They said Rankin could possibly be a tackle , guard , and maybe center .
Yes they did but they have already given up on him as a tackle.
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They said Rankin could possibly be a tackle , guard , and maybe center .
based on what...?I think the combo of Thomas/Akins will surpass Daniels by more than a little bit
Could do what with them?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
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.
Josh Kline from the Titans as a possible Saffold consolation prize?
Him being released would not count against compensatory pick formula right?
You may have heard of a regime change with the Browns. Or let's put it another way. Let's see where the Browns and Texans stand at the end of the year. My money is on the Browns. They've passed the Texans by and are making moves, via trade and FA to put pieces around Mayfield while he is on his rookie deal. What pieces has Gaine added to Watson during FA while he is on his rookie deal?
The Browns are not only relevant again, they are an early AFC SB contender. The Texans? Well, they have a lot of cap space, so there's that.
I think the combo of Thomas/Akins will surpass Daniels by more than a little bit
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.
Correct, see post above yours. Pretty sure they got him to light a fire under Mariotta's ass.It is not as a starter
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/texans-work-out-jake-fisher
Jake Fisher tackle turned TE...trying out as ----
based on what...?
Athletic ability...? You probably have a point there.
But based on this "scheme" vs. the one O.D. excelled in...? I don't see it.
I don't even think it is that deep...Blackson has a different role and is a BO'Gaine dude in terms of body type (6'4 320) versus 6'3'maybe 300 maybe Covington who is more quickness 4-3 DT which Brandon Dunn (tendered RFA) is nearly a twin. Joel Health re-signed is more 3-4 end like Blackson. That's not saying that Blackson was not relatively overpaid, but there is plenty of football to the dudes who were kept.
I know.I didn't say anything about coaching or scheme
Who the hell us Briean Bobby Calhoun !!???? Can somebody tell me about this guy????
Former #Browns CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun signed a 1-year deal with the #Texans, source said. He started 15 games over the past two seasons.
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/texans-work-out-jake-fisher
Jake Fisher tackle turned TE...trying out as ----
Interesting blocking TE prospect if he can do it.
Fisher actually played some TE and HBack in his rookie season. I like Fisher, but his atrial fib, even though calmed with an ablation procedure is far from an assurance that he will be free of the arrhythmia, Multiple such procedures are not uncommonly required, even after years following the initial procedure. But what may be even concerning is the lumbar disc herniation that landed him on IR last November. This may have something to do with his desire to lose weight and change position, although this may not make his risk of re-injury all that much different.
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.
Correct, see post above yours. Pretty sure they got him to light a fire under Mariotta's ass.
Maybe because Watt was used at times inside?Our biggest issue on defense is CB play. The second biggest issue is interior pressure. All of our pass rush comes from our edge guys. We get absolutely no pressure up the middle (which actually affects the QB more).
QB Hits last year...
Watt - 25
Clowney - 21
Mercilus - 14
Covington - 8
McKinney - 5
Mathieu - 4
Reader - 3
Blackson - 2
Ejiofor - 2
Cunningham - 2
Scarlett - 2
Watkins - 1
We had 64 hits from our edge guys. We had 14 from our interior guys and we just let a guy with 8 of those 14 walk and re-signed the guy with 2.
Maybe because Watt was used at times inside?
Probably one of the two mistakes of youth.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.
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
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
Such ashame we're watching the carr tragedy happen again.
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.
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.
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.
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 ??
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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.
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.
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.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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