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2023 HC Poll

Who do you want for the new HC?

  • Sean Payton

    Votes: 17 15.7%
  • DeMeco Ryans

    Votes: 48 44.4%
  • Mike Kafka

    Votes: 5 4.6%
  • Jonathan Gannon

    Votes: 11 10.2%
  • Shane Steichen

    Votes: 14 13.0%
  • Ben Johnson

    Votes: 8 7.4%
  • Ejiro Evero

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Other

    Votes: 4 3.7%

  • Total voters
    108
I think the odds are in favor of this being the case... All I know is that we need to avoid a Kyle Murray situation AT ALL COSTS, as that is absolutely the worst place an NFL team can be in: better than average QB, but not good enough to shoulder the load; take franchise hostage by holding out for massive contract > underdeliver and/or get hurt > wasted half-decade.
So you don't sign him to a second contract until you know for sure. Draft a new one every chance you get
 
So you don't believe any qb in this draft class has the promise to be good?
Not to be more than a top 10 QB at best. I mean I think Young will be good maybe even top 10 before injury takes it's toll. Even then no QB his size has ever won a championship.
 
So you don't sign him to a second contract until you know for sure. Draft a new one every chance you get
Sounds good in practice, but hard to do in reality. In other words, it's hard to come off a fringe top 12 or 15 QB when the team has no other option in place going into an NFL season. QB has all the leverage and pressure from ownership and fan base to resign the incumbent. Do you think the Cardinals really thoughts Murray was a premier QB when they signed him to that massive deal? Or course not, but they didn't really have a choice lest they torpedo the 2022 season, and possibly, beyond by taking a major downgrade in QB performance if they didn't pay.

Even the Jets are still talking about developing Zach Wilson 2 years of absolutely shitty QB play. It's hard to come off a Top 3 QB easily when you make the wrong selection. It's a horrible predicament for any organization that missed on a QB that high.

All I care about is that not happening. Just make sure you hit if you swing for it there.
 
Sounds good in practice, but hard to do in reality. In other words, it's hard to come off a fringe top 12 or 15 QB when the team has no other option in place going into an NFL season. QB has all the leverage and pressure from ownership and fan base to resign the incumbent. Do you think the Cardinals really thoughts Murray was a premier QB when they signed him to that massive deal? Or course not, but they didn't really have a choice lest they torpedo the 2022 season, and possibly, beyond by taking a major downgrade in QB performance if they didn't pay.

Even the Jets are still talking about developing Zach Wilson 2 years of absolutely shitty QB play. It's hard to come off a Top 3 QB easily when you make the wrong selection. It's a horrible predicament for any organization that missed on a QB that high.

All I care about is that not happening. Just make sure you hit if you swing for it there.
That's why you draft a QB before you resign them to a second contract if you're not sure. Kingsbury believed in Murray and they were contenders until he got hurt
 
That's why you draft a QB before you resign them to a second contract if you're not sure. Kingsbury believed in Murray and they were contenders until he got hurt
I don't really believe Arizona were contenders with Murray personally. That's the QB purgatory that is deadly for the organization... I really wish there was a Manning or Luck or Burrow or Lawrence (even though Year 1 was rough!) in this draft, because I would be happy as pig in ****. Now... hope for the best I guess.

I will be very interesting to see what happens if we get a defensive guy like Ryans as HC and whether he influences the draft process by convincing Caserio to go Carter or Anderson. I think it's best to see where everything sits after seeing the combine - a lot can change when we get a deeper look on how some of these guys grade-out in individual skills vs peers.
 
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We shall see right. Why you putting Burrow in that mixed. Nobody thought he would perform like this. What has Luck done in the NFL? You won’t ever see another Manning or Brady.
I actually would put burrow up there. He may not have the stats or arm talent like the other two (Allen and mahomes), but when the going gets tough he’s the type of quarter back I’d want
 
I actually would put burrow up there. He may not have the stats or arm talent like the other two (Allen and mahomes), but when the going gets tough he’s the type of quarter back I’d want
I’m not saying I wouldn’t take that type of quarterback. My point is nobody knew he would perform like this. Especially after the injury. And drafting Chase was huge for his success as well as the teams success.
 
I don't really believe Arizona were contenders with Murray personally. That's the QB purgatory that is deadly for the organization... I really with there was a Manning or Luck or Lawrence (even though Year 1 was rough!) in this draft, because I would be happy as pig in ****. Now... hope for the best I guess.

I will be very interesting to see what happens if we get a defensive guy like Ryans as HC and whether he influences the draft process by convincing Caserio to go Carter or Anderson. I think it's best to see where everything sits after seeing the combine - a lot can change when we get a deeper look on how some of these guys grade-out in individual skills vs peers.

Yep, the combine is going to be really important this yr because this draft lacks depth. If you need a WR/DT/LB you better get one early or you're going to miss out.
 
I’m not saying I wouldn’t take that type of quarterback. My point is nobody knew he would perform like this. Especially after the injury. And drafting Chase was huge for his success as well as the teams success.
I liked Burrow a lot coming out of college.

Getting Chase was huge for the Bengals/Burrow. I thought they should've picked Sewell. I was way wrong.
 
Yep, the combine is going to be really important this yr because this draft lacks depth. If you need a WR/DT/LB you better get one early or you're going to miss out.
Combine is huge. Surprisingly, still a lot of fans dismiss the combine as being the "underwear olympics' and de-prioritize the results for the tape. But this is a big event for the scouting departments that will move rankings materially for some of these guys. As always, pay special attention to the outliers which drill results don;t match the tape and vice versa. Gonna be some surprises in both directions...
 
You do realize that the Texans could do everything you've suggested, and still not get a top QB prospect in 2024, right?
You don’t have to have the top pick in the draft get a ”franchise“ QB.
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2022​
1​
1​
20​
20​
Kenny Pickett
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2020​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Joe Burrow​
Bengals​
Louisiana State​
2​
1​
5​
5​
Tua Tagovailoa​
Dolphins​
Alabama​
3​
1​
6​
6​
Justin Herbert
Chargers​
Oregon​
4​
1​
26​
26​
5​
2​
21​
53​
Jalen Hurts
Eagles​
Oklahoma​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2018​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Baker Mayfield​
Browns​
Oklahoma​
2​
1​
3​
3​
Sam Darnold​
Jets​
USC​
3​
1​
7​
7​
Josh Allen
Bills​
Wyoming​
5​
1​
32​
32​
Lamar Jackson
Ravens​
Louisville​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2017​
1​
1​
2​
2​
Mitchell Trubisky​
Bears​
North Carolina​
2​
1​
10​
10​
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs​
Texas Tech​
3​
1​
12​
12​
Deshaun Watson
Texans​
Clemson​

Ideally if you trade down this year you want to accomplish two things. 1.) get as many picks in the top 100 as possible. 2.) get a next years first. Three first round picks would of gotten you in range to draft any of the bolded QBs. Now go look at how many of the first QBs taken were bust. It’s more about being able to identify a QB whose traits fit what youre trying to do and getting them the right coaching. History tells you it’s a crapshoot drafting a QB even with the number one pick.

so If you don’t feel like one of these guys fits perfectly why not trade down and load this team up with as much young talent as possible?
 
You don’t have to have the top pick in the draft get a ”franchise“ QB.
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2022​
1​
1​
20​
20​
Kenny Pickett
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2020​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Joe Burrow​
Bengals​
Louisiana State​
2​
1​
5​
5​
Tua Tagovailoa​
Dolphins​
Alabama​
3​
1​
6​
6​
Justin Herbert
Chargers​
Oregon​
4​
1​
26​
26​
5​
2​
21​
53​
Jalen Hurts
Eagles​
Oklahoma​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2018​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Baker Mayfield​
Browns​
Oklahoma​
2​
1​
3​
3​
Sam Darnold​
Jets​
USC​
3​
1​
7​
7​
Josh Allen
Bills​
Wyoming​
5​
1​
32​
32​
Lamar Jackson
Ravens​
Louisville​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2017​
1​
1​
2​
2​
Mitchell Trubisky​
Bears​
North Carolina​
2​
1​
10​
10​
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs​
Texas Tech​
3​
1​
12​
12​
Deshaun Watson
Texans​
Clemson​


Ideally if you trade down this year you want to accomplish two things. 1.) get as many picks in the top 100 as possible. 2.) get a next years first. Three first round picks would of gotten you in range to draft any of the bolded QBs. Now go look at how many of the first QBs taken were bust. It’s more about being able to identify a QB whose traits fit what youre trying to do and getting them the right coaching. History tells you it’s a crapshoot drafting a QB even with the number one pick.

so If you don’t feel like one of these guys fits perfectly why not trade down and load this team up with as much young talent as possible?
Watson Mahomes is a comparison that’s close to home, I’m not sure if Mahomes is what he is if drafted by Bill O’Brien, I tend to think Watson maybe takes the same issues with him to KC, but maybe achieving true success on the field tempers his urges off it somewhat, who knows?

The situation is far more important than the draftees raw talent and I tend to believe that the Jamarcus Russell/Johnny Football characters are few and far between Vs the number of talented hardworking high pick QBs who lose their way in the dysfunction of the failing franchises who get first dibs on drafting them.

Im all for taking Demeco as the HC, I think he is a true leader, is running a disruptive D, and has access to a great coaching tree to fill out his staff.

I’m concerned whether Demeco tallies with Caserio as GM, totally different trees, is Caserio 100% there to do what Ryans needs from him or is there going to be dysfunction there?

I see a D that needs to be creating some pressure up front, fill out its LB corps, and have better coaching for its young DBs.
The O is going to need a WR and more consistency along the OL, another RB to take the pressure off Pierce.

Those things are more important than dropping a QB into the fray straight away.

Id love to think we could trade back to somewhere late top 10 maybe, pick up extra high picks in the future as well as quality picksthis draft to fill some of these other holes. Take another stop gap QB with upside for this year, even let Mills battle it out in camp, it might not be pretty but you’ve got to fix the fundamentals before you drop the most important player on the team in there.
 
Watson Mahomes is a comparison that’s close to home, I’m not sure if Mahomes is what he is if drafted by Bill O’Brien, I tend to think Watson maybe takes the same issues with him to KC, but maybe achieving true success on the field tempers his urges off it somewhat, who knows?

The situation is far more important than the draftees raw talent and I tend to believe that the Jamarcus Russell/Johnny Football characters are few and far between Vs the number of talented hardworking high pick QBs who lose their way in the dysfunction of the failing franchises who get first dibs on drafting them.

Im all for taking Demeco as the HC, I think he is a true leader, is running a disruptive D, and has access to a great coaching tree to fill out his staff.

I’m concerned whether Demeco tallies with Caserio as GM, totally different trees, is Caserio 100% there to do what Ryans needs from him or is there going to be dysfunction there?

I see a D that needs to be creating some pressure up front, fill out its LB corps, and have better coaching for its young DBs.
The O is going to need a WR and more consistency along the OL, another RB to take the pressure off Pierce.

Those things are more important than dropping a QB into the fray straight away.

Id love to think we could trade back to somewhere late top 10 maybe, pick up extra high picks in the future as well as quality picksthis draft to fill some of these other holes. Take another stop gap QB with upside for this year, even let Mills battle it out in camp, it might not be pretty but you’ve got to fix the fundamentals before you drop the most important player on the team in there.
If they genuinely like a QB, then they should take him - not just throw something at the wall and hope it sticks as there are some nice free agents out there if they want a known quantity and not a pot luck pick.
And yes, they definitely need a nice back to help Pierce as you can't expect him to take the ball up all game by himself.
 
Agreed, this is what they're going to do.

Is it what they should do is the question? My opinion is nope.

Your opinion is yes, will they win more games next yr? yes they will and they will be more entertaining. That's what you've already said you want. The ultimate goal of winning a championship isn't a priority for you, this mindset is why this franchise has stunk for the last 2 decades. The McNair's have always shared your vision.
Texans are still a chance to get a high pick next year.
Let's say they finish around pick #12 - they'll still have Cleveland's pick and 2025 first to offer a team to make a substantial move up.
That's nice draft currency.
 
If we really want DeMeco as our next HC, should we be rooting for Philly today so we can celebrate our new HC next week? Or do we want the 49er defense to dominate and then wait another two weeks?

Decisions, decisions. Need more coffee on a dark, wet Sunday morning.
 
Texans are still a chance to get a high pick next year.
Let's say they finish around pick #12 - they'll still have Cleveland's pick and 2025 first to offer a team to make a substantial move up.
That's nice draft currency.
It is nice. But it doesn't mean a team that has the #1 pick will trade down with you. The Dolphins offered the moon and the stars to Cincinnati for the rights to draft Joe Burrow. The Bengals said "Nah."
 
It is nice. But it doesn't mean a team that has the #1 pick will trade down with you. The Dolphins offered the moon and the stars to Cincinnati for the rights to draft Joe Burrow. The Bengals said "Nah."
Agree, but you never know.
I see a lot of people bummed out because they think we have no chance of getting a good QB out of the 2024 class, and that simply is not true.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
Besides, we may not even need a QB in 2024.
For example, what if they take one this year and he shows a lot of promise?
What if they get a Derek Carr in here and he looks good?
And finally, what if Texans finish in the top 5-6 again?
 
To me, that's an emphatic No.

But then again, I was much higher on Mahomes than just about anyone.
100%. I think Young has the ability to make similar off-platform plays in the pocket. But I'm concerned about his arm strength when he's not set and throwing on the run. As we've seen with Tua, arm strength isn't the be-all-end-all when a QB's feet are set and throwing in rhythm. Young has more than enough arm for that. But his arm isn't so good that when he has to throw on the move or flat footed with defenders in his face he can pull off the type of throws Mahomes can.
 
Agree, but you never know.
True. That's why you can't plan for it to happen.
Young has more than enough arm for that. But his arm isn't so good that when he has to throw on the move or flat footed with defenders in his face he can pull off the type of throws Mahomes can.
You're going to be waiting long time to find a guy that make Mahomes type throws and also play the position at a high level.
 
Texans are still a chance to get a high pick next year.
Let's say they finish around pick #12 - they'll still have Cleveland's pick and 2025 first to offer a team to make a substantial move up.
That's nice draft currency.
Plus if they trade down from 1-2 then that should net them another high pick in 2024, plus atleast a 2nd this yr and a 2025 1st.
 
You don’t have to have the top pick in the draft get a ”franchise“ QB.
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2022​
1​
1​
20​
20​
Kenny Pickett
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2020​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Joe Burrow​
Bengals​
Louisiana State​
2​
1​
5​
5​
Tua Tagovailoa​
Dolphins​
Alabama​
3​
1​
6​
6​
Justin Herbert
Chargers​
Oregon​
4​
1​
26​
26​
5​
2​
21​
53​
Jalen Hurts
Eagles​
Oklahoma​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2018​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Baker Mayfield​
Browns​
Oklahoma​
2​
1​
3​
3​
Sam Darnold​
Jets​
USC​
3​
1​
7​
7​
Josh Allen
Bills​
Wyoming​
5​
1​
32​
32​
Lamar Jackson
Ravens​
Louisville​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2017​
1​
1​
2​
2​
Mitchell Trubisky​
Bears​
North Carolina​
2​
1​
10​
10​
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs​
Texas Tech​
3​
1​
12​
12​
Deshaun Watson
Texans​
Clemson​


Ideally if you trade down this year you want to accomplish two things. 1.) get as many picks in the top 100 as possible. 2.) get a next years first. Three first round picks would of gotten you in range to draft any of the bolded QBs. Now go look at how many of the first QBs taken were bust. It’s more about being able to identify a QB whose traits fit what youre trying to do and getting them the right coaching. History tells you it’s a crapshoot drafting a QB even with the number one pick.

so If you don’t feel like one of these guys fits perfectly why not trade down and load this team up with as much young talent as possible?

Quoted for truth
 
Watson Mahomes is a comparison that’s close to home, I’m not sure if Mahomes is what he is if drafted by Bill O’Brien, I tend to think Watson maybe takes the same issues with him to KC, but maybe achieving true success on the field tempers his urges off it somewhat, who knows?

The situation is far more important than the draftees raw talent and I tend to believe that the Jamarcus Russell/Johnny Football characters are few and far between Vs the number of talented hardworking high pick QBs who lose their way in the dysfunction of the failing franchises who get first dibs on drafting them.

Im all for taking Demeco as the HC, I think he is a true leader, is running a disruptive D, and has access to a great coaching tree to fill out his staff.

I’m concerned whether Demeco tallies with Caserio as GM, totally different trees, is Caserio 100% there to do what Ryans needs from him or is there going to be dysfunction there?

I see a D that needs to be creating some pressure up front, fill out its LB corps, and have better coaching for its young DBs.
The O is going to need a WR and more consistency along the OL, another RB to take the pressure off Pierce.

Those things are more important than dropping a QB into the fray straight away.

Id love to think we could trade back to somewhere late top 10 maybe, pick up extra high picks in the future as well as quality picksthis draft to fill some of these other holes. Take another stop gap QB with upside for this year, even let Mills battle it out in camp, it might not be pretty but you’ve got to fix the fundamentals before you drop the most important player on the team in there.

Exactly

Dont worry about the Caserio/Ryans relationship. Last yr proved Caserio can draft the players the HC wants. Besides if ownership wont let the GM pick the HC of his choosing, then the GM is effectively neutered. This team will be built the way Ryans wants it to be built.




Texans are still a chance to get a high pick next year.
Let's say they finish around pick #12 - they'll still have Cleveland's pick and 2025 first to offer a team to make a substantial move up.
That's nice draft currency.

Yep, and as shown great QB's are being found later in the 1st, not just at 1-1. If Ryans decides to tell Caserio to trade down there will be plenty of draft capital to trade backup in 2024.

I would take a flier on a young cheap QB like Lance or Wilson in 2023, trade down accumulate picks so that if Lance/Wilson didn't workout that I could trade back up in 2024. Plus if Young/Wilson suck then you're pretty much guaranteed a high pick in 2024.
 
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Bryce Young does not have Mahomes' generational arm talent. I can count on one hand QBs that have had that. But Young does have Mahomes innate ability to evade the rush. And he reads defenses much better than Mahomes did out of college.

He's also a midget and the NFL game is a much different game than the college game.
 
100%. I think Young has the ability to make similar off-platform plays in the pocket. But I'm concerned about his arm strength when he's not set and throwing on the run. As we've seen with Tua, arm strength isn't the be-all-end-all when a QB's feet are set and throwing in rhythm. Young has more than enough arm for that. But his arm isn't so good that when he has to throw on the move or flat footed with defenders in his face he can pull off the type of throws Mahomes can.
It's looking good that DeMeco may be signing with the Texans. I wasn't totally sold until yesterday when it was reported here that DeMeco and his Houstonian wife were building a house here.

So DeMeco will likely be bring in a WCO. The question to be asked is, which of the three top QB's best fit this system? My vote goes to Young.
 
If we really want DeMeco as our next HC, should we be rooting for Philly today so we can celebrate our new HC next week? Or do we want the 49er defense to dominate and then wait another two weeks?

Decisions, decisions. Need more coffee on a dark, wet Sunday morning.

I'm rooting for the hometown guy.

The San Fran/Philly teams are visions of how teams should be correctly built when their orgs show patience.

Same for the Chiefs waiting on Mahomes. I'm afraid the Texans are going to building more like the Bengals. The bling squirrel finds nut rebuild.


True. That's why you can't plan for it to happen.

You're going to be waiting long time to find a guy that make Mahomes type throws and also play the position at a high level.

True, but you can play the odds of, do you think any QB in this class is going to be successful vs what are the odds of not having a good record next yr, being able to accumulate picks both this yr and through 2025 to trade up in 2024 to get your QB. Give me option B, particularly since 1. I dont like any QB's in this draft. 2. I do like the QB's in the 2024 draft. 3. This draft is thin on talent so an extra 2nd/3rd etc... could help add badly needed talent to this team.



Also true about not being able to find a guy with Mahomes arm strength. But you can do just as well with a guy with Burrow's arm strength. BTW, Levis arm is nearly as good as Mahomes arm is. So yes you can find that guy. Not that I want Ryans to draft Levis.
 
It's looking good that DeMeco may be signing with the Texans. I wasn't totally sold until yesterday when it was reported here that DeMeco and his Houstonian wife were building a house here.

So DeMeco will likely be bring in a WCO. The question to be asked is, which of the three top QB's best fit this system? My vote goes to Young.
In my mind, the only pick at #2 assuming we go QB is Bryce Young. Stroud was like 88th in college football when throwing under pressure. He was pretty bad - so why repeat the Davis Mills situation all over again? I will be quite upset if Stroud is picked here. At least with Young, we get somebody who will fit that system and has those Mahomes-type off platform play abilities. Whether his game translates to the NFL is another story, but at least I can understand why management went this direction. Stroud makes zero sense to me.
 
It's looking good that DeMeco may be signing with the Texans. I wasn't totally sold until yesterday when it was reported here that DeMeco and his Houstonian wife were building a house here.

So DeMeco will likely be bring in a WCO. The question to be asked is, which of the three top QB's best fit this system? My vote goes to Young.
Hold your horses. They may end up giving Mills one last go under the new HC and OC before taking a gamble on a small QB. With that said, it may not make much difference who the QB is if they keep Pep Hamilton’s useless arse in the building.
 
He's also a midget. And DeMeco is not coming to the Texans. We know. Just put it in your signature and save yourself from carpal tunnel.

LOL, I dont know how to do sigs, but if I did it would say I'm not a fan of watching midget porn on Sunday afternoons.

Why didn't you quote the rest of the post which is also true.
 
It is nice. But it doesn't mean a team that has the #1 pick will trade down with you. The Dolphins offered the moon and the stars to Cincinnati for the rights to draft Joe Burrow. The Bengals said "Nah."

Burrow wasn't as much that guy (one-year wonder questions) coming out as Caleb Williams projects to be. If Williams is (and sigh, maybe Maye) close to what the talent evaluators are telling us there is next to nothing that a team sends for the 1-1 or 1-2 that it will take to draft that player.

Remember an overall competent 49ers organization sent 3 high picks for a small college dude with traits who didn't play football(sorry one bad game) in his last college season.

Watson who at times cosplayed a top QB garnered 3 first-round picks and some stuff and a record guaranteed contract. And multiple teams were meeting that draft pick cost.
 
It is nice. But it doesn't mean a team that has the #1 pick will trade down with you. The Dolphins offered the moon and the stars to Cincinnati for the rights to draft Joe Burrow. The Bengals said "Nah."

there is no Joe Burrow in this draft. There’s no Trevor Lawrence. No Andrew luck. It’s like all the other drafts I posted where it was the seconnd or third QB picked could easily turn out better than who goes first. All I’m saying is f there sent a perfect match for what you’re looking for why not load up on as much talent as possible.
That's good, because the Texans have the #2 overall pick.
And i would say this is a rare opportunity to turn one pick into multiple high picks and future picks For a team with arguably the lowest talent level in the entire league. If there were a Burrow, a Lawrence or a Luck we wouldn’t be having this discussion. All #2 pick guarantees you is one pick. You better get it right or that’s a huge wasted asset. There’s rumors that we’re looking to trade up with the Bears which will cost us even more assets. IMO this would be historically dumb.
 
You don’t have to have the top pick in the draft get a ”franchise“ QB.
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2022​
1​
1​
20​
20​
Kenny Pickett
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2020​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Joe Burrow​
Bengals​
Louisiana State​
2​
1​
5​
5​
Tua Tagovailoa​
Dolphins​
Alabama​
3​
1​
6​
6​
Justin Herbert
Chargers​
Oregon​
4​
1​
26​
26​
5​
2​
21​
53​
Jalen Hurts
Eagles​
Oklahoma​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2018​
1​
1​
1​
1​
Baker Mayfield​
Browns​
Oklahoma​
2​
1​
3​
3​
Sam Darnold​
Jets​
USC​
3​
1​
7​
7​
Josh Allen
Bills​
Wyoming​
5​
1​
32​
32​
Lamar Jackson
Ravens​
Louisville​
YearNo.RoundPickPlayerNameTeamCollege
2017​
1​
1​
2​
2​
Mitchell Trubisky​
Bears​
North Carolina​
2​
1​
10​
10​
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs​
Texas Tech​
3​
1​
12​
12​
Deshaun Watson
Texans​
Clemson​


Ideally if you trade down this year you want to accomplish two things. 1.) get as many picks in the top 100 as possible. 2.) get a next years first. Three first round picks would of gotten you in range to draft any of the bolded QBs. Now go look at how many of the first QBs taken were bust. It’s more about being able to identify a QB whose traits fit what youre trying to do and getting them the right coaching. History tells you it’s a crapshoot drafting a QB even with the number one pick.

so If you don’t feel like one of these guys fits perfectly why not trade down and load this team up with as much young talent as possible?

No, you don’t have to have the top pick to get a franchise QB, but it helps to have that potential franchise QB available where you are picking.

There’s plenty here that don't like this year’s crop of QBs, yet they want to go further down that list to get one?
 
It's looking good that DeMeco may be signing with the Texans. I wasn't totally sold until yesterday when it was reported here that DeMeco and his Houstonian wife were building a house here.

So DeMeco will likely be bring in a WCO. The question to be asked is, which of the three top QB's best fit this system? My vote goes to Young.

In this draft Adian O'Connell is the best fit.
 
How do you know there's no Joe Burrow in this draft? Burrow had just 1 season in college where he looked like a halfway decent QB.

Halfway decent?

He set all time records and won a national championship.

You can use the how do you know line on any prospect. For instance, how do you know there's not another Aaron Donald in this draft.
 
No, you don’t have to have the top pick to get a franchise QB, but it helps to have that potential franchise QB available where you are picking.

There’s plenty here that don't like this year’s crop of QBs, yet they want to go further down that list to get one?
Or not pick one at all in the 1st rd.
 
If we really want DeMeco as our next HC, should we be rooting for Philly today so we can celebrate our new HC next week? Or do we want the 49er defense to dominate and then wait another two weeks?

Decisions, decisions. Need more coffee on a dark, wet Sunday morning.
It’s gonna happen regardless. Philly will crush that Purdy team.
 
there is no Joe Burrow in this draft. There’s no Trevor Lawrence. No Andrew luck. It’s like all the other drafts I posted where it was the seconnd or third QB picked could easily turn out better than who goes first. All I’m saying is f there sent a perfect match for what you’re looking for why not load up on as much talent as possible.

And i would say this is a rare opportunity to turn one pick into multiple high picks and future picks For a team with arguably the lowest talent level in the entire league. If there were a Burrow, a Lawrence or a Luck we wouldn’t be having this discussion. All #2 pick guarantees you is one pick. You better get it right or that’s a huge wasted asset. There’s rumors that we’re looking to trade up with the Bears which will cost us even more assets. IMO this would be historically dumb.

Spot on post

I expect Cal to order Caserio to trade up.

So Texans
 
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