FIFY. Keep the H away from Thomas.
Thomas has issues, but they aren't the same as Reed's issues.
What Thomas can do is cover a TE. Which has been a long standing issue. Sometimes you gotta take a low risk chance.
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FIFY. Keep the H away from Thomas.
Thomas has issues, but they aren't the same as Reed's issues.
What Thomas can do is cover a TE. Which has been a long standing issue. Sometimes you gotta take a low risk chance.
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As it pained me to watch Kelce have his way, I saw confusion/lack of knowing what to do in the secondary. The secondary much like an OL needs to play together to be better. I don't know who the leader is in the current group. Even if Thomas is more talented than any safety on the roster, he may not be the right ingredient for the secondary as a whole.I've got mixed feelings about Thomas.
Sort of has an Ed Reed vibe about bringing an aging vet here, and I'm not convinced the Texans locker room has the kind of atmosphere to co-exist with his personality. And does Cal have that same "Texans worthy" metric that Bob had? If so, I don't see management letting Thomas in the door. Heck, wasn't part of O'Brien's reasoning with the Nuk trade the 'undesirable' locker room influence?
Like steelb said, though, the Texans have a big hole at TE coverage and that killed them in the Chiefs playoff game. They did nothing notable to address it, so expect more torchings.
I've got mixed feelings about Thomas.
Sort of has an Ed Reed vibe about bringing an aging vet here, and I'm not convinced the Texans locker room has the kind of atmosphere to co-exist with his personality. And does Cal have that same "Texans worthy" metric that Bob had? If so, I don't see management letting Thomas in the door. Heck, wasn't part of O'Brien's reasoning with the Nuk trade the 'undesirable' locker room influence?
Like steelb said, though, the Texans have a big hole at TE coverage and that killed them in the Chiefs playoff game. They did nothing notable to address it, so expect more torchings.
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One of us misread the article if you saw "all-pro". I saw pro bowler. IMHO, All-Pro is a much, much higher distinction than pro bowler. BTW, I'm pretty sure Ed Reed was a former All-Pro, pro bowler and future HOF'er when the Texans signed him. Thomas may well be a better option than Reed, but he's still not the same player who built his reputation in Seattle. Especially for the money.I noticed the words all pro in that article
Thomas will never be a Texan and they still won't be able to cover the TE's.
Based on what? His 2019 stats were pretty good, 2 sacks, 13 QB hits, 2 INTs .Thomas is done they shouldn't even bother with him.
Some HCs are available as FAs, but I don't know if we can trade for one.Ok.
So who is available as a FA or via trade? How do we fix what last night showed us is broken?
Ok.
So who is available as a FA or via trade? How do we fix what last night showed us is broken?
OB has been an unmitigated disaster.
I'm not so sure this is fixable during this season or in a single offseason with a full compliment of picks , just too many holes to patch up.
Starting on the defense and assuming they stay in a 34 - This defense is really a mess from front to back.
NT - they miss Reader.
Edge rushers (DE , OLB) - Mercilus is stealing his checks and no one else showed much either. Watt's over rated now. Scarlett's a journeyman ....
ILB - Can't play both McKinney and Cunningham , that extension was stupid. One of them has to be replaced.
Corner - Roby is your best guy , that says it all. Talent upgrade needed.
Offense ...
Right Guard - Fulton isn't a starting caliber player. May not be a useful backup even.
Center - Martin is just not good not to mention being overpaid.
WR - Need a true #1. I miss DHop.
They owe Miami a #1 and a #2 in the next draft and they are in total cap hell going forward .... making quality FA's unlikely.
Fix it ? They need multiple miracles.
This what O'Brien the GM did to O'Brien the coach:NT - they miss Reader.
Edge rushers (DE , OLB) - Mercilus is stealing his checks
A GM that can’t evaluate talent meets a HC who can’t develop players. The perfect storm.This what O'Brien the GM did to O'Brien the coach:
Reader - 4 years, $53 million, $20 million guaranteed - Too much.
Mercilus - 4 years, $54 million, $18 million guaranteed - He's a hard worker.
This team had the ceiling of a division winner when O'Brien was just a head coach. That's gone with O'Brien as the GM. He can't evaluate talent. A GM that can't evaluate talent is a organization killer.
This is after Jacob Martin flashed a bit. Then they go & draft Greenard.Reader - 4 years, $53 million, $20 million guaranteed - Too much.
Mercilus - 4 years, $54 million, $18 million guaranteed - He's a hard worker.
Oddly, those horrible moves (in combination with the ones he's already made) may save OB. Why? No respectable gm or HC candidates will want to come here if this franchise has no chance of turning things around for 2-3 years.
well, we’ve already set precedent that we’ll fire a GM after 18 months.
the HC is safe for 8 years at least.
We can hire Bienemy as our HC & Joe Schmoe as our GM. Then fire the GM after a year or two with the first pick locked up
Andy Reid is the primary play caller, though Bieniemy has input and relays calls to the QB. You could see Bieniemy's input when the Chiefs went to the run after the Texans early pass rush pressure. It was the turning point in the game.Is Bienemy calling the plays?
Andy Reid is the primary play caller, though Bieniemy has input and relays calls to the QB. You could see Bieniemy's input when the Chiefs went to the run after the Texans early pass rush pressure. It was the turning point in the game.
Doug Pederson had never called plays while being the Chiefs OC under Reid. He did OK winning the Super Bowl in Philly. I like coaches that come from the Walsh/Holmgren tree.So no,
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Hey no politics...whoops sorry. Lol4 more yrs
OB has been an unmitigated disaster. No quality coaches available to replace him with now ... have to hope he's canned after this season and the next guy doesn't suck.
How the hell does Devlin still have a job ? All those first round picks on the OL and they are this bad ?
I'm not so sure this is fixable during this season or in a single offseason with a full compliment of picks , just too many holes to patch up.
Starting on the defense and assuming they stay in a 34 - This defense is really a mess from front to back.
NT - they miss Reader.
Edge rushers (DE , OLB) - Mercilus is stealing his checks and no one else showed much either. Watt's over rated now. Scarlett's a journeyman ....
ILB - Can't play both McKinney and Cunningham , that extension was stupid. One of them has to be replaced.
Corner - Roby is your best guy , that says it all. Talent upgrade needed.
Offense ...
Right Guard - Fulton isn't a starting caliber player. May not be a useful backup even.
Center - Martin is just not good not to mention being overpaid.
WR - Need a true #1. I miss DHop.
They owe Miami a #1 and a #2 in the next draft and they are in total cap hell going forward .... making quality FA's unlikely.
Fix it ? They need multiple miracles.
Warring is the one I’m wondering about. Took him in the 3rd and he hasn’t played a game at all.More TE's.......did OB overuse his TE's on Thursday night? Wanted to make sure I tuned into the right game.
Warring is the one I’m wondering about. Took him in the 3rd and he hasn’t played a game at all.![]()
.......yeah, Senor OB cuts Jordan Thomas who was familiar with this extremely - extremely - extremely deep offense, then goes out and signs 2 new TE's to the PS. Their primary job will be to learn that their future use will be as the current bookends on the bench until Senor OB decides it's time to cut them. It'll be interesting to see how the Cardinals use Thomas as the season progresses.
Shush...Surfer Boy is Billy Oh's secret weapon. Just waiting for the right time to unleash him.Warring is the one I’m wondering about. Took him in the 3rd and he hasn’t played a game at all.
His selection surprised and irritated me. So far Warring has been a cheap waste of a third round pick. I still cannot figure how he beat out Thomas.Warring is the one I’m wondering about. Took him in the 3rd and he hasn’t played a game at all.![]()
Especially since there were better players in the third round the Texans could have taken.His selection surprised and irritated me. So far Warring has been a cheap waste of a third round pick. I still cannot figure how he beat out Thomas.
Yep but I get tired of talking about the past. I want to focus on game two.Especially since there were better players in the third round the Texans could have taken.
Warring is the one I’m wondering about. Took him in the 3rd and he hasn’t played a game at all.![]()
Apparently he's been placed on IR with an "Undisclosed injury".
I thought it was a yeast infection. Happy to hear that it’s something less serious..Splinters.....damm those splinters!!!!!
I thought it was a yeast infection. Happy to hear that it’s something less serious..
Did OB forget that PS players can be signed away from teams. Thomas is on the Cardinals PS.
No place to put him without giving up on a round 3 pick and cutting him. Next off season he needs to spit tobacco and earn his paycheck. No more messing around with this guy. Same with Ejiofor admit you made mistake and allow another athlete to get snaps.Apparently he's been placed on IR with an "Undisclosed injury".
I think Bill is covering his butt here. If Warring is grabbed by another team Bill can say well I tried to keep him around on the practice squad not my fault. Perhaps he thinks that would be better than cutting him. I couldn't care less either way.Did OB forget that PS players can be signed away from teams. Thomas is on the Cardinals PS.
It's one thing to have our players beat by opponent but if the opponent is a bench I got to shake my head. I know they have ankle wraps and knee braces but what method is used on the buttock?Yep, slid instead of lifted coming off the bench. When are they going to learn?