marroncito said:
Mario Williams on his own merits could certainly deserve to be the 1st overall pick. If he were to be taken #1 overall or as part of a trade down, where would he fit on the Texans Dline?
If he played RDE, Babin and Peek would sink down the depth charts.
If he played LDE would he compete with Weaver? Did we bring Weaver in to compete (i'm a fan of competition)?
If he played LDE would Weaver move inside? Haven't both Weaver and Williams played inside in college at times?
I'm having trouble seeing how he would fit. I don't think we'd take him in the 1st for depth. Any thoughts?
He could fit all over the place and give our defense a ton of looks to throw at opposing offenses.
On regular downs/running situations:
LDE Anthony Weaver (6-3, 280 lbs.)
LDT Seth Payne (6-4, 303 lbs.)
RDT Robaire Smith (6-4, 310 lbs.)
RDE: Mario Williams (6-7, 295 lbs.)
That is a ton of beef up front that will be very tough to run against, and Mario still provides a nice pass rush from the weak side if they do drop back to pass.
On passing situations:
LDE Mario Williams (6-7, 295 lbs.)
LDT Travis Johnson (6-3, 305 lbs.) or Robaire Smith (6-4, 310 lbs.)
RDT Anthony Weaver (6-3, 280 lbs.)
RDE Antwan Peek (6-3, 250 lbs. as of last year, should be more by now)
That is a ton of speed up front to get some nice penetration into the backfield, plus there is still a lot of size in the middle and at strongside end.
Run a 3-4 package to give a different look:
LDE Anthony Weaver
NT Seth Payne
RDE Mario Williams
drop Antwan Peek back to pass-rushing OLB
Mario is definitely big and strong enough to play 3-4 DE, and Weaver has mainly played 3-4 DE in the past, so they should provide a nice DL with Seth Payne when we switch to a 3-4.
Mario gives our defense a ton of options.
Koolbrz said:
I hate to bring this up over and over, but it will be a huge mistake if we do not draft Reggie. Mario is a good player, but not a player worthy of the first pick in the draft. Have you seen what the scouting report is on Reggie. Looks pretty damn good too me. Like i said before i hate to beat a dead horse with a stick, but Reggie is the man. Click the link and see for yourself.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/bush_reggie
There are some scouts (and at least one NFL team that I know of) that have Mario rated higher than Reggie Bush.