB?

Ghee Lindley in 1/2 rd or Wilson/Verner in rd 3/4 ?
Excellent question and one Smith needs to address immediately and no game playing. Fans are on his side and if DR needs to go pull the trigger quick. I really think Reeves/ QUin can be the starters, but we have the Bennett melt down on our collective minds. A poster said Bennett had a personal issue leading to problems but he did nothing to recover. If he or Moulds (who?) could step up, I'd take CB off my mock. ALthough I am redoing my mock as things are a bit more settled, I am targeting Wilson Boise State in round three, but that is subject to change. I will offer a thread later on some players I wanted to evaluate last week. May have a surprise comment ot two. For now and picking at 19 or 20, I am looking at a left guard and power back in first two rounds.
 

badboy

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My draft tek mock .

1. Mike Iupati G
2. Trevard Lindley CB
3. Evan Royster RB
4. Akwasi Owusu-Paul FS
5. Jason Pierre-Paul DE
6. Malcolm Shepard DT
7. Chris Walker OLB
I am coming around on Iupati in ZBS. Weight should not be a concern for him as he seems pretty health concious. He has quick, good feet and would help our line move the pile. He might end up in my mock regardless if we keep the ZBS. Lindley has good reviews but I've not seen him play. I'll be starting a new thread soon to discuss my eval of corners I watched last week.
 

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Something Witty !
I am coming around on Iupati in ZBS. Weight should not be a concern for him as he seems pretty health concious. He has quick, good feet and would help our line move the pile. He might end up in my mock regardless if we keep the ZBS. Lindley has good reviews but I've not seen him play. I'll be starting a new thread soon to discuss my eval of corners I watched last week.
I see Iupati as a good solution going up against the behemoths of the Jags and the quick guys of the Colts .
 

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Something Witty !
Ok ... my offseason moves , mock based on some of everyone's ideas ... including mine .

1. Mike Iupati G
2. Maurkice Pouncey C/G
3. Anthony Dixon RB
4. Daryl Washington OLB 6'3" 234 TCU video
5. Kyle Wilson CB 5'10" 190 Boise State
6. Colin Peek TE 6'6" 255 Alabama
6B. Boo Robinson DT 6'2" 326 Wake Forest
7. Jared Veldheer OT Hillsdale

FA. Johnny Jolly DT .
 

badboy

Hall of Fame
Ok ... my offseason moves , mock based on some of everyone's ideas ... including mine .

1. Mike Iupati G
2. Maurkice Pouncey C/G
3. Anthony Dixon RB
4. Daryl Washington OLB 6'3" 234 TCU video
5. Kyle Wilson CB 5'10" 190 Boise State
6. Colin Peek TE 6'6" 255 Alabama
6B. Boo Robinson DT 6'2" 326 Wake Forest
7. Jared Veldheer OT Hillsdale

FA. Johnny Jolly DT .
Dixon is interesting and may be there at our pick. I have not been able to watch him but he has good size. Slower than Dwyer about same as my guy Gerhart. Dis very well this last season & I hope to catch him in the senior bowl. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=64982&draftyear=2010&genpos=RB

Iupati, Dixon, Pouney and Wilson should fill four of our needs. I did not follow Boo but many have posted about him.
 

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Dixon is interesting and may be there at our pick. I have not been able to watch him but he has good size. Slower than Dwyer about same as my guy Gerhart. Dis very well this last season & I hope to catch him in the senior bowl. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=64982&draftyear=2010&genpos=RB

Iupati, Dixon, Pouney and Wilson should fill four of our needs. I did not follow Boo but many have posted about him.
I kinda read what folks thought the needs were and then took players with those ideas in mind . I did like Akwasi Owusu-Ansah but thought he got hurt . I like Pawlek ( sp ) and I like Jordan Lake from Baylor as a Bill Bates guy .
 

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Well ... after this week ... I think Iupati wight be gone so .

1. Earl Thomas
2. Ryan Mathews
3. Mitch Petrus
4. JD Walton

OR

1. Earl Thomas
2. Maurkice Pouncey
3. Mitch Petrus
4. Ben Tate
 
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badboy

Hall of Fame
Well ... after this week ... I think Iupati wight be gone so .

1. Earl Thomas
2. Ryan Mathews
3. Mitch Petrus
4. JD Walton

OR

1. Earl Thomas
2. Maurkice Pouncey
3. Mitch Petrus
4. Ben Tate
Your first mock, I suggest you have another ready to go because Thomas prob gone but should be our guy if there. Research Kyle Wilson as he is screaming up the charts. I have him in thrid but that will change by end of combine to probabbly first round. May be a shut down corner. Petrus and Walton good choices for the Oline.

Your 2nd mock: I'm not a big Tate fan as I want a but more consistency at RB. Had a good year 09 but so-so 2008. Not enough TDs for me.
 

threetoedpete

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Well ... after this week ... I think Iupati wight be gone so .

1. Earl Thomas
2. Ryan Mathews
3. Mitch Petrus
4. JD Walton

OR

1. Earl Thomas
2. Maurkice Pouncey
3. Mitch Petrus
4. Ben Tate
Agreed. It was nice to dream. I don't think Iupati makes it out of the top fifteen now with the performance of the OLT candidates at the combine. The stink you now smell is all of the pro personnel guys who figured out if you don't have a top five pick, you're not getting a locked and loaded OLT this draft. Duane Brown isn't Ryan Clady. But after watching the combine this week I'm delighted we have him on the squad. Oh the smell, they've figured out they're not just smelling in it they and their QBs are sitting in it for '10. They'll be some reaching and panic going on at the end of April.

Switch three and four and I'm with you all the way there Earl on the second one. I believe it is a bit of a reach to expect Mathews to be there at the fifty two. I think San Diego will be picking runing backs early and often. they'll come away with at least two early, the first four picks.
 
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