Why are some on here wanting to trade Ingram so badly? Do the Texans need the cap space? (This post is not meant for you)
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Why are some on here wanting to trade Ingram so badly? Do the Texans need the cap space? (This post is not meant for you)
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
I like Ingram. But if the team can get good value for a RB i’d take it. The Texans have a lot of them with not a whole lot separating them.
What would you consider good value for a staring level RB?
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Good question. Since RB is most devalued position (dime a dozen) i’d say a late round pick for someone like Ingram (5-6 since Michel fetched a 4&6). Or a starter at a different position.
From that perspective, you’re right its not worth it. Better to keep Ingram and his assumed production.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Shaq Lawson's trade to the Jets has been in return for a 2022 6th round pick.
I remember reading somewhere that the blackout policy was suspended for 2021 but I can't find it. Below is an excerpt from wikipedia for what it is worth.
"From 1973 through 2014, the NFL maintained a blackout policy that stated that a home game cannot be televised in the team's local market if 85% of the tickets are not sold out 72 hours prior to its start time.
...
The league blackout policy has been suspended on a year-to-year basis since 2015."
I would think with COVID19 that it would be in their best interest to lift any blackout rules.
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KoolAid Sipper
AFCEVET
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Rams already traded for Michel.
I think I'd keep Ingram & trade Lindsay. Even though I like Lindsay a lot better. I really like what I see out of Scottie Phillips & would hate to cut him.
Get something for Lindsay & plug Phillips in his spot
amazing80
Hall of Fame
Honestly, I would trade David Johnson right now. We have seen this movie before, and he isn't going to hold up for the season. I think he would net the best value because of his pre-season so far. I am good with Lindsay as 1 with Ingram and Scottie coming in.
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
Hmm...I wonder what the story is there?
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
What are the Texans gonna do for a pass rush?
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
Texans dodged a bullet with Etienne out.
This kid is gonna be a star if he can stay healthy.
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
All teams must cut back to 53 by 4pm Tuesday 31st correct?
Man, there is gonna be a flurry of activity for a couple days after that!
I expect Caserio will be looking for some pass rush help.
Man, there is gonna be a flurry of activity for a couple days after that!
I expect Caserio will be looking for some pass rush help.
badboy
Hall of Fame
Not that I disagree with you concerning David Johnson making it through the season but we would also then need to trade Tyrod Taylor , Jacob Martin, Titus Howard and Demarcus Walker.
Texansballer74
The Marine
Oh boy he we go again. Lol yeah might as well trade Justin, Britt, Cooks and any other player that might be good for this team.
Nahh, probably something from the Lula series.
I Deeed ittt! LmaoHe picked Luigi, right?
Texansballer74
The Marine
Houston Texans 53-man roster projection after preseason
The Houston Texans have to get to 53 players on their active roster on Aug. 31. Here is a projection of how the final roster could look.
texanswire.usatoday.com
Dejaview
All Pro
So about a 50% roster turnover And all draft picks on the final roster. It’s not a retooling which I think of as first and second round draft picks and selected free agents/trades. So it’s not a retooling. I would call draft picks 3-7 and cheap FA’s/minor trades a replacement/restocking which I think is most common. Maybe. Rebuilding? Maybe but I’d expect a little larger roster turnover. Wonder what the Pats was.but the players we cut/traded made this team better by default. Would love to see Hargreaves traded and a decent cut replacement in his place…like a vet that would play cheap.
From the Jets side they have injuries at he edge position. From the Texans assuming that Shaq Lawson was not a clear starter over the assortment of DEs on the roster. Nothing too dramatic imo
badboy
Hall of Fame
I know you are a moderator and I'm a frequent sinner in this thread but--
we are not supposed to post in it. I'm trying to be better.
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
You misspelled David Johnson, but yeah, I think the Texans should trade him to the Ravens.
The announced attendance for Saturday night was 70,220. Just because there's not a butt in the seat doesn't mean the seat isn't paid for.
Understand that if a guy buys a ticket it's counted whether or not he chooses to attend the game in person, but thanks for the info about Saturdays game.
Mods are humans too...thanks and thanks for the move Mod staff
Texansballer74
The Marine
Couldn’t even make the team. 
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Well, well, the Texans finally on the good end of a trade.
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Just saying. As long as that’s the case, there won’t be any blackouts, if that’s still a thing.
badboy
Hall of Fame
Those two round 6 looking pretty good now!
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Texans cut Rasul Douglas. So much for that 
badboy
Hall of Fame
That does surprise me a little bit. I thought he could be a good player for us.Texans cut Rasul Douglas. So much for that
Maybe Caserio isn't as dumb as some posters think he is.
badboy
Hall of Fame
with those two six round picks?
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Especially when you're just wasting picks on Finley and Izzo.
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
The bright side of this is that at least he's not doubling down on "his guys" and forcing players onto the 53 who don't belong there.
I mean, competition, amirite?
But, yeah, if you're going to spend that kind of capital, it helps to spend it on the guys you're going to keep.
Dejaview
All Pro
I believe he had every intention of keeping those players…but competition got in the way as you say. In the past those guys indeed would have been slotted into the roster. say what folks will about some of the talent level, cant fix everything in one preseason, but from 1 to 53 this roster will be hand picked with the players they want to go to war with and I’m sure we are seeing that nobody should get too comfortable. To me this is exactly what this team needed to do to set a new identity. I wonder what DW thinks of the change and how he could have fit in?
The down side is that the Texans are #3 on the waiver wire. There's a 99.9% chance they could have been picked up there without spending a pick.
Dejaview
All Pro
that was our M.O. from years past. How did that work? Go look at the waiver wire for the league. Those cuts used to fill out our roster. Sure it would be great to be 100% like everybody else in your universe but this roster has been run through a gauntlet for once and will continue to be tested.
Picking up guys on the waiver wire is our former modus operandi? It's every teams modus operandi. Trading draft picks for guys you can get on the waiver wire is Nick Caserio's modus operandi. And it needs to change because it's both wasteful and stupid.
OptimisticTexan
2024 / Rebuilding Block 4 After Playoffs / Texans
We may have different views on the Watson front…..but we are 100% on the same page with this post. If this team shows all heart and no quit in 2021 it will have been a success in my eyes…..as will the blades of grass that somehow make it through the pile of dirt.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
An RB with a Lisfranc by definition is not healthy.........and by history is likely to remain so.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Texans' Zach Cunningham returns to work after skipping preseason game
Aug 30, 2021
Texans starting linebacker Zach Cunningham returned to work Monday.
Cunningham, the NFL's leading tackler last season, chose to skip the Texans' preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as practices late last week.
Texans coach David Culley characterized the absence as "personal reasons," and affirmed Monday that Cunningham was back at practice Monday.
The Texans restructured Cunningham's four-year, $58 million contract this offseason, accounting that lowered his salary-cap figure this year from $11.4 million to $5.767 million, according to NFL Players Association documents and league sources not authorized to speak publicly.
The Texans converted Cunningham's $8.5 million fully guaranteed base salary into a $7.51 million signing bonus and lowered his salary to $990,000 to add $5.63 million in salary cap space this year.
The leading tackler in the NFL last season, Cunningham was paid a $12 million signing bonus last year on a deal that includes $33.574 million total guaranteed.
Cunningham's $14.5 million annual average compensation ranks him third among inside linebackers in the league behind Bobby Wagner and C.J. Mosley.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Aug 30, 2021
Texans starting linebacker Zach Cunningham returned to work Monday.
Cunningham, the NFL's leading tackler last season, chose to skip the Texans' preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as practices late last week.
Texans coach David Culley characterized the absence as "personal reasons," and affirmed Monday that Cunningham was back at practice Monday.
The Texans restructured Cunningham's four-year, $58 million contract this offseason, accounting that lowered his salary-cap figure this year from $11.4 million to $5.767 million, according to NFL Players Association documents and league sources not authorized to speak publicly.
The Texans converted Cunningham's $8.5 million fully guaranteed base salary into a $7.51 million signing bonus and lowered his salary to $990,000 to add $5.63 million in salary cap space this year.
The leading tackler in the NFL last season, Cunningham was paid a $12 million signing bonus last year on a deal that includes $33.574 million total guaranteed.
Cunningham's $14.5 million annual average compensation ranks him third among inside linebackers in the league behind Bobby Wagner and C.J. Mosley.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Dejaview
All Pro
Nope. It just would have been stupid last year because those players would have been stuck on the roster. they all are intended to stick but now they aren’t put on with glue.
Dejaview
All Pro
Don’t really know your view on Watson. I just don’t like what he did to this team And that is plainly evident. To the women?…I’ll let other folks tear that one apart. It’s not plainly evident. To himself? That’s the funniest **** I’ve seen anywhere. And it’s most evident.