Who would you cut, who would be safe?

Been a fan since Day 1 and a lurking around this site since I found it. I have finally reached the point where I can't stand not commenting. So here goes with my ideas about who gets cut and who is safe - all others fight it out for a slot. I'm not a Salary Cap wonk, so my list pretty much ignore it. I look forward to your thoughts.

Coaches gone: Marciano, Dennison and the secondary coach. All others on a 1 year leash (produce or get let loose)

Safe
# Name Pos. Age Exp. College
7 Keenum, Case QB 25 1 Houston
9 Lechler, Shane P 37 14 Texas A&M
10 Hopkins, DeAndre WR 21 0 Clemson
23 Foster, Arian RB 27 4 Tennessee
25 Jackson, Kareem DB 25 4 Alabama
36 Swearinger, D.J. SS 22 0 South Carolina
55 Myers, Chris C 32 9 Miami (Fla.)
56 Cushing, Brian ILB 26 5 Southern California
59 Mercilus, Whitney LB 23 2 Illinois
68 Harris, Ryan T 28 6 Notre Dame
74 Smith, Wade G 32 11 Memphis
76 Brown, Duane T 28 6 Virginia Tech
80 Johnson, Andre WR 32 11 Miami (Fla.)
88 Graham, Garrett TE 27 4 Wisconsin
99 Watt, J.J. DE 24 3 Wisconsin

Cut
# Name Pos. Age Exp. College
24 Joseph, Johnathan CB 29 8 South Carolina
94 Smith, Antonio DE 32 9 Oklahoma State
20 Reed, Ed FS 35 11 Miami (Fla.)
51 Sharpton, Darryl ILB 25 4 Miami (Fla.)
4 Bullock, Randy K 23 2 Texas A&M
52 Gooden, Tavares LB 6 Miami (FL)
97 McClain, Terrell NT 25 3 South Florida
8 Schaub, Matt QB 32 10 Virginia
37 Graham, Ray RB 23 0 Pittsburgh
44 Tate, Ben RB 25 4 Auburn
38 Manning, Danieal S 31 8 Abilene Christian
35 Pleasant, Eddie SAF 24 1 Oregon

Safe (in order): Watt, AJ, Cushing, Brown, Hopkins, Swearinger, and Keenum.

Safe:
80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 230 32 11 Miami (Fla.)
79 Brooks, Brandon G 6-5 335 24 2 Miami (Ohio)
76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 303 28 6 Virginia Tech
99 Watt, J.J. DE 6-5 289 24 3 Wisconsin
46 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 246 27 4 Baylor
23 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 27 4 Tennessee
84 Griffin, Ryan TE 6-6 254 23 0 Connecticut
26 Harris, Brandon CB 5-10 189 23 3 Miami (Fla.)
92 Mitchell, Earl NT 6-3 300 26 4 Arizona
68 Harris, Ryan T 6-5 302 28 6 Notre Dame
10 Hopkins, DeAndre WR 6-1 207 21 Clemson
25 Jackson, Kareem DB 5-10 188 25 4 Alabama
94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 290 32 9 Oklahoma State
36 Swearinger, D.J. SS 5-10 208 22 0 South Carolina
11 Posey, DeVier WR 6-1 210 23 R Ohio State
55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 286 32 9 Miami (Fla.)
97 McClain, Terrell NT 6-2 293 25 3 South Florida (has potential)
59 Mercilus, Whitney LB 6-4 258 23 2 Illinois
53 Mays, Joe MLB 5-11 244 28 6 North Dakota State
7 Keenum, Case QB 6-1 205 25 1 Houston
31 Keo, Shiloh S 5-11 208 25 3 Idaho
9 Lechler, Shane P 6-2 237 37 14 Texas A&M
60 Jones, Ben C 6-3 308 24 1 Georgia
33 Jones, Greg FB 6-1 251 32 10 Florida State
24 Joseph, Johnathan CB 5-11 188 29 8 South Carolina

Cut:
66 Gardner, Andrew T 6-6 308 27 4 Georgia Tech
37 Graham, Ray RB 5 193 23 0 Pittsburgh
67 White, Cody G 6-3 303 25 2 Illinois State
44 Tate, Ben RB 5-11 217 25 4 Auburn (Not like we could keep him against his will)
74 Smith, Wade G 6-4 295 32 11 Memphis
8 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 235 32 10 Virginia
51 Sharpton, Darryl ILB 5-11 235 25 4 Miami (Fla.)
21 McCain, Brice CB 5-9 187 26 5 Utah
43 Mack, Elbert CB 5-10 175 27 6 Troy

Fight for Position:
88 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 243 27 4 Wisconsin
57 Tuggle, Justin LB 6 247 23 0 Kansas State
27 Victorian, Josh CB 5-10 190 25 1 Louisiana Tech
13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 26 3 North Carolina
50 Braman, Bryan LB 6-5 241 26 3 West Texas A&M
4 Bullock, Randy K 5-9 206 23 2 Texas A&M
89 Byrne, Jake TE 6-4 255 23 1 Wisconsin
93 Crick, Jared DE 6-4 285 24 2 Nebraska
96 Jamison, Tim DE 6-3 287 27 5 Michigan
58 Reed, Brooks OLB 6-3 254 26 3 Arizona
20 Reed, Ed FS 5-11 205 35 11 Miami (Fla.)
90 Tarpinian, Jeff LB 6-3 240 26 3 Iowa
90 Mohamed, Mike LB 6-3 238 25 2 California
75 Newton, Derek T 6-6 313 25 3 Arkansas State
35 Pleasant, Eddie SAF 5-10 210 24 1 Oregon
82 Martin, Keshawn WR 5-11 194 23 2 Michigan State (has potential but wouldn't be surprised if Bonner or someone else takes his spot at either slot receiver or returner.)
39 Karim, Deji RB 5-8 209 26 4 Southern Illinois
28 Johnson, Dennis RB 5-7 196 R Arkansas
18 Jean, Lestar WR 6-3 202 25 3 Florida Atlantic

A team can't turn over too much of its roster and expect to improve. This team didn't go from 12-4 to 2-7 because of the players. Yeah, some players need to go, but this fall from grace is 90% on Kubiak and his staff.

Schaub, Ed Reed, Bullock, and Newton should be cut.
Joseph and Manning could be possibilities because of health, but it's not like we have a lot of good depth in the secondary. We have been atrocious at finding talent and developing it.

Tate won't be re-signed unless he signs cheap.

Antonio Smith is going to be a free agent, but I think he stays. He's not the problem and can still be productive. A lot will depend on if he is willing to take a pay cut, though.

Cut

Schaub
Wade smith
Derek newton
Ed reed
Danneille manning
Jonathon Joseph
Daryl sharpton

Rdndy bullock

Fire coaches and possibly gm

Foster is not safe yall are just like the FO sticking to long to NAME players Foster is a BUM NOW

I think the following players will be gone next year.
Schaub
Wade Smith
Derek Newton
Ed Reed
Danneille Manning
Jonathon Joseph
Daryl Sharpton
Owen Daniels

Depending on if the new staff runs a 3-4 or 4-3 maybe the ninja might be gone also. This is assuming that the Texans get rid of this joke of a staff.

BigBull said:

I think the following players will be gone next year.
Schaub
Wade Smith
Derek Newton
Ed Reed
Danneille Manning
Jonathon Joseph
Daryl Sharpton
Owen Daniels

Depending on if the new staff runs a 3-4 or 4-3 maybe the ninja might be gone also. This is assuming that the Texans get rid of this joke of a staff.

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Agreed minus JoJo, they dont have enough CB's now. I dont want to go thru another KJ OJT session.

steelbtexan said:

Agreed minus JoJo, they dont have enough CB's now. I dont want to go thru another KJ OJT session.

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I agree they don't have enough cb's, but I feel like JoJo is under performing his contract.

Coaches - all the coaches.

I think the Texans have a handful of obvious keepers, a double handful of obvious cuts, and a bunch of players that may or may not be good fits for a new coach.

I think the team needs to replace the front office and coaches, and let them sort out the players. If there is no regime change, shuffling players isn't going to make much difference

This thread should make some interesting reading though.