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McClain rumor

Lucky said:
I think that's safe to say. Seeing that Savage has had a mediocre collegiate career. And that's being free with the term "mediocre". Other than one monster game at Duke, Savage averaged 211 yards passing/game his senior year. Not exactly the caliber of player a new coach would be building around, I don't think.
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Yeah, I watched him play last year in the ACC. I was not impressed.
 
ArlingtonTexan said:
I was just being a smartace there...

Overall, fans and draftniks think that their speculation about the event is more important than the event itself. By the strictest definition the event (the draft) is cannot be wrong. There is no real reach or person who fell far or was drafted too early. Where the player is or is not drafted is the actual fact. What we do for 6 months is various level guessing from wild ass to fairly educated, but they are all guesses that normally prove wrong usually by pick 5 overall.
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mussop said:
This is correct. And McClain never claimed he got this via inside information. He was just repeating a conversation he had with a veteran scout. He totally disagrees with what the scout had to say. According to him! Obviously it all could be made up but seems a little far fetched that he would just make something up like this.

So if true this scout REALLY believes he knows who it is we are targeting at QB position. Wonder why????
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This is the month where you can tell they are lying by noticing lip movement.

aussie_texan said:
anyone think that all this talk is possible leaks from the texans so that i guy there interested in drops???
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mussop said:
No way.
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Garoppolo has been shooting up the lay person's boards lately, so if the scout may be "disclosing" info to McClain in this manner, it's having the opposite effect on Garoppolo. I think this is just McClain's way to use the draft to sell his pov and land spots on the NFL network and such. :worldpeace:
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
If you remember, for years when McClain didn't have insight for what was going on with the Texans, he would throw out that he was technically covering the entire NFL for the Chronicle.....not focused on the Texans. Since he has admitted to being assigned to covering and being the main Texans writer, I have seen no improvement in his clairvoyance.
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With the way this franchise has traditionally circled the wagons and kept all cards close to their chest, it is not surprising that a blabbermouth and media whore like McClain finds himself on the outside looking in.

His war stories are great, but they do reveal a flaw in his reporting. He's an old school cat who used to go drinking with Oilers GMs and personnel, so his information would come from personal connections.

But the Texans operate like a modern corporation. They were created in the age of the modern NFL in full bloom, so there is little doubt that they way they operate is probably fundamentally different than the way the Oilers used to conduct business. Heck, over 12 seasons already, and we are all still in the dark on basic power structure on Kirby.
 
McClain was just on saying it's Clowney if they stay at #1:

It would've been the right pick in 2002, was the right pick in 2006, will be the consensus in 2014 to go DE.
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But he thinks they trade out of it.

Had a great quip about Manziel... said "all of Europe" wants the Jaguars to draft JFF because they play in London and everyone over there loves Johnny Football. His jersey sales will be historic.
 
Playoffs said:
McClain was just on saying it's Clowney if they stay at #1:



But he thinks they trade out of it.

Had a great quip about Manziel... said "all of Europe" wants the Jaguars to draft JFF because they play in London and everyone over there loves Johnny Football. His jersey sales will be historic.
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All of europe? I think 99% of europe has never heard of JFF. American Football is still a nyche here, NFL Europe didn`t really work out. I know the London games are pretty successful, but I´d say that for one, the NFL is most popular in the UK as far as europe is concerned and I think that just all people that always wanted to see a game life try to do it there. Oh and, while the NFL is a nyche, college football is only something for "freaks" over here.

I think what he is saying is pretty clear, at least after McNairs comments. Clowney is the best player, if they stay put they`ll take him - but if they get any trade offer that is at least a bit appealing, they`ll trade out, because they`d greatly prefer to take a QB (which they can`t justify with the #1 pick).

I´d be ecstatic with a trade down - and I´d hope we`d still get Robinson, Manziel or Mack - Matthews would be fine too. I am still not in the Bortles camp. I´d be thrilled if we got Bridgewater with our second pick...
 
Playoffs said:
McClain was just on saying it's Clowney if they stay at #1:



But he thinks they trade out of it.

Had a great quip about Manziel... said "all of Europe" wants the Jaguars to draft JFF because they play in London and everyone over there loves Johnny Football. His jersey sales will be historic.
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Good Lord that's the funniest thing ever. I mean barely anyone outside of Texas has heard of Manziel. Europe? Bwahahhahha
 
Playoffs said:
McClain was just on saying it's Clowney if they stay at #1...
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This doesn't sit right with me. Johnny Mac all of a sudden on the Clowney train?

My spidey senses are tingling.
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leebigeztx said:
When Kubes got walked out the building, mcclains insider info left too. He knew kubes from high school and kubes felt confident in throwing him a bone. With O'Brien, he has 0 inside touches. Not saying it won't be a 2nd or 3rd rd qb,but he's guessing like the rest of us.
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Gary didn't tell McLain anymore than he would have told you ..... I can say that with absolute certainty.


McLain's inside sources left town with the Oilers.
 
Playoffs said:
He said you guys get college football over there?
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Well at least in germany there is a paytv channel that airs I think 1 college football game a week. That game is pretty much always a different team, so it is hard to really be a fan of one team or one player. They do air the bowl games though. Oh, and all these games don`t get german commentary.

Like I said it`s a nyche over here. And for most people, who don`t consider themselves fans of the sport, the rules alone are a reason that they can`t get into it. So most normal sport fans over here might consider watching the super bowl, but not more - and especially not college football. Like I said, I think the number of people who regularly watch college football in germany are in the 1000 - 5.000 range, and that might be optimistic.
 
This just tells you how much insights his got with the Texans. He also wanted to fire Rick Smith when we drafted Blue and not RB from Baylor right?(McClain himself from Baylor right?) The Texans FO clearly mention that they will go big and tough. At least he should listen to what the Texans' direction for this draft. After all, it is his job I assume. I just don't understand why he still has job at Houston Chronicle.

I still hear some people saying McCain said this and that but guys, we get more Texans' insights from outside of Houston media.
 
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