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Texans sign Antowain Smith

dat_boy_yec said:
I think Smith and DD are the only ones who have clear advantages here. Behind them I think all the other RB's will fight for a spot. I don't think Morency will get a pass or have a spot on the team without proving he deserves it. I've heard good things about Rhodes and that the Texans talked to I think Taylor before the draft so they were brought in for a reason. To earn a spot. If Morrency's vision hasn't improved since last season than he's fair game to not make the team.
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I think Rhodes has talent but I don't think there will be enough room on the roster for him. He will probably be a practice squad player.
 
PowerfulDragon said:
what type of hb is he? cutback guy, power guy, etc.?
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I don't really know why "everyone" is so excited. He's pretty..... um...... dull. He's got good size, and fair speed(being generous). I've never thought of him as a 1 cut runner.... or ever thought about him and the Denver system. I haven't thought about him, or seen him run in a good couple of years, but if I remember right, he's a "there's the whole, now hit it" kind of runner...... not alot of patience....... not much for vision... He's good in open space though.
 
TexanFan881 said:
I think Rhodes has talent but I don't think there will be enough room on the roster for him. He will probably be a practice squad player.
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I think you're going to see Rhodes on special teams..... KR/PR with Mathis.... so we don't need to worry about finding him a spot. He's on the team.

Morency or Smith........ I think that will be the choice to be made.
 
Morency's gonna be on the team, I'd go so far as to guarantee it. He has the quickest feet and best burst of all of the Texans running backs......and we used a 3rd round choice for him. Morency will see some additional time this season, and Smith will be used for short yardage situations, IMO.
 
blockhead83 said:
Morency's gonna be on the team, I'd go so far as to guarantee it. He has the quickest feet and best burst of all of the Texans running backs......and we used a 3rd round choice for him. Morency will see some additional time this season, and Smith will be used for short yardage situations, IMO.
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If Davis really is a cap casualty as some have said, Morency would be the choice for the starter. He would be pretty good in Kubiak's system, but I'm not sure if he can catch well.

:francis: :shots: :mario: :rant:
I love these smilies, but who's Francis?
 
Texan281 said:
Wells wasn't that great. I'd rather have Smith. Move on.
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Wells was the lead back for the Texans in games 15 and 16. Against Arizona, he gained 87 yards and 2 TDs in one of their two victories. Against Jax, he gained 86 yards and added 33 in receptions. That's pretty darned good. Looking at his stats last year, Smith started in seven games for NO. Three were good, but three were pretty bad where he gained three yards a carry or less and one was in between. He certainly is no vast improvement over Wells. This is Smith's fifth team in his non-stellar career. So it's not like this guy has carved out a place in the other cities he has played for. In reality, this guy has been a bust who came out of college with a lot of fanfare and pretty much flamed out to the point that now he is a third-string back. It sounds like you are simply willing to rubber-stamp all of Kubiak's moves, no matter how questionable they might be.
 
blockhead83 said:
Great signing for the Texans. Antowain Smith will complement Davis' running style very well, as well as add veteran leadership to our young backfield. It also doesn't hurt to bring in a guy with a superbowl ring to get the guys in the locker room thinking.
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Been listening to Marc Vandameer a lot I see. LOL
 
Anyone who has seen my posts knows that I have been a avid Wells supporter. During the times that I posted anything about Wells alot of the response would be that he can't block worth a hill of beans.

When you get Antwain Smith. You are getting Wells but a better blocker. If DD goes down you will have a dude that knows how to play + block. The other two are still a little inexperienced.

Also, all I can think about is how competitive the competition will be for jobs this year + just how unpredictable our offense will be like it has been in years past.
 
Interesting thoughts. But it does seem like half the positions will be determined in camp. Dom had his guys in place, and some of these guys had the "I'm the starter" mentality. Now everyone has to prove his worth on the team.

Positional battles will be highly competitive and should help provide the team with the best 11 on the field.

Look at how PBuc came in and thought he just had to suit up and he would start......took Capers too long to pull his primadonna butt out of there. :tease:
 
No one's job is safe and there's legitimate competition at each position. It's like a real NFL team!


I can see the healines on espn.com...


Instead of Bush? Texans sign veteran Antwain Smith.


Oh wait, that's actually their headline for the story.
 
750k good deal???? are u joking.... thats an outstanding deal.... amazing wonderfull deal.... Ive always been an fan of his.... and I cant believe we got him.... its like Im dreaming.... please dont pinch me....

A. Smith.... IMO is the best underrated RB in the league.... his career is actually somewhat sad... cuz I think he could have produced a whole lot more than he has.... but its not on him.... its on the team he was on.... he wasnt relied on that much.... always considered a role player.... but Ive always thought of him much more than that....

its should be a great season... I look forward to watching the games... something I havent felt in.... oh... id say 2 years....
 
look smith is going be something we need; a change of pace, and a bulldozer inside the five. he can block, but what his role is going to be is that of a mentor for DD. my hope is that his experience will rub off a little on carr. with this new revambed o-line, we will finally see why carr was the number one overall pick and our franchise guy. look what he has done so far with no line help what so ever. Our 2-14 flook wasn't the offensives fault, it was dom cabers brilliant idea to get rid of our core defensive pressence in sharper, glenn, and foreman, for buchanon a ***** who is afraid to tackle, greenwood a backup outside lineback at his best, and wong our smallest starting linebacker from the 7-9 era, not to mention all the leadership we lost in that exchange eithier.
 
Akhorahil said:
... he wasnt relied on that much.... always considered a role player.... but Ive always thought of him much more than that....
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Why??
 
why? cuz there was almost always a featured back ahead of him.... in Buffalo it was Thurman Thomas.... but you can see what he can do when Thomas went down... he rushed for a ton of yardage....

every year he got significant playing time he got near or over 1000 yards rushing... actually hes much like DD in the fact he is a threat as a reciever as well.... not exactly as good as DD is... but close enough to cause linebackers problems covering him... and theres not many DBs that can bring him down... you do the math...

in New England... he was a feature back for a lil while... which is saying something right there... cuz the competition thing that New England has been doing for the last... oh 5 years or so.... he had to fight for the touches he got.

then he went to the Titans for a lil stint... of course you know who he was behind there....

then off to New Orleans... where he was behind Duece.....

I dont really see this as a bad thing.... him being the 2nd back most of his career.... I have always been a fan of the 2 back system.... the one that Denver uses now.... they have been using it for quite some time... they just didnt know it.... cuz thier RBs got hurt so often... lol

the ONLY negative Ive seen over the years... is has a bit of a fumbling problem early in his career.... but I dont see it as an issue that concerns me.... not in the slightest.

in fact... if you want to compare him to someone.... in a backwards sort of way.... you could say Larry Johnson...
 
Akhorahil said:
why? cuz there was almost always a featured back ahead of him.... in Buffalo it was Thurman Thomas.... but you can see what he can do when Thomas went down... he rushed for a ton of yardage....

every year he got significant playing time he got near or over 1000 yards rushing... actually hes much like DD in the fact he is a threat as a reciever as well.... not exactly as good as DD is... but close enough to cause linebackers problems covering him... and theres not many DBs that can bring him down... you do the math...

in New England... he was a feature back for a lil while... which is saying something right there... cuz the competition thing that New England has been doing for the last... oh 5 years or so.... he had to fight for the touches he got.

then he went to the Titans for a lil stint... of course you know who he was behind there....

then off to New Orleans... where he was behind Duece.....

I dont really see this as a bad thing.... him being the 2nd back most of his career.... I have always been a fan of the 2 back system.... the one that Denver uses now.... they have been using it for quite some time... they just didnt know it.... cuz thier RBs got hurt so often... lol

the ONLY negative Ive seen over the years... is has a bit of a fumbling problem early in his career.... but I dont see it as an issue that concerns me.... not in the slightest.

in fact... if you want to compare him to someone.... in a backwards sort of way.... you could say Larry Johnson...
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There's a reason he's always been #2. He was taken in Buffalo to replace Thurman and he wasn't good enough to do that. He wasn't good at hitting the hole fast enough. Last year in NO, he had seven starts -- three were good, but another three were bad where he averaged just 3 yards a carry or less. The other was average where he gained 33 yards on six carries. Wells had two starts and helped the Texans win the game against Arizona with two TDs and more than 85 yards ruishing, not to mention his receiving yards. He ran for about the same amount of yards in the other start. Wells was good enough in his replacement role. Again, I don't see why Kubiak is playing around with the RBs. It indicates to me that he really doesn't know what the weaknesses of this team really are.
 
El Tejano said:
Again, leadership is key here this season. We need guys who understand the significance of team ball. It's my understanding this guy plays that way and still has some gas in the tank. I assume that since it's his hometown and all he would love being here.
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This is a very good signing. We are now getting solid good character people in hear.:yahoo:
 
Bobo said:
There's a reason he's always been #2. He was taken in Buffalo to replace Thurman and he wasn't good enough to do that. He wasn't good at hitting the hole fast enough. Last year in NO, he had seven starts -- three were good, but another three were bad where he averaged just 3 yards a carry or less. The other was average where he gained 33 yards on six carries. Wells had two starts and helped the Texans win the game against Arizona with two TDs and more than 85 yards ruishing, not to mention his receiving yards. He ran for about the same amount of yards in the other start. Wells was good enough in his replacement role. Again, I don't see why Kubiak is playing around with the RBs. It indicates to me that he really doesn't know what the weaknesses of this team really are.
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I too am confused by this RB activity......... makes me wonder about his conviction in signing Antwoine....... if all of a sudden we're going to look at Bennett......... unless he sees an opportunity to unload a few extra LBs, considering the Saints apparent need at the position....... and really Bennett's the only player on that team that we'd have interest in......

But yeah, I don't see why he'd be interested in Smith, unless he couldn't get Wells as cheap..... Wells, I think was another slow starter, but in the Denver season, I can see him breaking out in a Terrell Davis kinda way.

But then, I didn't think he'd go untouched in FA as long as he has either....
 
I really like the Smith signing. The RB situation is in good shape right now. Sure Bush would have been exciting but I like the RBs we have right now plus a stud DE and 2 potentially very good line men. We are tready to compete now.:texflag:
 
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