eriadoc
Texan-American
I see a lot of conjecture regarding Casserly on this board and to be honest, I'm not sure where I stand. At face value, it looks as if Casserly has done a poor job, but there are a few things that keep popping up in my head.
Steve Foley -- A Casserly acquisition. He showed flashes here and there, but on balance, did nothing while he was here. I have heard that he wanted to remain in Houston, but the team did not want to re-sign him. So Casserly takes the blame for acquiring him and for letting him go. But the guy did nothing while he was here. So which was the wise decision? The fact that he went elsewhere and made the Pro Bowl pretty much tells me that this team was misusing him, thus putting Casserly in a poor position to make a fair assessment. I don't know the full story and I am probably missing parts, so fill me in.
Kenny Wright -- this was a guy that I was excited about, personally. After playing pretty solid nickel, he came in for an injured Aaron Glenn and made two picks in one game, one of which was a sweet over-the-shoulder catch. If only our WRs could do that ... but I digress. Anyway, this was a Casserly acquisition and a Casserly release. I understand the reason he was let go is the coaching staff felt better about Faggins. Wright is now filling in for the Jags and doing pretty well. I doubt he'll make the Pro Bowl anytime soon, but he can be a solid contributor. In the end, he was let go because the coaching staff felt like Faggins was a better option. Casserly's fault?
Marlon McCree -- acquired by Casserly in response to the gaping hole we had at FS named Matt Stevens. He came in, took the job after a few weeks, and played well for most of 2003. Then the team moved Coleman to FS and McCree was left in the cold. I specifically asked Capers on one of his SR610 shows why they wouldn't consider putting Coleman at CB for nickel situations and playing McCree at FS last year, and was told that the team felt that Faggins was a better option in those situations. McCree is now playing for the Panthers and doing pretty well. Again, he probably won't make the Pro Bowl anytime soon, but he's a solid contributor on a team that may very well go to the Super Bowl. Casserly's fault?
Jeff Posey -- this guy had a pretty good season for us, registering 8 sacks, I believe, and then went to the Bills. I don't know much of this story at all, so fill me in please.
Clark Haggins -- this LB evidently tried out for us, but was passed on, for whatever reason. Does anyone know whose decision it was to pass on him? Or why he was not signed? He's done very well in Pittsburgh.
Babin -- a Casserly acquisition, had a pretty decent rookie year while transitioning to LB. From comments elsewhere by Casserly, players that are switching positions from college are completely signed off on by the coaching staff. Babin has not performed this season, but we don't know how much is due to the shoulder injury and how much is due to performance issues. There's clearly potential here, but it hasn't panned out yet. How much of this decision falls on Casserly? The draft picks given up were a steep price, but if Babin turns out to be the player that Capers claimed he can be at the time, then it's worth it. Why is Babin not living up to that hype?
Buchanon -- I don't know the whole story on this, but we gave up a fair bit to get him. His tackling has put him square in the sights of Texans fans, but my personal opinion is that his coverage skills are limited by the lack of pass rush and our scheme. That's just a feeling, however. Clearly, he would have to be a solid #2 CB on this team for years to come in order to justify the picks given up for him. How much of his performance issues are on him versus playing in this scheme, however? And how much of the original decision was Capers versus Casserly? (I lean Casserly)
Seth Wand -- drafted by Casserly, presumably at the behest of Capers, after coaching him in the Sr. Bowl. His rookie year metrics were comparable to Pitts' metrics in his rookie season, yet he's received nowhere close to the vote of confidence that Pitts has gotten. Why? If Pendry is the one keeping him inactive, that's Capers' guy. If Capers is the one keeping him inactive, well ... Capers is the one who wanted him drafted and was supposed to develop him, no? This has gone down as a wasted 3rd round pick by Casserly, but I see way more fault on the coaches for this than I do with Casserly.
There are more, but I deliberately left out Carr and Boselli. For the purposes of keeping this thread focused, please leave those two topics out of it. They've been beaten to death and we can all agree to disagree for this thread on those two acquisitions.
I see a lot of talk about Casserly needing to just make solid, non-flashy picks, but some of the ones I mentioned above fit that bill perfectly. I am trying to weed through how much Casserly has failed at his job and how much this coaching staff has ruined player production, thus making it impossible to fairly evaluate the GM position. I understand the position that they both should go because they share responsibility, and that's fine, but for purposes of this discussion, I am almost making the assertion that this coaching staff is primarily responsible for the current problems. Discuss, keep it clean, and thanks in advance for the opinions and info
Steve Foley -- A Casserly acquisition. He showed flashes here and there, but on balance, did nothing while he was here. I have heard that he wanted to remain in Houston, but the team did not want to re-sign him. So Casserly takes the blame for acquiring him and for letting him go. But the guy did nothing while he was here. So which was the wise decision? The fact that he went elsewhere and made the Pro Bowl pretty much tells me that this team was misusing him, thus putting Casserly in a poor position to make a fair assessment. I don't know the full story and I am probably missing parts, so fill me in.
Kenny Wright -- this was a guy that I was excited about, personally. After playing pretty solid nickel, he came in for an injured Aaron Glenn and made two picks in one game, one of which was a sweet over-the-shoulder catch. If only our WRs could do that ... but I digress. Anyway, this was a Casserly acquisition and a Casserly release. I understand the reason he was let go is the coaching staff felt better about Faggins. Wright is now filling in for the Jags and doing pretty well. I doubt he'll make the Pro Bowl anytime soon, but he can be a solid contributor. In the end, he was let go because the coaching staff felt like Faggins was a better option. Casserly's fault?
Marlon McCree -- acquired by Casserly in response to the gaping hole we had at FS named Matt Stevens. He came in, took the job after a few weeks, and played well for most of 2003. Then the team moved Coleman to FS and McCree was left in the cold. I specifically asked Capers on one of his SR610 shows why they wouldn't consider putting Coleman at CB for nickel situations and playing McCree at FS last year, and was told that the team felt that Faggins was a better option in those situations. McCree is now playing for the Panthers and doing pretty well. Again, he probably won't make the Pro Bowl anytime soon, but he's a solid contributor on a team that may very well go to the Super Bowl. Casserly's fault?
Jeff Posey -- this guy had a pretty good season for us, registering 8 sacks, I believe, and then went to the Bills. I don't know much of this story at all, so fill me in please.
Clark Haggins -- this LB evidently tried out for us, but was passed on, for whatever reason. Does anyone know whose decision it was to pass on him? Or why he was not signed? He's done very well in Pittsburgh.
Babin -- a Casserly acquisition, had a pretty decent rookie year while transitioning to LB. From comments elsewhere by Casserly, players that are switching positions from college are completely signed off on by the coaching staff. Babin has not performed this season, but we don't know how much is due to the shoulder injury and how much is due to performance issues. There's clearly potential here, but it hasn't panned out yet. How much of this decision falls on Casserly? The draft picks given up were a steep price, but if Babin turns out to be the player that Capers claimed he can be at the time, then it's worth it. Why is Babin not living up to that hype?
Buchanon -- I don't know the whole story on this, but we gave up a fair bit to get him. His tackling has put him square in the sights of Texans fans, but my personal opinion is that his coverage skills are limited by the lack of pass rush and our scheme. That's just a feeling, however. Clearly, he would have to be a solid #2 CB on this team for years to come in order to justify the picks given up for him. How much of his performance issues are on him versus playing in this scheme, however? And how much of the original decision was Capers versus Casserly? (I lean Casserly)
Seth Wand -- drafted by Casserly, presumably at the behest of Capers, after coaching him in the Sr. Bowl. His rookie year metrics were comparable to Pitts' metrics in his rookie season, yet he's received nowhere close to the vote of confidence that Pitts has gotten. Why? If Pendry is the one keeping him inactive, that's Capers' guy. If Capers is the one keeping him inactive, well ... Capers is the one who wanted him drafted and was supposed to develop him, no? This has gone down as a wasted 3rd round pick by Casserly, but I see way more fault on the coaches for this than I do with Casserly.
There are more, but I deliberately left out Carr and Boselli. For the purposes of keeping this thread focused, please leave those two topics out of it. They've been beaten to death and we can all agree to disagree for this thread on those two acquisitions.
I see a lot of talk about Casserly needing to just make solid, non-flashy picks, but some of the ones I mentioned above fit that bill perfectly. I am trying to weed through how much Casserly has failed at his job and how much this coaching staff has ruined player production, thus making it impossible to fairly evaluate the GM position. I understand the position that they both should go because they share responsibility, and that's fine, but for purposes of this discussion, I am almost making the assertion that this coaching staff is primarily responsible for the current problems. Discuss, keep it clean, and thanks in advance for the opinions and info
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