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Davis Tracking for Over 1,200

Grid said:
its gonna be a hoot :). Ill try and keep my personal ranting to a minimum.

If we do get the #1 overall pick though... you can bet that we are gonna have hundreds of people making their first post to talk about how we gotta take Bush.

What you really need to be afraid of is if we end up with the #2-4 pick. That is gonna trigger alot of "What we could do to get Reggie Bush" threads.

"If we traded Andre Johnson and our #2 this year to the 49ers for the #1 overall, we could get Reggie Bush, then.. if we traded Davis and our #1 next year to the Packers, we could get Matt Lienart.. then if we traded Carr and our 2 #3s and #2 next year to the Ravens, we can get Dbrick.. then we trade Dunta Robinson and our #4 this year, and #3 next year to the Eagles for T.O. and their #1.. draft (insert CB here) and we would could win TWO superbowls this year. Its so easy... ive already done it on Madden.. why dont the Texans listen to their fans? We could be the best team in the NFL if they would just make these trades"
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I think that if we had the second pick and the niners had the first we would still have a shot at getting bush without doing anything. The niners are on the verge of getting out of cap hell and have even more holes than we do. They have a defensive minded coach in mike nolan and just paid alex smith a giant contract and are about to pay julian peterson a big contract. I could see them trading down a few picks to a team that needs a quarterback and filling their needs through multiple picks.
 
HJam72 said:
So what? That's almost half the RBs in the NFL. :rolleyes: :)
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That's one of 15 all-time. Not one of 15 current NFL RBs.

By the way, 1000 yards was a standard back in the 14-game era. It averaged out to 71.43 yards per game. That average, over two more games, adds up to 1143 yards. Someone was commenting on it earlier in the thread, so I thought I'd throw that out there for them.
 
Big B Texan Fan said:
I think he's tough too but it's one thing to earn those 1000+ and another when the defense let's you have it because they're focussed on rattlin' Carr
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I get a kick out of how people (in general) discount what DD has done here, in this manner, from one side of their mouth and then glorify what other backs have done, as if they "earn" their yards while teams are "focused" on stopping them.

News flash - teams focus on stopping DD.
 
touttail said:
That's all time, not just for this season!

Bobby 119C:brickwall
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lol. some people have their tinted glasses on and cant see past reggie bush. bottom line, you have a guy who has proven that, even behind a crappy line can get you 1770 total yds and 13 TD's. HE IS NOT THE PROBLEM!!!!
 
your right he isn't the problem, but we have the chance to add a very explosive offensive playmaker who could really improve our offense. we don't have to get rid of dominack davis, they can both coexist on this team and lengthen each other's careers.
 
DD is a good, solid back. Not much breakaway speed, but really quick and runs hard every time. Now the one thing I really don't like about DD is that he cannot block. He pretty much blocks about as well as the rest of our Oline, which is not very good. That is really the only knock on DD. He really needs to learn how to pick up the blitz in order for Carr to put some drives together. The dump offs to DD do not make up for his inability to block, because it prevents Carr from being able to go down the field.
 
eriadoc said:
I get a kick out of how people (in general) discount what DD has done here, in this manner, from one side of their mouth and then glorify what other backs have done, as if they "earn" their yards while teams are "focused" on stopping them.

News flash - teams focus on stopping DD.
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Do you even watch the games.

Look, what I mean is that teams will let us have the run because they feel as though they can stop us before we get to the red zone (we're actually pretty good in the red zone but we have trouble getting there). Knida like when a defense gives up the dump passes and the 5 yard out patterns because they'll give that up all day. As long as they feel comfortable that they can keep us in front of them (which isn't very hard because we hardly throw down field).

I guess in retro-spect my comment about him not "earning" his yards was a wee bit harsh because to be a RB in the league is tough.....but.....teams will let us have it.

And as far as "the news flash" teams don't have a choice to focus on stopping him because he's the majority of our offense. That's a given, like I said, the way they focus on him is to just keep him in front of them.
 
DD isnt the problem.. he has played well DESPITE being our only weapon.

Give carr some protection... get our passing game working.. and then DD wont have the entire defense focused on stopping him. If he is a "good" RB now.. he will be a great RB when he gets some help.
 
touttail said:
That's all time, not just for this season!

Bobby 119C:brickwall
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Can't you people see the sarcasm smilie? I was joking.

I like DD and I'm not one of the Bush wanters, but I have to agree about the blocking.
 
Double Barrel said:
A 1,000+ yard rusher on a 1-11 team. It just goes to show how misleading stats can be most of the time.

DD's potential is why I don't think they'll draft Bush. Too much money would be tied up with one position, and we have way too many holes to fill at the moment that are much more pressing concerns.
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This is the most intelligent thing I have seen in a while. DD is a restricted FA this year if I am not mistaken and thats the only reason I think they might draft Bush. But I agree with you.

But according to everyone else:

Let's draft Reggie Bush, still have no pass protection, still have no Defense, still have no compliment WR to go with AJ, and pay Reggie 4 times the amount of money DD would get and still be in last place. DD is not Reggie but he is not the problem people. If they don't trade down and stock pile picks you all need new management.
 
Caz, DD signed a 4 or 5 year extention so he is no longer a RFA. He is with the team for the long run or until we cut or trade him depending on management. I think we keep the kid and let him turn into the player he could soon become.
 
Coach C. said:
Caz, DD signed a 4 or 5 year extention so he is no longer a RFA. He is with the team for the long run or until we cut or trade him depending on management. I think we keep the kid and let him turn into the player he could soon become.
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Thanks coach I didn't know that DD signed an extension. With that said it just make my arguement stronger. Build your team around DD, Carr, and AJ. IMO the Texans will win the next 2 maybe 3 out of there last 4 and not get the number 1 pick anyway. If they are drafting Reggie Bush with that pick then winning out would be the best thing to happen to them.
 
September 16, 2005
Running with Dynamite
by Keith Weiland
HoustonProFootball.com

Note: This is second in a series of college prospect profiles in preparation for the 2006 NFL Draft next April. This week, we take a look at the top five prospects at running back.

The Texans appear able to ignore the running backs atop the 2006 draft class following two key transactions in the offseason. By drafting Vernand Morency and signing Domanick Davis to a multi-million dollar contract extension, the Texans figure to be spending their top picks elsewhere when they are on the clock.

So keeping the perspective that the FieldTurf isn’t always greener on the other side might be easier said than done when evaluating next year’s rookie running backs. With the anticipated eligibility declarations of a few juniors, this class is highlighted by the dynamic play of the premier prospects, players that can run and catch, as well as contribute to the return game in several cases. Some of them have drawn comparisons to the elite all-purpose yardage backs in the NFL, offensive studs such as Marshall Faulk and, ahem, even Davis.

Reggie Bush is one of those juniors, the ultimate offensive weapon for college football’s most dominant team. Laurence Maroney of Minnesota can bust through the line and has the breakaway speed to take it all the way. Returning from injury, DeAngelo Williams is out to prove he still has enough shakes to bake a defense. When you look to Tennessee’s Gerald Riggs, Jr., the size-speed combo is only the second thing you see after recognizing the genes of his father, a former Pro Bowler himself. And Seminoles running back Leon Washington speed-reads holes to break through to the second level and beyond.

Five more running backs to keep an eye on:

Jospeh Addai, LSU
Mike Bell, Arizona
Wali Lundy, Virginia
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico
LenDale White, Southern Cal
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http://www.houstonprofootball.com/draft/2006/2006RBPreview.html
 
tulexan said:
I think that if we had the second pick and the niners had the first we would still have a shot at getting bush without doing anything. The niners are on the verge of getting out of cap hell and have even more holes than we do. They have a defensive minded coach in mike nolan and just paid alex smith a giant contract and are about to pay julian peterson a big contract. I could see them trading down a few picks to a team that needs a quarterback and filling their needs through multiple picks.
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Don't count on this, I see the 49ers being one of the major players in the Reggie Bush "sweepstakes" whether they have the #1 pick naturally or trade up to get him.
 
Mork I agree they have to start building their team around A. Smith and bottomline they have no playmakers. They will likely worry about defense in the 3 and later rounds.
 
MorKnolle said:
Don't count on this, I see the 49ers being one of the major players in the Reggie Bush "sweepstakes" whether they have the #1 pick naturally or trade up to get him.
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yeah and the storylines with this draft.
Bush gets reunited with his former high school teammate Alex Smith?
Leinhart get reunited with Norm Chow in Tennessee?
 
TEXANS84 said:
Current Domanick Davis stats:

Attempts: 208
Yards: 837
TD: 2
Rec: 32
Yards 287
TD Rec: 3
Fumbles: 1

Projected end of the year stats:

Attempts: 277
Yards: 1,116
TD: 3
Rec: 43
Yards: 383
TD Rec: 4
Fumbles: 1

You gotta give the guy some credit, he's done a heck of a job protecting the football this year. Only one fumble in 12 games where as he lost 4 fumbles in the first two games last year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6437
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1200 if he ever stayed healthy a full season and besides DD got his payday already he doesnt care. how many games has he missed in the last 2 years.:twocents:
 
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