Keep Texans Talk Google Ad Free!
Venmo Tip Jar | Paypal Tip Jar
Thanks for your support! 🍺😎👍
Makes no sense to trade away either sharping or Howard, cause not only are they're rookies on a team friendly contract but then our oline will basically be back at square one.
Add David Johnson to that list too
I don’t know any fans that wanted Hopkins to be traded, at least not until after he was traded when the rumor mill started churning. Clowney has a set of issues keeping him and his talents at the bottom of his natural skill set.
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
I did right between Stills and Duke.
IMO, we can get better draft selections now than off season as teams get use of player immediately as we did with Tunsil. It could be our turn to be on the better end of a trade(s). Most good players can adapt or be taught other system.
I get it I really do. I just would like to see him get a chance on a good team before his talent is all gone. I think of anyone deserves it it’s him. Normally I’m 100% in agreement on this subject.
Yannick Ngakoue on the move again, from Vikings to Ravens - ProFootballTalk
Just before the start of the season, the Vikings thought they might be one big-time pass rusher away from Super Bowl contention, and so they acquired Yannick Ngakoue from the Jaguars. It didn’t work out.Now Ngakoue is on the move again, being traded from the Vikings to the Ravens.The Ravens are...
Could've been a foundation piece at 25
We have no idea if Easterby can trade or not and maybe that's a positive as we seem to have no choice.
I guess we will see how much input Watson has. I appreciate his loyalty to players. Even greater I appreciate having someone else to make the final decision...if we do.
Lol why do you keep repeating "long 4 years"? Like its a sure thing that if we cut watson we become an instant contender. Its not a guarantee that the next qb after watson will be any better. Look at other franchises that took forever to get a chip. Infact it might be a long 10 - 30 years before we see a championship, you just never know.
DIN - Do It Now! The team isn't winning anything this year and is void of a GM and HC. Initially I wanted to let the GM and HC evaluate the roster but only if they were hired during this season. That doesn't seem to be the case and as you pointed out the cap side of the business is awful. With that in mind at least clear the books of the under performers with bad contracts. That way heading into next season the new staff is only hindered by no 1st and 2nd rd picks (for now).
I know you probably think I'm all doom and gloom .... but we have to understand that this isn't just a game of the best athletes , its also a financial game because of the salary cap & CBA.
Not many fans understand the either of those aspects ....
Here's the bottom line - Next years cap will be somewhere between 175-185m.
The Texans have 38 players under contract at for $194,465,143.
Houston Texans 2021 Salary Cap
Houston Texans 2021 salary cap, contracts, cap figures, salaries, free agents, and transactions, including bonus breakdowns, team payrolls and more.www.spotrac.com
55 roster spots , that means they have 17 to fill and Negative dollars to do it with.
They have to make space to fill out the roster - they have no choice.
So you tell me , how do we go about doing that ? We've got a couple options.
We can play out the season and start cutting these guys when the new management takes over and get no draft compensation for them and eat any dead money on next years cap.
We can trade or cut them now and get draft picks in return as well as the majority of the dead money on this years cap clearing the way for the future.
Clearing that space now has the added benefit of allowing the team to be highly active in a free agent market loaded with talent but few teams having money to spend , there will be value in this FA period like no other because so many teams are going to be in this same situation.
Its inevitable that they have to reduce salary and fill out the roster .... when do you want the cap hit ?
I'm not attached to any of these players .... I want to see the franchise bring home Lombardi trophies.
ook at the Bucs turnaround. Worst D in the league not long ago. (With Hargreaves starting CB) now look to be a contender (with a burdonsome QB contract at that).
Kelemete, Duke, and Dunn are most likely gone one way or another.I know you probably think I'm all doom and gloom .... but we have to understand that this isn't just a game of the best athletes , its also a financial game because of the salary cap & CBA.
Not many fans understand the either of those aspects ....
Here's the bottom line - Next years cap will be somewhere between 175-185m.
The Texans have 38 players under contract at for $194,465,143.
Houston Texans 2021 Salary Cap
Houston Texans 2021 salary cap, contracts, cap figures, salaries, free agents, and transactions, including bonus breakdowns, team payrolls and more.
55 roster spots , that means they have 17 to fill and Negative dollars to do it with.
They have to make space to fill out the roster - they have no choice.
So you tell me , how do we go about doing that ? We've got a couple options.
We can play out the season and start cutting these guys when the new management takes over and get no draft compensation for them and eat any dead money on next years cap.
We can trade or cut them now and get draft picks in return as well as the majority of the dead money on this years cap clearing the way for the future.
Clearing that space now has the added benefit of allowing the team to be highly active in a free agent market loaded with talent but few teams having money to spend , there will be value in this FA period like no other because so many teams are going to be in this same situation.
Its inevitable that they have to reduce salary and fill out the roster .... when do you want the cap hit ?
I'm not attached to any of these players .... I want to see the franchise bring home Lombardi trophies.
I use Spotrac but OTC has total costs for 2021 at $191 . If cap is 185 that's more doable. Your thoughts?I know you probably think I'm all doom and gloom .... but we have to understand that this isn't just a game of the best athletes , its also a financial game because of the salary cap & CBA.
Not many fans understand the either of those aspects ....
Here's the bottom line - Next years cap will be somewhere between 175-185m.
The Texans have 38 players under contract at for $194,465,143.
Houston Texans 2021 Salary Cap
Houston Texans 2021 salary cap, contracts, cap figures, salaries, free agents, and transactions, including bonus breakdowns, team payrolls and more.
55 roster spots , that means they have 17 to fill and Negative dollars to do it with.
They have to make space to fill out the roster - they have no choice.
So you tell me , how do we go about doing that ? We've got a couple options.
We can play out the season and start cutting these guys when the new management takes over and get no draft compensation for them and eat any dead money on next years cap.
We can trade or cut them now and get draft picks in return as well as the majority of the dead money on this years cap clearing the way for the future.
Clearing that space now has the added benefit of allowing the team to be highly active in a free agent market loaded with talent but few teams having money to spend , there will be value in this FA period like no other because so many teams are going to be in this same situation.
Its inevitable that they have to reduce salary and fill out the roster .... when do you want the cap hit ?
I'm not attached to any of these players .... I want to see the franchise bring home Lombardi trophies.
I know you probably think I'm all doom and gloom .... but we have to understand that this isn't just a game of the best athletes , its also a financial game because of the salary cap & CBA.
Not many fans understand the either of those aspects ....
Here's the bottom line - Next years cap will be somewhere between 175-185m.
The Texans have 38 players under contract at for $194,465,143.
Houston Texans 2021 Salary Cap
Houston Texans 2021 salary cap, contracts, cap figures, salaries, free agents, and transactions, including bonus breakdowns, team payrolls and more.
55 roster spots , that means they have 17 to fill and Negative dollars to do it with.
They have to make space to fill out the roster - they have no choice.
So you tell me , how do we go about doing that ? We've got a couple options.
We can play out the season and start cutting these guys when the new management takes over and get no draft compensation for them and eat any dead money on next years cap.
We can trade or cut them now and get draft picks in return as well as the majority of the dead money on this years cap clearing the way for the future.
Clearing that space now has the added benefit of allowing the team to be highly active in a free agent market loaded with talent but few teams having money to spend , there will be value in this FA period like no other because so many teams are going to be in this same situation.
Its inevitable that they have to reduce salary and fill out the roster .... when do you want the cap hit ?
I'm not attached to any of these players .... I want to see the franchise bring home Lombardi trophies.
Nobody is going to want to come here for Duke Johnson. I'm singling him out for this demonstration, there are a number of guys on this team that fit the situation I'm about to talk about. The Texans used a 3rd round pick for Duke. In the teams biggest offensive output of the season, this past Sunday versus the Titans, he accounted for 11 total yards. He's just not being used here. The Texans can cut their loses and get a 5th or 6th round pick for him. He still has value in this league, he's only 27 years old. A lot of tread left on those tires. Don't get me wrong, I really like Duke. I like Stills and Cobb too. But they're not helping this team attract head coaching and GM candidates and they're not going to make a bit of difference in the win/loss column. They barely make a mark on the stat sheets. Too many guys like that on this team - not impactful anywhere except the cap.
Umm OB tried to be aggressive......And look at where that got us. But I get what you mean, makes it all that important to nail the GM/HC
But traded will move all guaranteed money & remaining salary to the new team correct?
If that is most we can get so be it. I would hope for one of their three round fours.
But you have to do something and not just for the sake of doing it. Some of these players are not worth what they are getting paid. We don't know exactly what the cap will be but if projections are correct the team would be over with less the the required number of players on a roster. Let me flip it, lets say the team is undefeated right now and everyone is excited. No one is talking about trades unless it's about adding someone to get us over the top and enhances Super Bowl chance. Regardless of the outcome, the cap issue will have to be addressed at some point. Since currently the team sux go ahead and address the inevitable. Watson and Tunsil are off limits, everyone else is fair game. To be fair I have zero confidence that the current Powers have any vision to understand talent nor the cap, man I hope I am wrong!
Losing Stills saves $7 m and that > the $6 Dead of trading Mercilus which also adds 10.5 savings on Whitney. 11.5 extra space; 5th round is gravy for my taters.
I won’t be mad about that. I know the Texans have no one in the organization qualified to do the job of an actual GM.