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I am just so angry I wanted them to grab another TE. That is it, I am turning in my fan card and I am now going to only root for teams who draft according to how I feel they should draft.
A TE from CSU ?
National Football Post: Adds some power to the Texans zone-blocking scheme. Can win at the point of attack and should be able to fight for a starting job down the line.
This is the first pick this year that actually has me rolling my eyes... but then again, at least it is a need position.
Why did they skip out on Dwyer when they could have gotten this guy 10 picks later???
Because Shelley is a better player.
Is this a joke? An OG from Colorado State is that highly rated? Seriously?
This is a shameless ploy to give ESPN a reason to do a story on us:
Nothing like 6th round CSU scrubs to make our very weak O-line better. Very disappointed that this franchise has never put any importance on the O-line. I just shake my head in disbelief.
That's 4 bad picks in a row when this draft started off so well, simply amazing. It must require alot of effort to screw up this bad.
Meh.
At best?
This pick wins the draft.
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I am holding you accountable for this pick.
You must have seen this guy play. You seem to know a lot about him.
So please share why you made this pick.
eh... Erin Andrews would have been a much better pick.
was he/she available in the draft also?
Why wouldn't she be available? With legs like that we could let her compete for Kris Brown's job.
Just trying to figure out if you knew that pic was of ESPN reporter Shelley Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Smith
Shelley Smith and Cole Pemberton started alongside one another for three years at CSU and in the East-West Shrine Game in January.
Now, they're heading into the NFL together, hoping to earn roster spots with the Houston Texans.
Smith, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound guard, was selected Saturday by the Texans in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, while Pemberton, a 6-7, 315-pound tackle, agreed soon after the draft ended to a free-agent deal with the texans
Smith was the only player from a school in Colorado selected in this year's draft, going to the Texans with the 18th pick in the sixth round, No. 187 overall. His stock in the draft went up after he attended the combine, where he ranked among the top five offensive linemen in three of the six agility tests. His 34-inch vertical leap was second-best, his 9-foot, 4-inch broad jump was fourth-best, and his 5.11-second 40-yard dash was the fifth-best.
Texans coach Gary Kubiak, whose sons Klint and Klay played with Smith at CSU, said Smith can play either guard or center in the NFL.
"He'll be fine; he'll make the team," CSU offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Pat Meyer said. "He's just got to stick to it and be himself."
Pemberton was considered a possible seventh-round draft choice but now gets a chance to earn a spot on a Texans roster that has four other former CSU players on its roster - receiver David Anderson, tackle Mike Brisiel, tight end Joel Dreesen and defensive end Jesse Nading. John Benton, a former CSU line coach and co-offensive coordinator, is the Texans' offensive line coach, Fort Collins native and ex-CSU player Rick Dennison is the offensive coordinator, and Marc Lubick, a CSU assistant for the past five seasons, is a first-year offensive assistant with the team.
6th round, What did you expect exaclty, Iupati?
This guy is a good athlete. He's strong, fairly explosive, and has good size.
We are becoming Colorado State South. Interesting.
Admittedly didn't know much about this guy. I was hoping for a guy like Mike Johnson, but all I'm hearing is good things about him.
Mike Johnson is a better fit for a power blocking OL.
That's not what I heard or saw but oh well.
Multiple time all-conference player for Alabama, who runs the ZBS.
We are becoming Colorado State South. Interesting.
I am excited about Smith and the UDFA though. I think they both play with the certain nastiness this line needs.
When I first heard of Smith, I was pretty ambivalent. I thought this was just a "we're picking a CSU player" pick (does any other team draft CSU players?!?), and probably a reach, but was happy to finally have an OL pick (plus, it was only a 6th round pick). However, after looking at him more, I'm starting to think this was a really good pick. It was not a reach (if any 6th round pick could be called a reach) - he was among the group of better players left on the board at the time. It was a position of need (to me, one of our biggest needs - I'm still upset we didn't address OL earlier in the draft). And, the CSU connection means that they are already more familiar with him than a general prospect - while this can lead to bias in selecting players, it can also be a benefit once they're here.
Shelley Smith, G, Colorado State
Sixth round (187th overall)
Strahm: "We tried to address this issue in the draft early, but there were very few interior linemen. It was very thin in the position, and we were very fortunate in our sixth round pick to get him. 6-3, 300 pounds, from Westview High School in Phoenix. Three-year starter. Captain. Has got a degree. He's got great toughness. He's athletic. He's got good lateral range with good C.O.D. (change of direction). He can strike and sustain his run blocks. He's got good mobility for a big interior kind of lineman, good in-line strength. He's got power to gain what we call movement off the line, so he'll come out and do that. We see this guy having a chance to soak at that position and eventually help us interiorly."