Satisfaction as of now.

[Carr Bombed]

I'll give you Putzier ...Rosenfels ...Cook ...and even Walters ...have relatively NO game experience.

Sage is the QB that Kubiak wanted and Kubiak picked him, he said he believes he could be successful in his system.

Kubiak also needed a pass catching FB, thats what Cook is, so Kubiak got him so he could run his system

Walters is a WR they feel has upside and great work ethic and after losing Gaffney and Bradford we were bleeding for quality depth and thats what he is and only cost a 7th rounder and with his size he has potential to be a quality Redzone target.

Again let me stress all these moves were Kubiaks and not Charlies

 

[MorKnolle]

I don't totally understand the Rosenfels pick, I guess he's a better #2 QB than Tony Banks and the Broncos generally like more athletic QBs, and he is more athletic than Banks.

The Broncos also tend to like more athletic FBs (see Mike Anderson and Reuben Droughhs, both were originally brought on as FBs and put up 1000 yard seasons when put in the spotlight). Jameel Cook is that more athletic FB (not sure he's worth $1 million a year), so Norris will likely be cut after camp.

Walters is apparently a good, big WR target, I hope they don't think he's going to be our #2 WR and intend for him to be our #3, which he should be a pretty good option there. He is supposed to be a bigger, and slightly slower Gaffney, having another 6'3" WR will be nice but I'd prefer one with better than a 4.65 40 time that I've seen him timed at. I'm also not fond of how much money we're giving him.

Anthony Weaver I'm not real fond of. We need a strongside DE but he is listed as running a 4.95 40 and will not provide much of a pass rush at all. While he is a big DE and good against the run, there are numerous DEs in this draft that are also big, are more athletic, and will probably do well against the run while providing a much better pass rush, so I'm not real sure why we got him other than to have a veteran there, but I think we way overpaid him, we get rid of Walker's contract and add another one equally as big for yet another guy that hasn't proven to be a great DE. I'd personally rather move him to DT, cut Seth Payne, then draft Mario Williams, but I don't think they'll do that.

Putzier is a fine acquisition, he's not any kind of stud TE but he's solid and better than anyone we have, plus he's played in the Broncos system and is familiar with it.

That's my opinions on the acquisitions to this point.

 

[Tha_Tinman]

Sage is the QB that Kubiak wanted and Kubiak picked him, he said he believes he could be successful in his system.

Kubiak also needed a pass catching FB, thats what Cook is, so Kubiak got him so he could run his system

Walters is a WR they feel has upside and great work ethic and after losing Gaffney and Bradford we were bleeding for quality depth and thats what he is and only cost a 7th rounder and with his size he has potential to be a quality Redzone target.

Again let me stress all these moves were Kubiaks and not Charlies

What did you do?

 

[Carr Bombed]

What did you do?

What are you talking about

 

[Tha_Tinman]

What are you talking about

You moved my post. You're the Anti-Christ!

 

[michaelm]

You moved my post. You're the Anti-Christ!

Your post was merged with the thread that had already been started on the subject. Happens all the time, don't call for an exorcism...

 

[AustinJB]

I'll give you Putzier ...Rosenfels ...Cook ...and even Walters ...have relatively NO game experience.

I think you're getting upset a little too early. We still have the draft. How can you complain until you see what their choices are in the draft?

This coaching staff seems to have a plan and know what they are trying to accomplish....and Reeves, Kubes, and Sherman have a good reputation for evaluating talent. They are acquiring role players that they believe will strengthen some of our weak positions. No...they're not superstars or "big" signings, but what would one or two "big" signings do to help us? Not very much b/c we are weak in a LOT of areas....and then we would have a butt-load of money tied into one or two players and the rest of our team still sucks.

For all you know, the reason they haven't signed some of the big-name FAs is b/c they are planning on using the draft to address some of those needs. We haven't addressed the Oline yet....maybe they feel like they could get a better and cheaper lineman in the draft. No need spending a lot of money when you know you're about to use a high draft pick on that area. We haven't addressed the LBs yet...maybe we'll get one in the draft. Same for CB, FS, DE, WR.

Get the point? I'm not saying that I won't be critical if we screw up this draft, it's just too early to say that we're doing the wrong thing IMO.

 

[Carr Bombed]

You moved my post. You're the Anti-Christ!

I didn't move your post, I'm not a moderator.

I guess they just stuck it in another thread that was already on the same topic, that way they don't have like six generic threads all about the same thing.

 

[el toro]

Is free agency over? No. Relax.

 

[Tha_Tinman]

I think you're getting upset a little too early. We still have the draft. How can you complain until you see what their choices are in the draft?

This coaching staff seems to have a plan and know what they are trying to accomplish....and Reeves, Kubes, and Sherman have a good reputation for evaluating talent. They are acquiring role players that they believe will strengthen some of our weak positions. No...they're not superstars or "big" signings, but what would one or two "big" signings do to help us? Not very much b/c we are weak in a LOT of areas....and then we would have a butt-load of money tied into one or two players and the rest of our team still sucks.

For all you know, the reason they haven't signed some of the big-name FAs is b/c they are planning on using the draft to address some of those needs. We haven't addressed the Oline yet....maybe they feel like they could get a better and cheaper lineman in the draft. No need spending a lot of money when you know you're about to use a high draft pick on that area. We haven't addressed the LBs yet...maybe we'll get one in the draft. Same for CB, FS, DE, WR.

Get the point? I'm not saying that I won't be critical if we screw up this draft, it's just too early to say that we're doing the wrong thing IMO.

The thing about is ...If we're relying on THE DRAFT to fill multiple KEY ROLES ...those guys REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE. That's the beauty of free agency, you can pick up guys that not only can play right away and be effective ...but they are good role models for the new guys.

We DESPERATELY need leadership? Speaking of which ...what's going on with
Ray Lewis?

 

[infantrycak]

You moved my post. You're the Anti-Christ!

Nope, I'm the Anti-Christ as it pertains to this issue.

FA Moves does not equal Draft Forum and there were already ongoing discussions about the free agent moves.

 

[el toro]

The thing about is ...If we're relying on THE DRAFT to fill multiple KEY ROLES ...those guys REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE. That's the beauty of free agency, you can pick up guys that not only can play right away and be effective ...but they are good role models for the new guys.

We DESPERATELY need leadership? Speaking of which ...what's going on with
Ray Lewis?

Are they done with free agency?

Anyways, if they started going after big names the money would dry up quickly. Why not allow the coaching staff to spread the money across multiple positions in order to improve the entire team? This isn't the NBA. In the NBA you can land one free agent and totally turn your team around. In the NFL you need to add multiple players to have a similiar impact. Patience.

 

[Tha_Tinman]

Is free agency over? No. Relax.

It might as well be over. Who's left thats any good?

 

[el toro]

Centers and guards, for starters. Flanagan, Neal, Ashworth, and McKinney, all of whom have been linked to the Texans. I'm not sure what could have been done differently.

 

[MYDAUGHTER'STEXANS]

FREE AGENCY FOR THE TEXANS HAS BEEN A WASH , ONCE AGAIN CASSERLEY AND KUBIAK THINK ALIKE GETTING A BUNCH OF NO NAME PLAYERS COOK, WALTERS, SOME DISMAL TIGHT END FROM DENVER NEVER HEARD OF, THINGS NOT LOOKING GOOD, LETTING GAFFNEY GO TO THE EAGLES, ANOTHER BAD DEAL..... SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WE ARE NOT GOING BACKWARDS THIS YEAR.....:brickwall IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BUILDING A SCAB TEAM FROM THE 80'S

 

[HJam72]

It might as well be over. Who's left thats any good?

I think Joey Harrington's available. Hahahahaha

 

[Huge1]

SOME DISMAL TIGHT END FROM DENVER NEVER HEARD OF

Turn your caps off and GO AWAY.

 

[Texas]

Turn your caps off and GO AWAY.

thanks couldnt have said it better

 

[Grid]

we need to put this smiley on the board

for situations such as this.

 

[kbourda]

Can they take a snap in pre season first before all of this doom and gloom?

 

[thetexanator]

why are u guys ragging on one persons opinion? let people voice their opinion TIHS. and if i recall correctly, werent people saying "dont worry its only preseason" last year?

 

[Marcus]

We're not ragging on someone's opinion.

What we are ragging on . . is someone's NEGATIVITY!

Jesus, I really do wonder if some of you are actually enjoying life, and if you are married, how that is working out, or if you have any friends.

 

[HJam72]

why are u guys ragging on one persons opinion? let people voice their opinion TIHS. and if i recall correctly, werent people saying "dont worry its only preseason" last year?

It was only preseason last year.

Well, it was. :

 

[Corrosion]

It was only preseason last year.

Well, it was. :

Yep ..... thats what they kept telling me ....

"its only pre-season , it dont count !"

Well .... they not only sucked in pre-season but they had the worst record in the NFL .... the offense and defense were both statisticly DEAD LAST in the NFL .....at least we'll get something out of last season .... the First Pick

Pre-season isnt even here yet .....Neither is the draft ..... Im not upset with what they HAVE DONE in fact I like most of their moves so far .


The best move of them all was probably cutting their ties w/ Capers and Co. and the subsequent hiring of Kubiak and his staff .... Im sure we can all agree on that point at least.


Weaver is a good run stopper .... soemthing that was sorely needed on this team , not the pass rusher everyone is wanting but a solid aquisition overall. And NO .... they didnt overpay.

J.Cook could bring an added dimension to the backfield . He's a good ST player .... he can catch ..... If he can pick up the blitz Its a good signing.

Rosenfels .... Im hot and cold on this one , The thing I do like is his 61 attempts last season Without a Single Sack .... He says he's here to compete w/ Carr where Banks was content to sit behind Carr ..... if you arent here to compete you are in the wrong sport .... But he does cost almost a Million more against the cap than Banks did.

Kevin Walter may not be a star name at WR but then again look who he was playing behind in Cincy ..... He's got very good hands , is big target , isnt afraid to go over the middle is another good ST player .... Did I mention he has good hands ....That in itself is an upgrade over what the team had .

Putzier is another upgrade .... Something this team has needed since its inception .... a solid TE who can both catch and block . He also has the speed to cause problems for defenses across the middle of the field and doesnt let go of the ball when he's drilled .....


Coleman ,Bradford , Hollings and Walker are likely addition by subtraction ....



I like everything they have done , my only complaint AGAIN is What They Havent Done Yet which is address the weakest link in the chain over the past four seasons . There is still time to do so via FA and the draft .... But it Must Be Done !


No , the sky isnt falling .....Yet

 

[Kaiser Toro]

Jesus, I really do wonder if some of you are actually enjoying life, and if you are married, how that is working out, or if you have any friends.

If Jesus gets back with you via a PM please let us know what the reponse is.

 

[el toro]

FREE AGENCY FOR THE TEXANS HAS BEEN A WASH , ONCE AGAIN CASSERLEY AND KUBIAK THINK ALIKE GETTING A BUNCH OF NO NAME PLAYERS COOK, WALTERS, SOME DISMAL TIGHT END FROM DENVER NEVER HEARD OF, THINGS NOT LOOKING GOOD, LETTING GAFFNEY GO TO THE EAGLES, ANOTHER BAD DEAL..... SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WE ARE NOT GOING BACKWARDS THIS YEAR.....:brickwall IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BUILDING A SCAB TEAM FROM THE 80'S

Spare yourself the misery and end it now.

Names don't necessarily lead to success, otherwise the 'skins would have a couple of titles from the last 5 seasons. What does lead to success is having a coaching staff who knows what they are doing. I'd say the Texans acquired that this offseason. You did see that as a positive, right?

 

[Bearfan Blue and Orange]

I like peoples opinions, when they are educated about the subject at hand. Talking to someone that just Blah blah Blahs so they can be heard should not be taken seriously. There is always one in a group. Just don't waste the space commenting to him/her and then they do go away. I learned a long time ago if you do not give them fuel, they go away... or just write DUMBER stuff.

Most of the people on this MB since I have joined are educated in football, not just Texans, but NFL football in general. Makes it a pleasure to be here and interact sharing knowledge.

If you cannot look at the changes being made here are for the better, take the blinders off, or maybe it is if some of these fans bash them down and they do struggle they can give you the "I TOLD YOU SO!"

These are usually the people afraid to grasp at what is good in a situation and have fun with it and ride it out.... WAIT this is FOOTBALL not Psych class.

Who cares... LET"S PLAY SOME FOOTBALL!!!

 

[Cheroqui]

WHAT in the world is going on? WHYYYYYY are we not making runs at these free agents. I mean seriously ...I keep seeing all these phenomenal players being signed by OTHER teams ...and who do we get to help our team that is in desperate need of a makeover?

You know what I agree with you. It slipped my mind when I posted, but I thought we might take a crack at some of these guys myself. McGinhest, Abraham, Julian Petersen, LeCharles Bentley, Akin Ayodele, etc. I thought at least one of those names may be added to the roster. I am a bit nervous about the draft too but, still feel that we have something good to look forward to... hopefully.

 

[Bobo]

Well they never got any time to gel last year because it became a OL shuffle out there. I think it changed from week to week who started where. I felt bad for those guys having to step in and play a different O line position practically every week

People criticized the coaching staff when they stood pat and now they get criticized for shuffling people around. This brings new meaning to the phrase "couldn't win."

 

[Bobo]

Spare yourself the misery and end it now.

Names don't necessarily lead to success, otherwise the 'skins would have a couple of titles from the last 5 seasons. What does lead to success is having a coaching staff who knows what they are doing. I'd say the Texans acquired that this offseason. You did see that as a positive, right?

Where do you get the confidence that this coaching staff knows what it's doing when Kubiak has no NFL head coaching experience and his staff is just as green? I personally see a lot of cronyism in the hiring of the staff as well the bringing in of Putzier. You see that as a positive?

 

[Bobo]

The thing about is ...If we're relying on THE DRAFT to fill multiple KEY ROLES ...those guys REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE.

What do you expect from Kubiak and his staff? It's not like they are salty veterans in their current positions.

 

[El Amigo Invisible]

I am reallyu worried about our O - Line and our Defense. I know we signed Weaver but nothing else. I liked the tight end pick up at first but I just read that the guy is not a great blocker . He is supposed to be adequate and that scares me. David will have no protection again!

 

[taxman]

I don't totally understand the Rosenfels pick, I guess he's a better #2 QB than Tony Banks and the Broncos generally like more athletic QBs, and he is more athletic than Banks.

The Broncos also tend to like more athletic FBs (see Mike Anderson and Reuben Droughhs, both were originally brought on as FBs and put up 1000 yard seasons when put in the spotlight). Jameel Cook is that more athletic FB (not sure he's worth $1 million a year), so Norris will likely be cut after camp.

Walters is apparently a good, big WR target, I hope they don't think he's going to be our #2 WR and intend for him to be our #3, which he should be a pretty good option there. He is supposed to be a bigger, and slightly slower Gaffney, having another 6'3" WR will be nice but I'd prefer one with better than a 4.65 40 time that I've seen him timed at. I'm also not fond of how much money we're giving him.

Anthony Weaver I'm not real fond of. We need a strongside DE but he is listed as running a 4.95 40 and will not provide much of a pass rush at all. While he is a big DE and good against the run, there are numerous DEs in this draft that are also big, are more athletic, and will probably do well against the run while providing a much better pass rush, so I'm not real sure why we got him other than to have a veteran there, but I think we way overpaid him, we get rid of Walker's contract and add another one equally as big for yet another guy that hasn't proven to be a great DE. I'd personally rather move him to DT, cut Seth Payne, then draft Mario Williams, but I don't think they'll do that.

Putzier is a fine acquisition, he's not any kind of stud TE but he's solid and better than anyone we have, plus he's played in the Broncos system and is familiar with it.

That's my opinions on the acquisitions to this point.

Where did you see Walter timed at a 4.65 in the 40 yd.? His pro day at Northwestern he ran a 4.43 and a 4.47 in the 40 yd. Apparently, you will have to wait and see, because seeing is believing.

 

[big homey]

I am reallyu worried about our O - Line and our Defense. I know we signed Weaver but nothing else. I liked the tight end pick up at first but I just read that the guy is not a great blocker . He is supposed to be adequate and that scares me. David will have no protection again!

You can breathe a little bit now that we have Flanagan in the fold.

 

[Scooter]

i voted "here we go again" when this poll first opened, but that was before putz & flanagan, and we just re-signed four guys on D. i'm trying real hard to pretend like i'm not more & more excited every day, but i'm really liking the way things are going. we knew we'd try to model ourselves after the broncos, and look at the guys we're bringing in ... it's EXACTLY the type of guys denver has. we still need an OT and and probably someone else on the interior line, along with atleast a couple more on defense (LB, DB), but i'm starting to get pretty optomistic. dont put me at GOOD! yet, but we're heading in the right direction.