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Draft Tracker 2025

Graham Mertz, QB Florida by way of Wisconsin, unusual pick, didn’t realize QB was also need above OG? He mirrors in style, CJ more than Mills so who knows, camp arm or successor to Mills. Extensive injury history, collarbone, concussion and acl. Seems like priority free agent to me. Been training for this since the 6th grade.
 
beerlover said:
Graham Mertz, QB Florida by way of Wisconsin, unusual pick, didn’t realize QB was also need above OG? He mirrors in style, CJ more than Mills so who knows, camp arm or successor to Mills. Extensive injury history, collarbone, concussion and acl. Seems like priority free agent to me. Been training for this since the 6th grade.
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Who was the OG you were targeting at that pick?
 
beerlover said:
Graham Mertz, QB Florida by way of Wisconsin, unusual pick, didn’t realize QB was also need above OG? He mirrors in style, CJ more than Mills so who knows, camp arm or successor to Mills. Extensive injury history, collarbone, concussion and acl. Seems like priority free agent to me. Been training for this since the 6th grade.
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Low risk, High Reward. The competition with Davis Mills should be a good thing. We shall see. Iron sharpens iron.
 
Texian said:
The brigade is either missing the point or does not understand it. The Drafts before the Bill O'Brien/Nick Caserio were respectable and handled with a plan.
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Hmmm not really. O'Brien was shooting in the dark, and Smith coasted for too long on 1st round home runs. For instance, the 2013 draft was just Hopkins and washouts. Excluding the excellent 2006 draft, Rick Smith's success rate is far below Caserio's. Caserio did strike out on Kenyon Green, but 1st round busts happen. Smith struck out with Kevin Johnson, and O'Brien with Ross Blacklock.

I stole this from a Reddit post about Caserio's drafts:
  • 2021: 3 of 5 picks are still in the organization: Mills, Collins, Jordan.
  • 2022: 6 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stingley, Green, Pitre, Metchie, Harris, Pierce. (Deculus could count as 7 but he left and returned).
  • 2023: 9 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stroud, Anderson Jr., Scruggs, Dell, Horton, To’oTo’o, Patterson, Hutchinson, Hill.
  • 2024: 8 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Lassiter, Fisher, Bullock, Stover, Hill, Jordan, Byrd, Henderson.
Neither Smith or O'Brien have come close to this success rate. Caserio is provably finding more value in middle rounds. Just look at the draft history:

Houston Texans draft history - Wikipedia

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Texian said:
When you trade away your first-round draft pick, you should get a first-round draft pick in return, if you do not, you have been played.
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If Caserio stayed at 25, took Higgins and did not trade back for an extra 3rd, that would have been smarter? Were any teams offering a future 1?
 
Brisco_County said:
Hmmm not really. O'Brien was shooting in the dark, and Smith coasted for too long on 1st round home runs. For instance, the 2013 draft was just Hopkins and washouts. Excluding the excellent 2006 draft, Rick Smith's success rate is far below Caserio's. Caserio did strike out on Kenyon Green, but 1st round busts happen. Smith struck out with Kevin Johnson, and O'Brien with Ross Blacklock.

I stole this from a Reddit post about Caserio's drafts:
  • 2021: 3 of 5 picks are still in the organization: Mills, Collins, Jordan.
  • 2022: 6 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stingley, Green, Pitre, Metchie, Harris, Pierce. (Deculus could count as 7 but he left and returned).
  • 2023: 9 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stroud, Anderson Jr., Scruggs, Dell, Horton, To’oTo’o, Patterson, Hutchinson, Hill.
  • 2024: 8 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Lassiter, Fisher, Bullock, Stover, Hill, Jordan, Byrd, Henderson.
Neither Smith or O'Brien have come close to this success rate. Caserio is provably finding more value in middle rounds. Just look at the draft history:

Houston Texans draft history - Wikipedia

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If Caserio stayed at 25, took Higgins and did not trade back for an extra 3rd, that would have been smarter? Were any teams offering a future 1?
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I'm sure you will find that the further you go back, the fewer players remain, and vice versa, the more recent the draft, the more players remain. Also, when you have the 2nd pick in the draft, there is a reason for that: your team is one of the worst teams in the league. Also, when you hire a new HC there is usually a large turnover of players. So, your Reddit post is stating the obvious and confirming the Texans were not a very good team.

Were any teams offering a future 1? Yes, the Atlanta Falcons offered a 2026 1st RD pick to the Los Angeles Rams, who were picking at #26, one pick behind the Houston Texans at #25.
 
Texian said:
The brigade is either missing the point or does not understand it. The Drafts before the Bill O'Brien/Nick Caserio were respectable and handled with a plan. In a draft that was deepest in the middle, with players, O'Brien went 3 rounds without a draft pick. In Nick's first year introduction to the Texans, he traded draft picks for 3 different players who were all cut in training camp. That pretty much explains the Caserio Texans era. AKA flying by the seat of your pants. THE POINT is, it is not as much as the players that you draft, but how you get to the point of picking the player, THAT IS.

Since 2014, the Texans' draft boards have been disappointing at best. If the brigade were honest and lived in the real world, they would know that their deaf and blind dog could crap on a piece of paper listed with first RD draft picks and have a respectable draft. Also in the Caserio era, the Head Coaches and their staff have had control of the draft picks. Nick is there to facilitate and administer their directives. This has not changed.

The other thing the brigade is either missing or denying is the scoreboard. In their 20+ years, the Houston Texans' drafts have produced teams that have difficulty beating teams over .500, and when they do make the playoffs, they lose the first game, or at best, they win one, and then they are done. The Houston Texans' drafts are a reason why they are one of four teams that have never played in the Super Bowl. This has not changed.

When you trade away your first-round draft pick, you should get a first-round draft pick in return, if you do not, you have been played. Getting played seems to happen a lot to the Master Trader. That said, Caserio is not the problem; it is the people who hired him. One of them is gone, but the spirit of Jack Easterby still lives on in the halls of the Houston Texans. Keep Calm and Carry ON.
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All I know is last yr Caserio added one of the best CB's in the NFL as a 2nd rd rookie and a S that got 5 ints in the 3rd rd.

I can see his plan for this yrs draft was to add a couple of dynamic playmakers at WR and CB/S depth. As well as adding the Big 10 OL of the yr.

You may disagree with his plan, but make no mistake he's got a plan.
 
Texian said:
I'm sure you will find that the further you go back, the fewer players remain, and vice versa, the more recent the draft, the more players remain. Also, when you have the 2nd pick in the draft, there is a reason for that: your team is one of the worst teams in the league. Also, when you hire a new HC there is usually a large turnover of players. So, your Reddit post is stating the obvious and confirming the Texans were not a very good team.

Were any teams offering a future 1? Yes, the Atlanta Falcons offered a 2026 1st RD pick to the Los Angeles Rams, who were picking at #26, one pick behind the Houston Texans at #25.
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They're a very good team and an even better team after this draft than they were before.
 
beerlover said:
Not this early and not giving up next years third. Saw him as value pick. Passed on Sampson for Woody Marks?

This is the most reaching for need, giveaway, under DeMeco regime. Round off value every round.

Caserio is being used and abused with no checks or balances. He’s impatient and other teams sense it and extract blood/draft capital. Give it away, Give it away now, Give it away now. Honestly feel bad for him and mostly fans.

:toropalm:
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Caserio traded one of next yrs extra 3rds for a 4th because he liked this yrs RB class better than next yrs RB class. He liked Marks more than Sampson. He saw a lot of James White in Marks game. It's certainly not like Marks is some scrub. BTW, I wanted Brashard Smith with the pick.

What you call impatient to me is if they like a guy they do what it takes to get the guy they like. Unlike the RS yrs where they sit there and are patient then watch a team trade in front of them for Jimmy G or Tyler Lockett and patiently draft Savage and Strong. You like a guy you get your guy.

BTW, how do you like how the draft capital is setup for the 2026 draft?
 
steelbtexan said:
All I know is last yr Caserio added one of the best CB's in the NFL as a 2nd rd rookie and a S that got 5 ints in the 3rd rd.

I can see his plan for this yrs draft was to add a couple of dynamic playmakers at WR and CB/S depth. As well as adding the Big 10 OL of the yr.

You may disagree with his plan, but make no mistake he's got a plan.
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steelbtexan said:
They're a very good team and an even better team after this draft than they were before.
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We agreed to continue this conversation when the Texans could beat teams over .500 with some regularity. And when they make the playoffs, playing in the perennially weakest conference in the NFL, can they get past being one and done if they make it that far? Until then, the scoreboard and standings say nothing has changed. Hopefully, one day, the blind squirrel will find his nut, and you eventually will be right. Unfortunately, for the squirrel, he may have already found that nut when Peyton Manning left the Indianapolis Colts.
 
steelbtexan said:
You like Conerly, me too.

They liked Ersery, I expect him to play OG next yr. It's not like the guy isn't a great athlete for a guy his size. He won Big 10 OL of the yr over Conerly. Not that that means much.
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I don't. The called him a tackle, and I think he'll play there just not in week 1. Cam is penciled in at LT and if/when Ersery wins the job he'll take over. Might be Week 1, maybe week 4, maybe after the bye or maybe not till next year
 
steelbtexan said:
Caserio traded one of next yrs extra 3rds for a 4th because he liked this yrs RB class better than next yrs RB class. He liked Marks more than Sampson. He saw a lot of James White in Marks game. It's certainly not like Marks is some scrub. BTW, I wanted Brashard Smith with the pick.

What you call impatient to me is if they like a guy they do what it takes to get the guy they like. Unlike the RS yrs where they sit there and are patient then watch a team trade in front of them for Jimmy G or Tyler Lockett and patiently draft Savage and Strong. You like a guy you get your guy.

BTW, how do you like how the draft capital is setup for the 2026 draft?
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Except Smith went 228, I think this was a case of the draft community being way higher on a guy than the NFL was. I thought he might be this years Tyrone Tracey but someone mentioned that Smith has nowhere near the vision of Tracey as a runner, which probably hurt his draft stock considerably
 
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Texian said:
We agreed to continue this conversation when the Texans could beat teams over .500 with some regularity. And when they make the playoffs, playing in the perennially weakest conference in the NFL, can they get past being one and done if they make it that far? Until then, the scoreboard and standings say nothing has changed. Hopefully, one day, the blind squirrel will find his nut, and you eventually will be right.
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That's a very convenient way to get out of saying that Caserio does infact have a plan that he executed very well in this draft. Not only that but he set the team up very well for next yrs draft. Since you dont want to talk about his plan lets talk about some of the players he drafted.

1. Higgins- 6'4 runs a 4.4 and has great hands.
2. Ersery- Big 10 OL of the yr.
3. Noel- Runs 4.39 has great hand and is a very dynamic slot WR, can KR/PR too.
3. Smith- After drafting last yrs DB's I'll trust their evals over the internet scouts evals.
4. Marks, gave up a 2026 3rd for James White. Good pick although I would've picked a different RB.

5. Reed- See: #3

6. Mertz- Not thrilled with this pick

7. Hamilton- I bet this guy becomes a rotational DT after working with Ryans/Okam

7. Lachey- Love this pick and think he can get back to where he was before injuries struck.

In short they added dynamic playmakers, a stud OL and DB depth. Also took a couple of fliers on guys with injury history late in the draft. Love the Lachey pick.
 
Errant Hothy said:
Except Smith went 228, I think this was a case of the draft community being way higher on a guy than the NFL was. I thought he might be this years Tyrone Tracey but someone mentioned that Smith has nowhere near the vision of Tracey as a runner, which probably hurt his draft stock considerable.
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I get this. I still had Smith rated as a 4th rd guy because of his dynamic pass catching/route running and KR/PR skills. I do think Marks is going to be a very good player though.
 
Errant Hothy said:
I don't. The called him a tackle, and I think he'll play there just not in week 1. Cam is penciled in at LT and if/when Ersery wins the job he'll take over. Might be Week 1, maybe week 4, maybe after the bye or maybe not till next year
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We will see, I dont think there was a LT in this draft that could've beaten Robinson out day 1 for the LT job. Of course this was a weak OT class.
 
Lucky said:
Two and done. Don't come in here and try to take away our wild card victories.
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To be clear, one & done is when you lose your first (& only) play off game. If you advance to the next round, it is not "one & done."
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My definition of being one and done is you win one game and then you're done. Regardless we are on the same page.
 
steelbtexan said:
That's a very convenient way to get out of saying that Caserio does infact have a plan that he executed very well in this draft. Not only that but he set the team up very well for next yrs draft. Since you dont want to talk about his plan lets talk about some of the players he drafted.

1. Higgins- 6'4 runs a 4.4 and has great hands.
2. Ersery- Big 10 OL of the yr.
3. Noel- Runs 4.39 has great hand and is a very dynamic slot WR, can KR/PR too.
3. Smith- After drafting last yrs DB's I'll trust their evals over the internet scouts evals.
4. Marks, gave up a 2026 3rd for James White. Good pick although I would've picked a different RB.

5. Reed- See: #3

6. Mertz- Not thrilled with this pick

7. Hamilton- I bet this guy becomes a rotational DT after working with Ryans/Okam

7. Lachey- Love this pick and think he can get back to where he was before injuries struck.

In short they added dynamic playmakers, a stud OL and DB depth. Also took a couple of fliers on guys with injury history late in the draft. Love the Lachey pick.
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Is ayahuasca the new Kool-Aid flavor?
 
steelbtexan said:
Caserio traded one of next yrs extra 3rds for a 4th because he liked this yrs RB class better than next yrs RB class. He liked Marks more than Sampson. He saw a lot of James White in Marks game. It's certainly not like Marks is some scrub. BTW, I wanted Brashard Smith with the pick.

What you call impatient to me is if they like a guy they do what it takes to get the guy they like. Unlike the RS yrs where they sit there and are patient then watch a team trade in front of them for Jimmy G or Tyler Lockett and patiently draft Savage and Strong. You like a guy you get your guy.

BTW, how do you like how the draft capital is setup for the 2026 draft?
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Just posted my draft recap - https://www.texanstalk.com/threads/beerlover-final-2025-texan-mock-draft.117747/page-2#post-3491162

When I say impatient, I mean they don’t let the board come to them. Unless there’s viable intel. Would have liked to keep all 2026 draft capital & work under this years picks, especially using 6ths to move up one or two slots, when you really want player with equal grade.
 
Texian said:
I'm sure you will find that the further you go back, the fewer players remain, and vice versa, the more recent the draft, the more players remain.
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Correct, during a rebuild, draftees tend to stick. In the post-Kubiak rebuild of 2014, many of those players stuck, but (and this gets subjective) the quality of the 2014 draftees was subpar.

In Caserio's first draft in 2021 with no 1st's or 2nd's, we got Mills, Nico, Brevin Jordan, Wallow, and Ray Lopez. All solid picks, which I'll take all day over guys like Su'a-Filo and Fiedorowicz from 2014.

Texian said:
Were any teams offering a future 1? Yes, the Atlanta Falcons offered a 2026 1st RD pick to the Los Angeles Rams, who were picking at #26, one pick behind the Houston Texans at #25.
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I see now that Atlanta was picking at 46. Strategically, it made no sense to move down that far and lose Higgins.

Texian said:
Also, when you have the 2nd pick in the draft, there is a reason for that: your team is one of the worst teams in the league. Also, when you hire a new HC there is usually a large turnover of players. So, your Reddit post is stating the obvious and confirming the Texans were not a very good team.

Were any teams offering a future 1? Yes, the Atlanta Falcons offered a 2026 1st RD pick to the Los Angeles Rams, who were picking at #26, one pick behind the Houston Texans at #25.
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I don't want to make too many excuses for Caserio's missteps, but he did inherit the rubble of a franchise that was internally suicide-bombed by O'Brien, Watson, and Easterby. That led to us settling for Culley, who had no vision for rebuilding a team. And despite that, Caserio's 2021 draft is still paying dividends with Nico and Brevin Jordan.

And on the topic of the 2020 dark age, Caserio handled the Watson situation the best it possibly could've been handled. It's one reason he earned trust from many of us. But back to the draft...

It is clear that Caserio's approach to the draft is to aggressively acquire the players his coaches want. No one here is in the room for those coach/scout/GM meetings, so we shouldn't expect to fully understand his aggressive pursuit of a Jalin Smith or a Woody Marks. But we didn't understand his choices of Fisher or Bullock, and now I'm thankful he got those guys.

I won't tell someone to not be critical of any GM or public figure, but it's also illogical to not give credit where it's due.
 
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beerlover said:
Just posted my draft recap - https://www.texanstalk.com/threads/beerlover-final-2025-texan-mock-draft.117747/page-2#post-3491162

When I say impatient, I mean they don’t let the board come to them. Unless there’s viable intel. Would have liked to keep all 2026 draft capital & work under this years picks, especially using 6ths to move up one or two slots, when you really want player with equal grade.
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I didn't have any issues with trading a 2026 3rd for a 2025 4th because 1. This years RB class is much better than the 2026 RB class IMHO..

2. They are pretty loaded up with picks in the 2026 draft. 1st, two 2nds a 3rd and two 4ths, I'm really looking forward to seeing what Caserio can do with all of those picks and the maneuvering he will do.
 
Brisco_County said:
I see now that Atlanta was picking at 46. Strategically, it made no sense to move down that far and lose Higgins.

That's why we settled for David Culley,

It is clear that Caserio's approach to the draft is to aggressively acquire the players his coaches want.
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You cannot make a comparison on picking at #46 until you see what Atlanta's (now the Rams) 2026 1st RD pick will be. Packaging (2) 1st to move up for a premier franchise LT may be the better decision. BTW Texans could have drafted Ersery at #46 and the Raiders drafted Jack Bech at #58. #58 originally belonged to Texans before they traded it to pick Ersery at #48.

Culley was a Caserio FUBAR.

2022 was shaping up as a major SNAFU because coaches wanted nothing to do with Caserio being in complete control and sitting in the press box calling the game. It was Cal who finally stepped in and hired Lovie. Lovie kicked Nick out of the press box.

I have always said, since Lovie became the HC, the HC had full control of the roster and team. They demanded it. Before then, it was Caserio, Easterby, and Pep running the draft. With Lovie's arrival, Caserio was relegated to being an administrator and a facilitator. Caserio set the draft board with the coaches' help, and the draft was directed by the HC. Still this way today.
 
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Texian said:
You cannot make a comparison on picking at #46 until you see what Atlanta's (now the Rams) 2026 1st RD pick will be. Packaging (2) 1st to move up for a premier franchise LT may be the better decision. BTW Texans could have drafted Ersery at #46 and the Raiders drafted Jack Bech at #58. #58 originally belonged to Texans before they traded it to pick Ersery at #48.
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Then why are you b!tching for 4 straight days? Moving up 9 spots doesn't cost nearly as much as moving up 21 spots. That math should be obvious even to you.

Texian said:
Culley was a Caserio FUBAR.
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Culley was a stop gap when literally nobody else would have come to coach the Texans with the Watson drama and refusing to play.

Texian said:
2022 was shaping up as a major SNAFU because coaches wanted nothing to do with Caserio being in complete control and sitting in the press box calling the game. It was Cal who finally stepped in and hired Lovie. Lovie kicked Nick out of the press box.

I have always said, since Lovie became the HC, the HC had full control of the roster and team. They demanded it. Before then, it was Caserio, Easterby, and Pep running the draft. With Lovie's arrival, Caserio was relegated to being an administrator and a facilitator. Caserio set the draft board with the coaches' help, and the draft was directed by the HC. Still this way today.
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Yes, you sat in the room and listened to conversations, read everybody's contracts and know how things work on the inside because you're you...
 
paycheck71 said:
Then why are you b!tching for 4 straight days? Moving up 9 spots doesn't cost nearly as much as moving up 21 spots. That math should be obvious even to you.


Culley was a stop gap when literally nobody else would have come to coach the Texans with the Watson drama and refusing to play.


Yes, you sat in the room and listened to conversations, read everybody's contracts and know how things work on the inside because you're you...
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Explain that to the Atlanta Falcons.

If that is what you want to believe.

No, never have been an insider, but I do read, watch, research and study operations and behaviors more so than your average Kool-Aid drinker.
 
Texian said:
Explain that to the Atlanta Falcons.

If that is what you want to believe.

No, never have been an insider, but I do read, watch, research and study operations and behaviors more so than your average Kool-Aid drinker.
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I'm not a koolaid drimker, but I'm the guy who believes if you like a guy go get your guy even if you have to slightly overpay. Caserio shares this philosophy.
 
Brisco_County said:
Hmmm not really. O'Brien was shooting in the dark, and Smith coasted for too long on 1st round home runs. For instance, the 2013 draft was just Hopkins and washouts. Excluding the excellent 2006 draft, Rick Smith's success rate is far below Caserio's. Caserio did strike out on Kenyon Green, but 1st round busts happen. Smith struck out with Kevin Johnson, and O'Brien with Ross Blacklock.

I stole this from a Reddit post about Caserio's drafts:
  • 2021: 3 of 5 picks are still in the organization: Mills, Collins, Jordan.
  • 2022: 6 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stingley, Green, Pitre, Metchie, Harris, Pierce. (Deculus could count as 7 but he left and returned).
  • 2023: 9 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Stroud, Anderson Jr., Scruggs, Dell, Horton, To’oTo’o, Patterson, Hutchinson, Hill.
  • 2024: 8 of 9 picks are still in the organization: Lassiter, Fisher, Bullock, Stover, Hill, Jordan, Byrd, Henderson.
Neither Smith or O'Brien have come close to this success rate. Caserio is provably finding more value in middle rounds. Just look at the draft history:

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If Caserio stayed at 25, took Higgins and did not trade back for an extra 3rd, that would have been smarter? Were any teams offering a future 1?
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I would like to add Amobi Okoye to the list of 1st round busts too.
 
Texian said:
You cannot make a comparison on picking at #46 until you see what Atlanta's (now the Rams) 2026 1st RD pick will be. Packaging (2) 1st to move up for a premier franchise LT may be the better decision. BTW Texans could have drafted Ersery at #46 and the Raiders drafted Jack Bech at #58. #58 originally belonged to Texans before they traded it to pick Ersery at #48.

Culley was a Caserio FUBAR.

2022 was shaping up as a major SNAFU because coaches wanted nothing to do with Caserio being in complete control and sitting in the press box calling the game. It was Cal who finally stepped in and hired Lovie. Lovie kicked Nick out of the press box.

I have always said, since Lovie became the HC, the HC had full control of the roster and team. They demanded it. Before then, it was Caserio, Easterby, and Pep running the draft. With Lovie's arrival, Caserio was relegated to being an administrator and a facilitator. Caserio set the draft board with the coaches' help, and the draft was directed by the HC. Still this way today.
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Sure I can assess a loss of value of moving down to 46. It comes at the cost of Higgins. The team wanted Higgins now. And if I cannot estimate the value of a future 1st rounder until that player is picked, then you cannot either. Therefore you cannot knock Caserio for choosing Higgins over the unknown future 1st rounder.

Culley was a stopgap while the smoldering rubble of the Texans organization was still being extinguished. Our credibly accused sexual predator franchise QB was holding out, and Bill O'Brien had depleted our future draft capital. Why would you expect any head coach worth his salt to join that mess? Caserio did the right thing hiring a stopgap solution in Culley. Caserio's greatest mistake was firing him a year early.

And a serious question: Can you think of a better way Caserio could have handled the Watson situation? Considering the haul of picks and relief from Watson's contract, I cannot.

My contention here is not your dislike of Caserio. People can have their opinions. But you're willfully ignoring some obvious positives and contradicting details. Maybe consider Caserio a mixed bag and moving on.
 
Brisco_County said:
Sure I can assess a loss of value of moving down to 46. It comes at the cost of Higgins. The team wanted Higgins now. And if I cannot estimate the value of a future 1st rounder until that player is picked, then you cannot either. Therefore you cannot knock Caserio for choosing Higgins over the unknown future 1st rounder.

Culley was a stopgap while the smoldering rubble of the Texans organization was still being extinguished. Our credibly accused sexual predator franchise QB was holding out, and Bill O'Brien had depleted our future draft capital. Why would you expect any head coach worth his salt to join that mess? Caserio did the right thing hiring a stopgap solution in Culley. Caserio's greatest mistake was firing him a year early.

And a serious question: Can you think of a better way Caserio could have handled the Watson situation? Considering the haul of picks and relief from Watson's contract, I cannot.

My contention here is not your dislike of Caserio. People can have their opinions. But you're willfully ignoring some obvious positives and contradicting details. Maybe consider Caserio a mixed bag and moving on.
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I thought Dave Culley did an admirable job and I would have loved if he got a chance to coach somewhere again. Maybe not in the NFL but perhaps a small college or maybe a head coaching job in the UFL. It is not fair to consider him a bad coach given what he had to work with. When he was head coach of our Texans they lost a lot of games but they played hard and seemed to have gotten better as time went on. Anyway I don't think Dave Culley gets enough respect and it is a shame that in coaching circles not much is said about him. I agree with you that Culley deserved at least one more season as the head coach of our Texans.

I agree with everything you said about our drafts and Nick Caserio so I won't add much in that regard.
 
TxnsJuggernaut1 said:
I thought Dave Culley did an admirable job and I would have loved if he got a chance to coach somewhere again. Maybe not in the NFL but perhaps a small college or maybe a head coaching job in the UFL. It is not fair to consider him a bad coach given what he had to work with. When he was head coach of our Texans they lost a lot of games but they played hard and seemed to have gotten better as time went on. Anyway I don't think Dave Culley gets enough respect and it is a shame that in coaching circles not much is said about him. I agree with you that Culley deserved at least one more season as the head coach of our Texans.

I agree with everything you said about our drafts and Nick Caserio so I won't add much in that regard.
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Yes, Culley should have gotten more respect. He did admirably considering the awful situation. He's almost 70 so I'm not sure if he had the ambition of embarking on a head coaching career. But at least Cal paid him and set up his great grandchildren for life.
 
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