TexCanada
All Pro
1) Players to re-sign: Foster, Leach, Ward, Rashad Butler, Diles, Allen, JJ, OD, Studdard. Besides Foster, I wouldnt be offering big money to any of these players, if they dont accept a reasonable contract, let em walk. Let Pollard, Turk, Leinart and Deljuan Robinson go
2) Trade both Eric Winston and Joel Dreesen (if Butler and OD get re-signed). Im not sure what they would fetch, but I would think we could get a 4th or 5th round pick for each of them.
3) Cut Eugene Wilson, Andre Davis, Moulden, Slaton, Orlovsky and McCain
4) Decide if Cushing is an OLB or ILB
5) Sort out the kick return situation. Either Trindon Holliday is a game-breaker this year or he is off the team. I have had about enough of JJ at WR, so if Holliday can return punts then there is no need to re-sign JJ.
6) Go hard after one of the top veteran CBs (Aso, Champ, Taylor). MAKE SURE one of them is signed, overpaying if necessary. Darren Sharper could be another option if we cant land a top CB.
7) Find a decently priced back-up QB in someone like Alex Smith, Seneca Wallace, Matt Moore or even re-sign Leinart if he is the best option. The Orlovsky experiment is done.
8) There are a lot of FA WRs out there, find one for a reasonable price who can be our #2 receiver
9) The Draft: My knowledge in this area is lacking, so I have basically cherry picked off of a number of different mock draft sites, including our own site
RD 1) Von Miller - OLB
RD 2) Kendrick Ellis NT
RD 3) Deunta Williams FS
RD 4) Derek Hall - OT
RD 5) QB Prospect
RD 6) Derek Epperson- P
RD 7) BPA
I have also acquired a couple of draft picks via trade, but I didnt include them here because I figured they would likely be in the 2012 draft.
The new look Texans:
Offense:
QB: Schaub, vet FA, draft pick
RB: Foster, Tate, Ward
FB: Leach
WR: AJ, vet FA, Walter, Dickerson, Anderson, (JJ or Holliday)
TE: OD, Casey, Garret Graham, Anthony Hill
LT: Duane Brown
O Line: Brown, Smith, Myers, Caldwell, Butler, Briesel, Smith, Hall and maybe Studdard
Defense:
NT: Ellis, Cody, Lewis,
DE: Mario, Smith, Tim Jamison, Mitchell, Okoye, Bulman
OLB: Barwin, Miller, Diles, Adibi, Nading
ILB: Ryans, Cushing, Bentley, Sharpton
CB: FA, KJ, Allen, GQ, McManis
SS: Nolan, Barber
FS: Deunta Williams, Demps
10) Go to playoffs
2) Trade both Eric Winston and Joel Dreesen (if Butler and OD get re-signed). Im not sure what they would fetch, but I would think we could get a 4th or 5th round pick for each of them.
3) Cut Eugene Wilson, Andre Davis, Moulden, Slaton, Orlovsky and McCain
4) Decide if Cushing is an OLB or ILB
5) Sort out the kick return situation. Either Trindon Holliday is a game-breaker this year or he is off the team. I have had about enough of JJ at WR, so if Holliday can return punts then there is no need to re-sign JJ.
6) Go hard after one of the top veteran CBs (Aso, Champ, Taylor). MAKE SURE one of them is signed, overpaying if necessary. Darren Sharper could be another option if we cant land a top CB.
7) Find a decently priced back-up QB in someone like Alex Smith, Seneca Wallace, Matt Moore or even re-sign Leinart if he is the best option. The Orlovsky experiment is done.
8) There are a lot of FA WRs out there, find one for a reasonable price who can be our #2 receiver
9) The Draft: My knowledge in this area is lacking, so I have basically cherry picked off of a number of different mock draft sites, including our own site
RD 1) Von Miller - OLB
RD 2) Kendrick Ellis NT
RD 3) Deunta Williams FS
RD 4) Derek Hall - OT
RD 5) QB Prospect
RD 6) Derek Epperson- P
RD 7) BPA
I have also acquired a couple of draft picks via trade, but I didnt include them here because I figured they would likely be in the 2012 draft.
The new look Texans:
Offense:
QB: Schaub, vet FA, draft pick
RB: Foster, Tate, Ward
FB: Leach
WR: AJ, vet FA, Walter, Dickerson, Anderson, (JJ or Holliday)
TE: OD, Casey, Garret Graham, Anthony Hill
LT: Duane Brown
O Line: Brown, Smith, Myers, Caldwell, Butler, Briesel, Smith, Hall and maybe Studdard
Defense:
NT: Ellis, Cody, Lewis,
DE: Mario, Smith, Tim Jamison, Mitchell, Okoye, Bulman
OLB: Barwin, Miller, Diles, Adibi, Nading
ILB: Ryans, Cushing, Bentley, Sharpton
CB: FA, KJ, Allen, GQ, McManis
SS: Nolan, Barber
FS: Deunta Williams, Demps
10) Go to playoffs