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Maddict5 said:now that we've got weaver and passed on schaffer-the only serviceable LT(that isnt 30+), i presume that rules mario out of our plans and makes it a straight choice between reggie and D'brick. i think we'll take reggie and hope winston or justice falll to #33
Maddict5 said:now that we've got weaver and passed on schaffer-the only serviceable LT(that isnt 30+), i presume that rules mario out of our plans and makes it a straight choice between reggie and D'brick. i think we'll take reggie and hope winston or justice falll to #33
Maddict5 said:you never know..they're are alot of varying mock out there. from 15 on its a toss up..lots of talented cbs,wrs,lbs and safeties some1 will have to fall
Maddict5 said:i still hope to get a trade but NO taking brees will screw that up. if that happens a trade-down is too dodgy imo unless its some1 like miami that takes it(ie.for leinart)
nunusguy said:One very important factor to consider about Weaver - he won't be a bust in the NFL. Probably won't go to the Pro Bowl anytime real soon, but won't be a bust either. Who knows about "Super Mario": might go to the HOF or might be a bust. So in the all important 4-3 strong side DE position, we've effectively eliminated the upside potential but also the downside risk with the Weaver acquisition. And we've also now rounded out our starters in the DLine: Weaver,TJ,R.Smith,Peek/Babin/someone else we might draft in April in rounds subsequent to the 1st.
Maddict5 said:mario more than likely wont be a bust but i see your point. im not as down on weaver or the contract as many others as he was the only SDE i would've wanted to go after in FA and we have to overpay(not that much i think but anyway). peek is probably gone so babin will be WDE. 1 of our major needs is filled so now we can concentrate on o-line, fs, mlb, te, cb#2, wr #2 in the draft.
mlb will be the hardest position to fill i think. who else is realistically possible to fill those needs durin FA
Maddict5 said:like i said in another thread- that 1st rounder is negotiable- if the team is only offered a 3rd rounder- and is happy with that- hes gone
BuffSoldier said:Lets go get that big Brick. I want him, the Texans want him, so whats the problem.
YoungTexanFan said:I'm with you still.
But I'll be honest, Mario was starting to look REALLY good.
D'brick at #1!!!
Every team has been satified with Bush, you wont find a draft board that doesnt have him as the #1 rated player, but there are a lot of draft boards that have D'Brick as a close second. Ferguson may not happen at #1 but he is still a huge possibility for the Texans who are in dire need of a franchise LT, no matter how satisfied they seem to be with Pitts.MorKnolle said:D'Brick won't happen at #1, and I doubt they look to trade down and get him. Like Dunta said and I've been saying for a while, the Texans seem satisfied with Pitts at LT and have been high on Bush all along, so #1 is going to be Bush unless they decide to grab Mario to play RDE for us and then we're somewhat stuck with what to do with Peek, so I think it's Bush. They could look for a RT at #33 (Daryn Colledge would fit pretty well although I don't think he's a great value at #33), or we could definitely go defense at #33 since we're going offense at #1 (Johnathan Joseph would be a good pick at #33 if he falls to that spot).
BuffSoldier said:Every team has been satified with Bush, you wont find a draft board that doesnt have him as the #1 rated player, but there are a lot of draft boards that have D'Brick as a close second. Ferguson may not happen at #1 but he is still a huge possibility for the Texans who are in dire need of a franchise LT, no matter how satisfied they seem to be with Pitts.
big homey said:It looks like we're suck with Bush at #1. The staff seems to like Pitts at LT and McKinney at LG, so no D'Brick. Our SDE spot is covered by Anthony Weaver, so no Mario. With Brees and Culpepper hurting Leinart's stock, our trade down options are slimming. What choice do we have?
WHAT OTHERS SAY:big homey said:It looks like we're suck with Bush at #1.
Y'all took that WAY out of context. What I meant is that our options are shrinking, and it looks more and more certain that we're getting Bush. I don't mind - he is an elite prospect, but I just want us to really go for an elite lineman.stevo3883 said:we're "stuck" with bush?
He's the highest rated prospect in years, jeeze...
MorKnolle said:I don't think Ferguson is rated the #2 overall player on anyone's draft board. Mario Williams is a pretty clear #2 for most teams and maybe even a #1 on some. We have our franchise LT in Chester Pitts and we're paying him a OG's salary rather than a LT's salary, and the team from all appearances is satisfied with him as their LT, so D'Brick is basically out of the picture. Ever since the Combine I think the decision was basically Reggie Bush vs. Mario Williams, and with Weaver's signing it looks like Mario is a definite long shot now and it's all Bush at #1. The Texans could very well look for a RT in free agency or in the first day of the draft, but they won't be looking at D'Brick.
big homey said:The staff seems to like Pitts at LT and McKinney at LG...
BuffSoldier said:Scouts Inc top 100:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/index
etc...
- Reggie Bush
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- Matt Leinart
- Vince Young
- Mario Williams
Mario Williams #5
NFL DraftCountdown.com:
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/sub/rankings.html
etc...
- Reggie Bush
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- Matt Leinart
- Mario Williams
Mario Williams #4
NFLDraftShowcase.com: http://www.draftshowcase.com/top10006.htm
etc...
- Reggie Bush
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- AJ Hawk
- Mario Williams
Mario Williams #4
OTC.com: http://2006.ontheclockdraft.com/group_list.php?method=top100
etc...
- Reggie Bush
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson
- Mario Williams
#3 Mario Williams
http://www.nflanswers.com/
There are tuns more, and I doubt that you could find many boards that have Williams rated over Ferguson. One is Mel Kiper, but other than that I havent found any. So do some research before you speak on something like that.
Thats because he was drafted as an OG(http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2002#round2 Chwck the site, he was an OG) and will NEVER be a franchise LT, and to call him that questions your intelligence about what the word frachise player is. I guess you could call every average player in the league a franchise player. Why draft Reggie. I think DD is a better RB than Pitts is a LT so doesnt that make DD a franchise RB. Yeah and we just signed a franchise DE in FA, so now we have a Franchise RB, LT, QB, WR, CB, DE,and DT yessssss. Superbowl here we come.:brickwall
Thank you Mr. Casserly, I bet you really know their draft board.
Maddict5 said:now that we've got weaver and passed on schaffer-the only serviceable LT(that isnt 30+), i presume that rules mario out of our plans and makes it a straight choice between reggie and D'brick. i think we'll take reggie and hope winston or justice falll to #33
MorKnolle said:Casserly has said before that they think Pitts is their LT, Kubiak and Sherman both like Pitts at LT ... they consider him their long-term solution at LT
whiskeyrbl said:Considering that the Bowns signed Schaffer for a 7 year deal worth more than $5mil a year,and Hutchinson is getting $6Mil a year,i'll be happy to get a OL in the draft.I think we can get a solid OL at #33.![]()
Runner said:Have you got a link for that, did you hear it on the radio, or where did they say it?
MorKnolle said:Mainly on the radio, it was a frequent topic towards the end of the regular season before Vince Young took over the local airwaves, and they haven't mentioned Ferguson in a long time, lately it's mainly been Bush, some on Mario, and an occasional comment on Vince.
MorKnolle said:Way to pick out four sites that support your opinion. Casserly has said before that they think Pitts is their LT, Kubiak and Sherman both like Pitts at LT, and they have never really mentioned drafting Ferguson in the last couple months. I didn't say Pitts was a great franchise LT, but they consider him their long-term solution at LT, hence I called him the franchise LT because they plan for him to be the man, in the same way David Carr is their franchise QB. Pitts was a OT in college and has played OT for half of his pro career, they initially thought he might be an OG because he was relatively small for an OT, but obviously he has played well enough to change their minds.
As for Mario Williams, if you read most articles from the Combine or many draft analysts from after the combine they'll say Mario is the second if not the best player in this draft, and if you actually talk to people in the league then you'll find many more people that favor Mario over Ferguson than the other way around.
As for the draft board, I'm pretty sure I have a better idea of it than you do, and I can guarantee we won't be drafting D'Brickashaw Ferguson, or Vince Young for that matter.
Runner said:So it was the radio announcers and callers rather than Casserly, Kubiak, or Sherman?
MorKnolle said:No, Casserly on several interviews on the radio.
Runner said:OK, thanks. Since you said that was mostly before the end of the season in your previous post, I'm going to assume Kubiak and Sherman didn't weigh in on the subject then. I really don't beleive they've released a depth chart yet.
By the way, I wasn't just questioning you on this subject. I've seen it all over and I've started to challenge it because I don't think it's true, even if it has reached urban legend proportions. You're just the only one that has responded at all.
MorKnolle said:Way to pick out four sites that support your opinion. Casserly has said before that they think Pitts is their LT, Kubiak and Sherman both like Pitts at LT, and they have never really mentioned drafting Ferguson in the last couple months. I didn't say Pitts was a great franchise LT, but they consider him their long-term solution at LT, hence I called him the franchise LT because they plan for him to be the man, in the same way David Carr is their franchise QB. Pitts was a OT in college and has played OT for half of his pro career, they initially thought he might be an OG because he was relatively small for an OT, but obviously he has played well enough to change their minds.
As for Mario Williams, if you read most articles from the Combine or many draft analysts from after the combine they'll say Mario is the second if not the best player in this draft, and if you actually talk to people in the league then you'll find many more people that favor Mario over Ferguson than the other way around.
As for the draft board, I'm pretty sure I have a better idea of it than you do, and I can guarantee we won't be drafting D'Brickashaw Ferguson, or Vince Young for that matter.
Why can't the Texans trade DOWN with NY Jets.....with John Abraham thrown in the mix.....THEN select Ferguson?Texans>Colts said:I say trade down to the Jets and pick D'Brick with the 4th overall pick
HeadlyLemar said:Why can't the Texans trade DOWN with NY Jets.....with John Abraham thrown in the mix.....THEN select Ferguson?
Trenches said:that was my initial thought as well and would upgrade BOTH lines. but the Jets want a 1st rounder for Abraham and going up to #1 probably isnt enough. I'm sure they talked about it and I would find it hard to believe (even for our group of clowns) that we would have walked away from that deal.
Coach C. said:wow, i just wish that i could send a picture and post it on this message board to make all the naysayers just feel dumb about some of their post. But we cant and we wont. Ferguson is a hell of a player and on almost every website or media draft board he rated higher than Mario Williams.
Talking to several scouts and player personnel guys after the combine they feel that Mario is the better prospect now. That may change as soon as Virginia holds its pro day though.
BuffSoldier said:It still may happen, because if they did want to trade up, then they would have to give up a first rounder next year, so it would be kinda like they were getting a first rounder by keeping the one they will have next year, but I dont think that they will go for that, especially if they sign ramsey, if the dont sign him, then I think that we still have a chance.
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edo783 said:In the grand scheme of things, if there is a franchise level LT and a franchise level DE, the LT typically will have a higher over all value, hence DBrick is typically rated ahead of Mario. Which team is picking at what time will dictate what the value of each is at that moment and that will be who they will pick to best benifit their respective team. Doesn't mean one is better nessicarily better than the other, just worth more to that team at that moment.