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We will see in a couple of years. Every draft pick can be considered a reach or good value. It's all in the eye of the beholder.
Possibly, not definitive. I'm still waiting on a report stating there was anyone (other than the Texans) who would've even considered taking him in Round 1. IF he drops to Round 2 at all, the pick(s) required to "go up and get him" if needed is substantially lowered as well.
Here's the false analogy in your equation. If we're the ONLY ONES who valued him that highly, we can still pick him up later, and take the BPA off the board @23. That's not wise, that's squandering the capital you possess. By all means, show me the reports of the other teams that were hoping he'd fall to them prior to #54.
Obviously, the Texans had him rated at 1.23 and didn't want to risk him being taken prior to the Texans picking at 2.54 and them not wanting to spend draft capital to move up.
They may have been trying to induce a trade war between us and Philly.
Consensus is we reached. We can say for sure no other teams traded up to get him either. (See how that works?) Onus is on you to show he wouldn't be there in the 2nd at all, or at #54. You're the one claiming Gaine acted wisely, not me.
We still don't really know where they had him rated, but we know they didn't want to wait until 54 for him. I'll grant it's entirely possible they had him as BPA @23, though it's much more likely they had him as best OT prospect for our needs @23.
There have been several analysts saying that Dillard was a good pass pro LT but a liability in run blocking. I'm holding off forming an opinion until I see Howard and Dillard play against NFL players.
It is possible Philly may have rated Howard high too but not at 25 and Texans pick again before they do at 56, so may not have wanted to risk Texans going Dillard at 23 and Howard at 54 or 55.
Soon and very soon brother.
An interesting rather detailed piece addressing this subject:
Yep. BG made it very clear he was willing to trade up or down but his philosophy is to build through the draft. He very obviously was content with taking Howard at 23. Let’s see how Howard turns out. And let’s see how the saved draft choice turns out. It’s easy to throw out trade up scenarios without knowing the true price. BG got his player and saved a draft choice(s).And some say the Texans passed on Dillard and preferred Howard instead. I believe that.
If they really wanted Dillard they could have gotten him. That's obvious.
So unless someone here was in the draft room with Gaine all we have are opinions that say otherwise.
Texans owe no one an apology or explanation for their draft choices. Their jobs depend on them being right more often than not.
Bring on the season.
Not that McClain is always correct, but he reports that the trade offer with Baltimore was for a 2019 3rd.
So how many of these clubhouse lawyers would have howled if we traded up one spot by giving up a third rounder? And if we traded up sooner, how much sooner? Price would be higher and another dynamic would be involved...would we pick a T or some other available player with that higher pick? If these guys were fairly equal on their board and they wanted a T they made the correct choice.
Well you are correct but we don’t need proof that another team would pick him up before 54. BG believed he would be gone by then and that is all that matters.
