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2018 Texans Player Transactions

OptimisticTexan said:
I'm generally a very optimistic person but because of the Cushing contract I would proceed very cautiously in handling the Clowney situation. Clowney plays under the 5th year option and Texans franchise him in 2019...it's not like he wouldn't be getting paid.

Personally, not out of disappointment but based on a shear business decision....I would've traded Clowney before the draft for a solid pick in this past draft, a solid pick in 2019 to include a late pick as well. This becomes a tricky situation now b/c the Texans don't want to get burned, Clowney wants security and there's a set of bad knees in between.
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That is exactly what I was saying before draft. They needed so much more than what one player was going to bring unless there was a franchise QB available. Based on "production on the field" Clowney is real close to being a bust for a 1.1
 
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gafftop said:
That is exactly what I was saying before draft. They needed so much more than what one player was going to bring unless there was a franchise QB available. Based on "production on the field" Clowney is real close to being a bust for a 1.1
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He was hands down the consensus #1 pick in 2014.
Oh wait, bet you are gonna tell me who we should have draft instead of JD in 2014, right ?
Hey you know what, bet you are also gonna tell me you would have drafted Tom Brady before the 6th round in 2000, right ?
You know man, hindsight is always 20/20.
 
IDEXAN said:
He was hands down the consensus #1 pick in 2014.
Oh wait, bet you are gonna tell me who we should have draft instead of JD in 2014, right ?
Hey you know what, bet you are also gonna tell me you would have drafted Tom Brady before the 6th round in 2000, right ?
You know man, hindsight is always 20/20.
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He'll probably throw out Khalil Mack.. What people seem to forget here is that if the Texans did decide to pass on Clowney it wouldn't of been Mack that would've been selected... It was Blake Bortles' name that was written on the other card to turn in..

You might as well kiss Deshaun Watson goodbye if that happened, scarier yet.. He could've ended up in Jacksonville and we'd have to face him 2x a year for the next decade plus..

OH JOY!
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I'm perfectly fine and happy with how things have turned out, more than fine with it. Leave the space-time continuum alone.
 
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xtruroyaltyx said:
Is Thornton the guy everyone like after gm 1?
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Yes it is.

By now, it should be evident that many of the accolades thrown out during the first 2 preason games should be taken with a grain of salt, especially for the offense, considering the fact that both the Chiefs and the 49ers are considered to be low bottom tier. That's not to even mention that these games' focus are not game planning.

I myself will wait until there are at least 5 regular season games under our belt.
 
gafftop said:
That is exactly what I was saying before draft. They needed so much more than what one player was going to bring unless there was a franchise QB available. Based on "production on the field" Clowney is real close to being a bust for a 1.1
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I get the 1:1 pick but first rounder JJ Watt has been terrible last two seasons. For me, I am willing to see how 2018 goes before going bonkers.
 
IDEXAN said:
He was hands down the consensus #1 pick in 2014.
Oh wait, bet you are gonna tell me who we should have draft instead of JD in 2014, right ?
Hey you know what, bet you are also gonna tell me you would have drafted Tom Brady before the 6th round in 2000, right ?
You know man, hindsight is always 20/20.
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Well 3 guys behind him trying to break the bank
 
gafftop said:
That is exactly what I was saying before draft. They needed so much more than what one player was going to bring unless there was a franchise QB available. Based on "production on the field" Clowney is real close to being a bust for a 1.1
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Absolutely disagree.
His passrush is as good as anyone in the league and is very good against the run.
He was a solid and valuable contributor when JJ was out with injury.
 
Shishkabob said:
I dont think it's a bad signing from a depth perspective. Gives us 4 suitable corners now at least.

Does anyone know anything about Breeland? signed a nice little contract with the panthers, then cut his foot so that got waived and now he is being avoided like the plague
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QUOTE="CloakNNNdagger, post: 2837668, member: 57"]This is a strange case. While in the Dominican Republic this past March 4, a golf cart ran up on the back of the heel of his foot and created a large cut. After repaired, the wound became severely infected and required a skin graft since a significant of tissue died as a result of the infection. As it turns out, he had also sustained a major trauma to the back of the same heel in high school...........a wound which also required a skin graft procedure to the area. After the graft was well-healed, he was able to performed well at Clemson.

We are not told if the skin graft is a partial thickness (thin) graft or a full thickness (thick) graft. Either way, a skin graft is not a very good durable coverage for the heel area. This type of coverage is prone to break down in this area. Many times, for a long lasting protective coverage, a thick flap consisting of skin, fat and fascia or muscle is necessary in order to handle the everyday trauma to which a heel is normally exposed.

We aren't told exactly when the infected wound was cleared of infection in order that a skin graft could be performed. Infection was reported in mid March of this year. Once the skin graft is performed, it could be anywhere from 3 to 9 months before the skin graft would "mature" and he could return to full practice. How long it would stand up to regular trauma this second time around cannot be predicted, but it is much more at risk than if a thicker reconstruction was chosen.

Too many variable factors to predict things accurately.........too many potential factors to place a cloud on his short-term or long-term future. But I certainly understand why he did not pass his physical, and why the Panthers did not feel comfortable with his contract.[/QUOTE]

Skin grafts on the heel if the infection affected only the skin (unlikely, especially since he already dealt with a similar injury and skin grafting in HS) is acceptable. But if deeper structures making up the padding for the heel were affected, a thick flap is the only approach that should be taken......especially for an NFL player.......and especially for a CB where the heel is continually traumatize with jumping, stopping abruptly and cutting. There is a good possibility that he received a skin graft in order to just get his wound healed.....not considering long-term durability. And if the infection damaged/broke down the neighboring plantar fascia this could be strong further explanation for the short and long-term prognosis being poor.
 
Texansphan said:
Absolutely disagree.
His passrush is as good as anyone in the league and is very good against the run.
He was a solid and valuable contributor when JJ was out with injury.
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I think more opposite, Clowney is outstanding against the run, but "only" good to very good as a pass rusher. to continue the conversation, I think he is better (healthy) than Mario Williams but consistently not everything you want from a number overall pick.
 
Just a reminder............all 32 teams must trim their rosters down to 53 players by this Saturday 4 PM EST..............expect a feeding frenzu with lots of player transactions around the league..............hopefully, a couple of promising ones for the Texans.
 
Number19 said:
So there is only one cut, this year?
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Yeah, they changed it. Better idea IMO. Now you don't have to play your starters in PS game 4 at all, and the fringe players get an opportunity to play a lot of snaps and maybe put something good on tape.
 
I'm hopeful some interesting cuts will bring some players if even just depth; fingers crossed for either QB Landry Jones or Joshua Dobbs from Steelers. Paxton Lynch as a third backup development guy is a possible; dude had some stats at Memphis.
I wonder if Texans looking at newly released Eddie Pleasant. He showed little in Houston but did have two sacks and an INT in 2017 with 32 tackles.
 
badboy said:
I'm hopeful some interesting cuts will bring some players if even just depth; fingers crossed for either QB Landry Jones or Joshua Dobbs from Steelers. Paxton Lynch as a third backup development guy is a possible; dude had some stats at Memphis.
I wonder if Texans looking at newly released Eddie Pleasant. He showed little in Houston but did have two sacks and an INT in 2017 with 32 tackles.
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You mean Eddie "pass interference at the very worst possible times" Pleasant?
 
badboy said:
I'm hopeful some interesting cuts will bring some players if even just depth; fingers crossed for either QB Landry Jones or Joshua Dobbs from Steelers. Paxton Lynch as a third backup development guy is a possible; dude had some stats at Memphis.
I wonder if Texans looking at newly released Eddie Pleasant. He showed little in Houston but did have two sacks and an INT in 2017 with 32 tackles.
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Landry Jones? the only guy in the league who can stop Antonio Brown? I dont know much about Dobbs other than he is the rocket scientist from Tennessee. Lynch has looked awful for 3 years now
 
JB said:
Yes - minus the ones that may be claimed by the three teams above us on the wire
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That's a staggering thought. They've got to be burning the midnight oil right now. The one time I that I wouldn't want to be in personnel !
 
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justmy2cents said:
That's a staggering thought. They've got to be burning the midnight oil right now. The one time I that I wouldn't want to be in personnel !
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I would absolutely love to be in personnel right now. I would be looking at a we rb and trading off somebody like B. Miller or Heath to a team with cb depth.
 
steelbtexan said:
I would absolutely love to be in personnel right now. I would be looking at a we rb and trading off somebody like B. Miller or Heath to a team with cb depth.
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Consider trading Dylan Cole or too valuable as a long-term investment/prospect for our roster ? I think a lot of teams would be willing to part with value for Cole.
 
Chris Thompson was cut today. He lost out on most of the preseason with a concussion. Just recently was cleared to practice. There is supposedly already interest by other teams.
 
JB said:
Yes - minus the ones that may be claimed by the three teams above us on the wire
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I dunno how much time does each team gets to sign a FA ? For example we get to choose among players remaining after the first 3 teams pick so how much time
do we get to negotiate with prospects before the other teams after us can move in and start their own negotiating with the remaining FAs ?
 
IDEXAN said:
I dunno how much time does each team gets to sign a FA ? For example we get to choose among players remaining after the first 3 teams pick so how much time
do we get to negotiate with prospects before the other teams after us can move in and start their own negotiating with the remaining FAs ?
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I don't know. I think that all teams put in claims for who they want
 
I think a written request (electronic of course) is sent to NFL and they sort it out by order (Texans #4) and 'award' to correct team.
 
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