TexanFan881
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HoneymoonIsOver said:if the texans werent in panic mode on the days leading up to the draft, then why didn't they have the foresight to approach New Orleans about a swapping of #1 and #2 picks? We knew that they already had a bunch of cap space tied up on Deuce and Bennett. We could have just simply traded our #1 pick and a 6th or 7th round pick to New Orleans for Bennett and the #2 overall pick. That would have been a much shrewder move. You would save a bit of money by drafting Mario #2, New Orleans gets Bush and drops the cap space of Bennett. I think from a football standpoint it sends a better message to your players and staff and from a public relation standpoint is sends a much better message to your fans and even the media.
As many have said, we couldn't trade the pick because they didn't want it enough. We obviously thought Mario was the better player and better fit for our team, so we took him.
HoneymoonIsOver said:Wouldnt that have made more sense? All it would have taken is one single phone call to the New Orleans FO and it could have happened. The New Orleans FO wouldnt want to give up anything to move up except dumping a player they would no longer need if they drafted Bush. Just thought it was a good idea and something that any smart GM would have thought of if they were indeed higher on Mario than Bush for the team.
I think we probably went through every scenario before the draft and I'm sure we did atleast mention the possibility of trading to New Orleans.
Yes I do feel sorry for Mario with all the pressure and the media on him, but if he turns out to be a bust it won't cost Kubes a job. The way it will cost him a job is if 3 years from now we haven't become a winning team, and we are still the laughing stock of the nfl.HoneymoonIsOver said:I hope Mario kicks arse but I feel sorry for the guy with all the pressure on him and for Kubes if this doesnt work out. He might not be around too long if Mario is a bust...id say he will be gone Year 3 if the team still stinks and Mario is only an average DE or worse.....ESPECIALLY if Bush blows up