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Keenan McCardell agrees
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Vinny
shiny happy fan
I hope it is true...we would have a great wrbc at the wr2 and wr3 and can manage playing time by down and distance. The speed guys can come in and stretch the field when needed and McCardell can be a possession receiver in normal down and distance packages. We won't have to rush JJ or put Schaub in positions where he has no experience (or just speedsters) on the field at wr2 with a 3rd and 5 and the game on the line.
Sweet! (if true) We'd have a player that could be a leader and a mentor, all rolled up into one! 
Plus, like Vinny said, he could help our offense, too.
Plus, like Vinny said, he could help our offense, too.
Specnatz
Hall of Fame
Sweet! (if true) We'd have a player that could be a leader and a mentor, all rolled up into one!
Plus, like Vinny said, he could help our offense, too.
We don't need no sticken mentor or leader
signed,
Mike Vick, Qubert and Tank Johnson
R
real
Guest
Good news....
Well except for those bubble guys that were hoping to make the team...
Well except for those bubble guys that were hoping to make the team...
the wonger need food
All Pro
You would have thought our local "sports journalists" would have broken this story. I guess they're too busy shooting videos or chasing down Vince Young and/or Reggie Bush stories.
Vinny
shiny happy fan
he never had much speed (even younger) but his game is not centered on speed. He is a possession wr.
Errant Hothy
Hypermediocrity
This would be great if true. The battle for WB2 and 3, plus the returner's spots, could be very interesting during camp due to recent additions to the WR crops.
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
True that.
I heard he and his parents who still live in Houston really wanted him to be a Texan.
McCardell's story about how he started out as a 12th round (!) pick and ended up in the league so many years is a testament to his hard work and competitive nature.
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
Here's the link from the WP.
HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
I think this would be a really nice fit. Without reading everything, the guy can run underneath routes and can really be the possession guy you need while your stud, AJ, does his thing and your speed guys stretch the field. He, along with Daniels can work the openings in the 10 yard range and sidelines and you can't underestimate chain movers like that.
Brando
Hall of Fame
Depth.
Specnatz
Hall of Fame
Gary Kubiak said he wants to make it tuff to make this team, so bringing as much competition as possible is never a bad thing.
Weren't you pretty high on the P-Buch deal???
HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
Always depends on what a team is looking for and who they have. Many teams who are set or making moves/pushes might not see the value in paying money to an older guy who isn't speedy but considering our situation, it allows us to take a shot at some WR depth and it brings in a guy who can coach the younger ones and who can still find creases in the field and help out. I wouldn't expect a big contract from any team for him but he still has value to those who are trying to find some pieces to help.
badboy
Hall of Fame
Thanks, my thought too but have not followed him. Don't we need someone with a touch of speed to pull DBs off AJ? At least for 20 yds or so? This is the problem I have with Walters and why my hopes for Mathis were so high. 37 is up there for a receiver no matter what examples you can point to.
badboy
Hall of Fame
Uh, speed guys? Who would that be after AJ? Most seem to think Mathis will not make it out of TC.
I was real big on P-Buch, if you were looking for somebody to have on your touch-football team. No man, I basically bashed the dog-dung out of Buchanan for being such a whimp when it came to contact. He really was in the wrong sport.Weren't you pretty high on the P-Buch deal???
So what on earth does Phillip Buchanan he have to do with this WR ?
valleytexfan
Veteran
I like this if it's true...Keenan would be an excellent tool for our young wideouts...
Hervoyel
BUENO!
I think that on this team, at this time McCardell (assuming that all of this is true) is probably a step above the Moulds signing in the following ways.
a) It's a better value by far. If you're going to try and take a chance on bringing an old guy in and seeing if he can contribute to your team it's better to do it around league minimum and without giving up a draft pick of any kind.
b) He's going to be a better fit at what the Texans ask him to do. You take a guy like Moulds who has been "the guy" and who has been able to run away from some people and then plug him in as the sidekick after he loses a step or two and you do not necessarily have a good fit for your possession #2. McCardell has been a possession receiver his entire career and the only people really banging the drum about him losing a step are the ones who just throw that line in whenever they write a story about an older player. As Vinny pointed out this is a guy who has never been particularly fast. That's not what his game is about.
c) Having someone who's truly ready down deep inside to be that sidekick is huge. The circumstances indicate to me that Keenan McCardell wants to be here (as opposed to Moulds who just wanted to not be in Buffalo last year) and understands what his role will be.
I think it's a good move if it's true. Even if he comes of the bench he's better than everyone we've ever had on our bench. This could make a big difference in 2007.
a) It's a better value by far. If you're going to try and take a chance on bringing an old guy in and seeing if he can contribute to your team it's better to do it around league minimum and without giving up a draft pick of any kind.
b) He's going to be a better fit at what the Texans ask him to do. You take a guy like Moulds who has been "the guy" and who has been able to run away from some people and then plug him in as the sidekick after he loses a step or two and you do not necessarily have a good fit for your possession #2. McCardell has been a possession receiver his entire career and the only people really banging the drum about him losing a step are the ones who just throw that line in whenever they write a story about an older player. As Vinny pointed out this is a guy who has never been particularly fast. That's not what his game is about.
c) Having someone who's truly ready down deep inside to be that sidekick is huge. The circumstances indicate to me that Keenan McCardell wants to be here (as opposed to Moulds who just wanted to not be in Buffalo last year) and understands what his role will be.
I think it's a good move if it's true. Even if he comes of the bench he's better than everyone we've ever had on our bench. This could make a big difference in 2007.
HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
I think that is why we drafted Jacoby and he should get a chance to at least get deep. We also have Andre Davis and Bethel Johnson. If you have AJ on one side, a pass catching guy like Daniels at TE and McCardell or Walters you can put anyone with some go on the outside and let him go and spread the D some. We haven't seen any of them and Lane is raw. Overall though, the speed guys we have aren't ones you depend on but ones that can help keep teams honest.
Brando
Hall of Fame
You mean Jacoby Jones from Lane correct?
HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
My bad, I'm drifting today...thanks..I'll correct
Brando
Hall of Fame
Just givin ya a hard time.
I can't remember at all where you stood on P-Buch. I thing McCardell gives us a good receiver who knows how to run routes, the veteran tricks a WR in the NFL has to have and, depending on the contract, good value.
I knew it...only been back on a few days and someone's crappin all over my heart!!!
Yankee_In_TX
Dance Lindsay!
There's the line!I knew it...only been back on a few days and someone's crappin all over my heart!!!
Second Honeymoon
Hall of Fame
sounds like its gonna happen. we could sure use the guy. adding him would make us an average WR and not a below average WR corps like we are now. I just don't think we can count on Andre Davis to give us much. I would have no problem with a starting WR corps of AJ, Keenan, Walter, and Lane/Davis/fill in blank.
damn, I can't wait for ball season to start.
damn, I can't wait for ball season to start.
kiwitexansfan
Hall of Fame
I don't know, I'll just grab my sun dial.....
Errant Hothy
Hypermediocrity
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
The Texans do not announce things unless every i is dotted and t is crossed. That's what they do.
Porky
Hall of Fame
Chances are that this Post guy talked to the agent to get an update, and the agent says we got a tentative deal with the Texans. Might take a day or two to dot the I's and cross the T's. If I were placing odds, I say there is a 80% chance this ends up getting done. I'm not too worried that they are denying it. That is modus operandi for the Texans. 
badboy
Hall of Fame
I am very hopeful on Jacoby 6 foot 2 5/8 210 lbs but 4.58 is not that fast. Hopefully, he will be AJ like and just go get the ball.
Errant Hothy
Hypermediocrity
I know, just that the information shold be given. I think odds are that McCardell will sign.
the wonger need food
All Pro
I guess "agreed to terms" is different from actually signing a contract. This might end up being our 3rd best signing of the offseason.
Speaking of WR's... the NY Giants released Darius Watts yesterday. He had a pretty good rookie season with Kubiak.
Speaking of WR's... the NY Giants released Darius Watts yesterday. He had a pretty good rookie season with Kubiak.
Goldensilence
hipster elite
40 times are nice and flashy but from my understanding it's more football speed that Jacoby has.Guys can have 4.3's but if they don't have the football skills to complement the speed it's pretty useless.
Personally i was hoping for Jason Hill who at least played PAC-10 football for a few years. Jones is raw though and i hope the Coaching staff can polish his skills up and he can really contribute to the team. I do like his size and from accounts i've heard i like his attitude as well.
In the meantime we really need a few of the guys in WR corps to step up and make solid contributions to the positon outside of AJ this year.
R
real
Guest
If you watch Jacoby run you can see the fluidity that he moves with.
He's not a burner, but he will be able to get seperation from defenders because of his quickness and athleticism with his movements.
I also see Jacoby as the type of reciever who can make plays after he catches the ball..
He's not a burner, but he will be able to get seperation from defenders because of his quickness and athleticism with his movements.
I also see Jacoby as the type of reciever who can make plays after he catches the ball..
Blazing Arrow
Work'n da grill
Do the Texans offically get medicare coverage now?
sorry could not resist ....
sorry could not resist ....
ReliantTexan
Waterboy
You're just bitter because your team didn't make a move for him. They really need a #1 WO.Do the Texans offically get medicare coverage now?
sorry could not resist ....
dskillz
Waterboy
To be fair, it most likely was a leak from the Redskins, so a reporter there would get the news first.
Blazing Arrow
Work'n da grill
How would making a move for McCardell help that situation?
Overalls
All Pro
He could be somebody to carry a diaper bag for all of the Titans so called "unproven" talents and still be the #1 WR on the team.