texansfaninla
Waterboy
This is from Sporting News, March 16, 2006. The article is debating whether the Packers should take AJ Hawk or Mario at the 5th pick (because at that time there was no way he would be ahead of that):
"I dim the lights and turn on the N.C. State tape of Williams for the 200th time.I am awed. I see a beast who swats away 320-pound blockers as if they were flies. He can pass rush through offensive tackles or go around them. I see a huge, explosive end who will pose matchup problems for many offensive tackles. I see a powerful tackler-a player who can shed a blocker and make a play against the run. I see rare athleticism for a guy who is 6-7, 295. I see a bigger Julius Peppers.
But I don't like everything I see. I don't see the kind of instincts I look for. I see a lineman who doesn't always read the play correctly. I see a player who needs to develop an inside rush and learn to split double-teams. I see a player who doesn't go the same speed on every down. I see a player who performed unevenly last year and subsequently was pulled from the starting lineup for a game.
I see the physique of an alien and 14 1/2 sacks last season, but I also see a player who, according to a vote by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, was the fourth-best defender in the ACC. Williams received four votes for defensive player of the year, compared with 31 for Maryland linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, 17 for Boston College end Mathias Kiwanuka and 14 for Virginia Tech end Darryl Tapp."
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=72650
I know, I know - the pick is done. Still trying to understand it...You sign a left DT in Weaver in FA, then draft a left DT first overall?
Then, after signing a LB in FA, they draft a LB in the second round, passing a top OT that could really have helped things on the offense?
Oh well...Go ahead and start the "you're not a true Texans fan" bashing...
"I dim the lights and turn on the N.C. State tape of Williams for the 200th time.I am awed. I see a beast who swats away 320-pound blockers as if they were flies. He can pass rush through offensive tackles or go around them. I see a huge, explosive end who will pose matchup problems for many offensive tackles. I see a powerful tackler-a player who can shed a blocker and make a play against the run. I see rare athleticism for a guy who is 6-7, 295. I see a bigger Julius Peppers.
But I don't like everything I see. I don't see the kind of instincts I look for. I see a lineman who doesn't always read the play correctly. I see a player who needs to develop an inside rush and learn to split double-teams. I see a player who doesn't go the same speed on every down. I see a player who performed unevenly last year and subsequently was pulled from the starting lineup for a game.
I see the physique of an alien and 14 1/2 sacks last season, but I also see a player who, according to a vote by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, was the fourth-best defender in the ACC. Williams received four votes for defensive player of the year, compared with 31 for Maryland linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, 17 for Boston College end Mathias Kiwanuka and 14 for Virginia Tech end Darryl Tapp."
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=72650
I know, I know - the pick is done. Still trying to understand it...You sign a left DT in Weaver in FA, then draft a left DT first overall?
Then, after signing a LB in FA, they draft a LB in the second round, passing a top OT that could really have helped things on the offense?
Oh well...Go ahead and start the "you're not a true Texans fan" bashing...
