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So, Forte doesn't last to the third.
No real surprise.
No real surprise.
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I think I will trust Alex Gibbs,Kubes and Smith on this matter. I didn't know much about this guy but he looks very solid on the highlights they showed. I was disappointed not drafting Mendenhall but I got over it and welcome Brown to the Texans. Besides there is a reason Mendenhall dropped this far.
Give this regime a little credit before jumping off the edge. We have (2) 3rd rounders now in a pretty deep draft.
Another good thing out of this, we finally addressed our OL issue with a 1st rounder.
yeah but mario williams brings us sacks, tackles, fumbles, possibly an interception
What does a lineman bring? a pancake?
seems like a reach to me; a project. I hope I am wrong.So he's a reach because media guys dont have him rated where guys who get paid to draft players picked him?
Duane Brown was ranked:
56th best overall player by Gosselin.
66th best by SI.com
85th best by ProFootballWeekly.com
165th best by Scout.com
and he went 26th overall?
we could have got him in the third round
My favorite clip was seeing him run stride for stride with the ballcarrier downfield and picking off defenders. That's exactly what we need out of our LT. Plus he's got the feet to handle the edge rushers that we've never had at LT. Methinks he compares favorably to a converted TE that happened to be a pro bowl LT last season in Jason Peters of the Buffalo Bills.
Duane Brown was ranked:
56th best overall player by Gosselin.
66th best by SI.com
85th best by ProFootballWeekly.com
165th best by Scout.com
and he went 26th overall?
we could have got him in the third round
I am mystified that the Texan's front office refuses to consult this message board and take advantage of all the advice from so many draft experts.
Duane Brown was ranked:
56th best overall player by Gosselin.
66th best by SI.com
85th best by ProFootballWeekly.com
165th best by Scout.com
and he went 26th overall?
we could have got him in the third round
seems like a reach to me; a project. I hope I am wrong.
At least we traded down this time.
Im pretty sure it was 8.5 sacks in one season. The VT O-line was very bad last year, gave up 50+ sacks.
Best type of fan a team could ask for! Glad you're still on TexanSam's bandwagon along with me and Grid and others.He looks like he fits in Alex Gibbs offensive line. I'm easy to please as a fan.
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i've been here since the beginning...and some people will cosign on anything. Im calling this like i see it..and i see huge mistakes. Epic, franchise killing mistakes.
Way before the draft, Kubiak and Smith said they were looking for a LT to bring in and GROOM for the LT position. That's what they got. They searched through all the LT's available and this is the guy they decided they liked.
This guy is the classic Alex Gibb's LT.
Mark your words?....like the time we weren't getting rid of HWSNBN?this pick will haunt us. mark my words....we messed up bad. We traded back ignorantly, and for what??? really? im curious...espn hasn't covered the trade. What did we get for passing on mendenhall
My only hope is that Schefter said he felt this was the "sleeper" pick. He seemed to like it a lot, and I think Schefter is a fairly unbiased guy when it comes to identifying teams' needs.
Watching Chris Johnson go to the Titans was like sliding into a pool of rubbing alcohol afterward--I had said that Chris Johnson would go in the first, and some people here thought he was no better than a 2nd rounder.
I don't know what the Titans are doing with their RB corps. They have Lendale White. They drafted Chris Henry from Arizona last year then this year they take Chris Johnson from ECU in the 1st round. Seems kinda dumb to me.
Watch them get dumber and take Jamaal Charles.Johnson is the real deal, but one year later, I still have no clue what happened with the Chris Henry pick. Still don't get it.
I don't know what the Titans are doing with their RB corps. They have Lendale White. They drafted Chris Henry from Arizona last year then this year they take Chris Johnson from ECU in the 1st round. Seems kinda dumb to me.
If you look at the "Draft Value Chart", you'll see that the exchange is not thatMy only gripe is that we just got a 3rd & 6th round pick for trading down 8 spots with Mendenhall on the board.
Brohm to GB as a backup for Rodgers... wow...
I hate this pick. In fact this is the same way I felt when we passed on DJ and drafted Travis Johnson.You know what, if the media hates this pick, then I am 100% behind it.
You know what, if the media hates this pick, then I am 100% behind it.
If it makes anyone feel any better I read to mocks yesterday that said Brown was a sleeper and had the athleticism to be a a late 1st/early 2nd rounder. Made me think he might be a guy to target. I think they had their mind set as the board fell a certain way.
We didn't get enough in return for trading down, IMO. A late 3rd rounder and a 6th is weak for trading back eight spots.
That is the disappointment. The Skins did the same thing to move 4 spots and threw in a 4th I think to get a 2nd. A 2nd is Round 1b in this day and age. 8 spots should have been worth more.
We didn't get enough in return for trading down, IMO. A late 3rd rounder and a 6th is weak for trading back eight spots.
Thats what I said. I think someone after us got a 1st and a 4th for trading back.
The desperation to add more picks was evident.
BPA my left foot.
Harris said Duane Brown is a 4th round pick !
Thats what I said. I think someone after us got a 1st and a 4th for trading back.
The desperation to add more picks was evident.
BPA my left foot.
That is the disappointment. The Skins did the same thing to move 4 spots and threw in a 4th I think to get a 2nd. A 2nd is Round 1b in this day and age. 8 spots should have been worth more.
You know what, if the media hates this pick, then I am 100% behind it.
I was in my car listening to Ted Deluca and John Lopez when they made the pick and it made me sick to my stomach. Not the pick, but Lopez and Deluca trying to act as if they know what they're talking about, dissing the pick, trying to stir some controversy, etc...
Then we found a keeper because our 4th rounders have been awesome.