Yes they did but they have already given up on him as a tackle.
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2019 Texans free agency
- Thread starter powda
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TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Very strange seeing no chatter about Justin Houston taking visits with a team. If the Texans trade Clowney i’d hope they grab Houston on a 2-3 year deal. Still one of the best pass rushers in the league.
zshawn10
All Pro
Mike Remmers just wrapped up a great visit with the New York Giants. Very good chance we could be getting something done with them in the not too distant future.
— Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) March 15, 2019
— Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) March 15, 2019
Mangler
Toro de España
Could do what with them?
dalemurphy
Hall of Fame
I keep seeing this mentioned about compensatory picks. My understanding is that any UDFA signed by a certain date count against the signing team's formula, regardless of how they became a free agent... though the team that cuts a player under contract is not eligible to receive compensation. I would appreciate hearing from anyone that knows with certainty if I am wrong.
Texansballer74
The Marine
It took them well over 20 years to do so bwhahaha. Maybe if we dabble at the bottom for years on top of years. Just maybe we can finally be like the Browns who you say has finally passed us. Even though they haven't even played the season yet.
Texansballer74
The Marine
TBH I don't fully understand it myself, I just based off of what everyone has been keeps repeating lol
austins23
Hall of Fame
Correct, see post above yours. Pretty sure they got him to light a fire under Mariotta's ass.
Texansballer74
The Marine
Lol if you only knew
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/texans-work-out-jake-fisher
Jake Fisher tackle turned TE...trying out as ----
Jake Fisher tackle turned TE...trying out as ----
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Interesting blocking TE prospect if he can do it.
, man time needs to slow down. I was confused because coby was a great receiving TE. Lol, disregard just loosing my mind 
I didn't say anything about coaching or scheme
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
I would like to see Watt on the inside more.[/QUOTE]
I don't have a problem with that deal. Crennel obviously sees something in blackson and he probably got some outside offers. Sounds like Covington didn't have much of a market[/QUOTE]
His back and knee respectfully says "no."
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
He only played slot and dime with the Browns.
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Boddy-Calhoun has spent the last two seasons starting for the Cleveland Browns starting 15 games of the 29 games he has appeared in.In 2018, he appeared in all 16 games and had 56 total tackles with 2 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble. Boddy-Calhoun has appeared in 43 games with 21 starts and putting 138 total tackles with 3 intersections and 19 pass deflections.
In 2018, Boddy-Calhoun allowed 42 receptions for 506 yards, 12 yards a receptions and 9.0 yards a targets. He also allowed two touchdown passes.LINK
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
banned1976
sleeper mode
When he’s thinking about it I wonder what Watson thinks about his protection right about now? So far the Texans have done nothing to help him.
Norg
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u dont need a all world Line to win chips …..
well if things get bad Watson will just have to run for his life LOL
Most likely to give them a chance when Mariota has to miss a game or two.
Maybe because Watt was used at times inside?
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Besides Watt & remove Covington, you have five. Two from Blackson 2, three from Reader, thats his point.
Probably one of the two mistakes of youth.
1) Believing what he is told that they are going to solve the problem in the draft.
2) The ego of youth "I can take these hits"
He already said something along the lines of #2
I just hope we find him some level of protection before we get him killed or shell shocked. It would be nice to not be looking for a QB again in the near future
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Such ashame we're watching the carr tragedy happen again.
Been saying this for awhile now.
Kaiser Toro
Native Mod
Carr sucked. Nothing would have given him what it takes to be successful in this league. Stop the revisionist history. With that said, I strongly agree we need more bodies on the OL to protect the Watson investment.
F David Carr and that family.
F David Carr and that family.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Carr did suck. He had the talent to be good ,and the work ethic to be a journeyman.
He failed the team as much as the team failed him. The ol they put in front of him will always be a prime example of how to ruin a qb as fast as possible because we all saw it first hand. I see no flaw whatsoever in using that as a reference point with Watson. You did infact finish your post by saying we need more ol. That was the point.
And yeah, f carr.
What I saw was an OL drastically improve by changing the QB, & get better every year since. To the point of sending a Center acquired with a 6th round pick to the pro bowl.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
What you saw was in Kubiak's regime after Carr took an ass kicking for 4 years. Dude was already shell shocked and ruined by then.
Hmmm .... we have now fallen to the level of "F David Carr and his family". He still owns the record for the most sacks in a season, and the most fumbles recovered - by anyone - ever. I was 51 at the time, (probably the oldest fan on this board). I watched guys like Otto Graham, Johnny Unitas, Norm Van Brocklin, Y.A. Tittle, Bobby Lane, and George Blanda .... and all others since. In my early youth, I wanted to be a quarterback .... not a fireman or cop or cowboy or astronaut or president .... a QB .... I would throw the ball - literally, all day long. Suffice to say, that I watched them very closely. Without a team in Houston for 15 or so years, I was especially attentive to David Carr. I could go on about Carr for a while, but let me just say - he had an excellent arm, high levels of athleticism, intellect, and immeasurables. The only fault he had, was too much character, and way too much guts ! I would watch those games, while literally screaming "STAY DOWN, STAY DOWN" ! I've always considered myself a person of integrity, but in his situation, after they had killed me - once too often, I would've just laid there with a finger high in the air ! F David Carr ??
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
I agree with a lot of your sentiment. It has however been widely reported that Carr was no film junkie. Last to arrive, first to leave. That has always sat wrong with the fan base.
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
And in 5 years he couldn't learn not to run out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage. Those "sacks" didn't even involve getting hit.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
No arguing that. My personal favorite is throwing the ball away on a 2 point conversion.
As I said before, he failed the team and the team failed him.
I understand the disdain for Carr, but my personal disgust for Casserly far out weighs it. Not sure why more people here don't loath casserly.
I wonder if that was from the outset, or once he was in a wheel chair ? Seriously, if that occurred well into the season, I could understand .... an eventual feeling of "what's the use?" .... or, if he came to camp with that attitude, the coaches should have called him in and discussed it !
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
I genuinely dont know. That's a solid question.
I depends a lot on what part of the season they occurred. If were far enough along, he could have been asking himself if that extra yard was worth "two broken ribs and a punctured lung" !
I guess we'll never know since we didn't stock the line with first round picks. But I'll say again they revamped that line every year & never improved protecting the QB.
Maybe these life long coaches kept screwing it up year after year. Or maybe the young, pretty, talented prospect was one of those that just wasn't going to make it.
He didn't see the whole field. He didn't extend plays by making plays outside the pocket. He wouldn't just throw the ball away... & honestly I can't remember but I think I had a problem with him not calling a timeout when he needed to. He ran into sacks.
I know there's a difference in run blocking & pass blocking. I know it's possible & most likely for a line to be better at one & not the other. But for a line to be among the best running the ball & among the worst protecting the QB... that's something special there.
welsh texan
You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one
On a tangent here but hearing the same thing being said about Rosen as the QB with all the talent in the world but not being the pro necessary to make it work. Sounds like the Cards may get out from under him just a year into the project as well.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
He was a legit prospect. He squandered it and the team helped him. I cant imagine Brady being Brady with the line he had. Just impossible to overcome.
Because he brought us Philip Bucannon & Jason Babin...
What I mean to say is u can hate on Casserly for all kinds of reasons not related to David Carr.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Make no illusions, I detest casserly. He single handedly rump fu*$*d this franchise more then anyone for years.Because he brought us Philip Bucannon & Jason Babin...
What I mean to say is u can hate on Casserly for all kinds of reasons not related to David Carr.
I grow nauseous at the sound of his voice. Screw that dude.
Brady wasn't sacked a record number of times, but his Jersey wasn't spotless at the end of the game either. He figured out how to accomplish the task at hand, which wasn't "carry the whole team" in the first 6 years of his career. It was get 1 first down, or get us in field goal range, or get us 1 more yard.
Now he makes everyone around him better but that wasn't always the case.
powda
The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Lots of room here. Are we arguing the GOAT vs one of the bigger qb busts in years?
Probably not a fair comparison (though I'm the one who brought it up.)
Just any - all quarterbacks - need some semblance of protection to be competent.
That 1st year for carr I worked night shift and I'd wake up to catch the games on Sunday. It was maybe his second game but it was against the chargers. They beat his azz like no qb I'd ever seen before. It was truly a stomping.
He took that beating for years. No qb I ever saw could've been successful after 4 years of that.
thunderkiss, you know that the pass protection weaknesses are very often found in the ZBS teams, creating problems in the red zone .... but some of the college - spread offenses seem to be finding more success in tighter quarters .... and .... were you by any chance a lineman ? Your handle seems to lend itself to that possibility.
banned1976
sleeper mode
Who is this David Carr you speak of? I honestly have no memory of David Carr playing QB for the Texans. During his entire time in Houston I lived in Minnesota. And that was before NFL Redzone and Game Pass. Sure, I saw “highlights” but nothing stands out. Except his hair.