What do you think the Texans 2023 Draft Grade will be?
- Thread starter thunderkyss
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Like I said, you have to care to be butthurt.
I stopped caring about 2 months ago and I'm just going to give my thoughts. If you dont like them then take them with a grain of salt.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
The Texans, just like the Oilers, have provided a few moments of excitement but ultimately no glory. Until they do, the Texans are still the Texans. I get the optimism with DeMeco, because I have the "DeMeco Optimism" myself. We'll just have to wait and see if DeMeco changes this franchise. He certainly can't make things worse. I'm not sure anyone can butcher a franchise like OB did.
Stroud doesn’t have to be the second coming of Tom Brady to make this offense work.
If his name was Vince Young I’d be right there with you, but this doesn’t smell like a butts in seats thing but we need a better QB thing.
And I don’t think this has to do with the name CJ Stroud for you but everything to do with the name David Mulugheta.
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Texansballer74
The Marine
He will not believe in the young man because that’s not who he wanted the Texans to draft. Stroud could put over 4000 yards, 44 TDs with only 5 interceptions. Lose in the second round of the playoffs. He would still say he’s only a middle of the pack quarterback and he will never lead this team to a superbowl. When he doesn’t like a player, no one will be able to convince him otherwise.
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You need to be as good as Mahomes to beat Mahomes in the playoffs. Doubtful Stroud's that guy
True but I can't talk about David from the I will let you fill in the blanks so I don't get banned AGAIN.
Just my opinion. You can't win championships with your QB being represented by this POS , so wasting my fandom time by actually caring would be rather dumb of me.
Good luck finding a QB in any draft as good as mahomes to begin with.
I don’t know how well stroud will play but I’m not going to say he’s good or bad based on his choice of agent.
I will say he makes poor choices in the people who are his idols and who he hangs with. My life experience says those people's stench rubs off on you. They aren't separate issues.
Poor decision maker.
sandman
Brexit Advisor
SteelB for first 20 seasons of Texans football: This team needs to take more chances on guys with perceived character issues
SteelB this season: This team needs to take less chances on guys with perceived character issues
Bro, I am glad you are back here posting and I respect the hell out of you, but you have ZERO objectivity when it comes to Stroud for all the wrong reasons.
Toro Bravo
Rookie
My pre draft grade was D but my post draft grade is B+. Nick did the right thing and took Stroud at 2. Although I love the Anderson pick, I hate the cost we paid - that's why it isn't an A. I really like the aggressiveness but question if all the wheeling and dealing is really necessary.
I conducted an alternative draft based on our original positions, without any trades, and based on the players available when we selected.
1.2 = Stroud, QB
1.12 = Van Ness, Edge (or JSN, WR)
2.33 = Avila, C/G
3.65 = Dell, WR (or Hyatt, WR)
3.73 = Trenton Simpson, LB
4.104 = Ringo, CB
5.161 = Smith II, S (or Hampton, LB/Edge)
6.188 = Wypler, C
6.201 = Kuntz, TE
6.203 = Hutchinson, WR (or Iosavis, WR)
7.230 = Ojomo, DT
7.259 = Mitchell, RB
The point of this is to see what players we could get without giving up significant draft capital. I'm amazed that some highly regarded players slipped so far - but some always do. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20.
I conducted an alternative draft based on our original positions, without any trades, and based on the players available when we selected.
1.2 = Stroud, QB
1.12 = Van Ness, Edge (or JSN, WR)
2.33 = Avila, C/G
3.65 = Dell, WR (or Hyatt, WR)
3.73 = Trenton Simpson, LB
4.104 = Ringo, CB
5.161 = Smith II, S (or Hampton, LB/Edge)
6.188 = Wypler, C
6.201 = Kuntz, TE
6.203 = Hutchinson, WR (or Iosavis, WR)
7.230 = Ojomo, DT
7.259 = Mitchell, RB
The point of this is to see what players we could get without giving up significant draft capital. I'm amazed that some highly regarded players slipped so far - but some always do. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20.
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The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
If you look at the draft chart, the cost was almost dead on with the price paid, just off a mid-6th rounder.
But here's the thing... and I'm going to go off on a little rant here, I'm sorry, it's not you, it's me... but...
Every year, like you said, we see guys on the various boards out there (including maybe even our own) who are highly rated on multiple boards who just fall. That's because the boards that really matter, the ones that the teams have, don't agree with the assessment of the "expert" boards.
And then, when a team chooses some unexpected players (like the Texans getting Scruggs, or the Lions taking Gibbs, Campbell, and LaPorta where they did), everyone's shouting about how that's a reach and how they could have gotten those guys in later rounds. But this is just the same (but opposite) of the case where guys drop. These are the guys that the experts rated low but at least one, and possibly many more teams, had rated higher.
In some cases, the experts are right in their evaluations, and in some cases (I'd say more cases), the teams are, but if the idea is that these experts are trying to tell you where guys are going to be drafted, then both the reaches and the drops are failures on their part. I think a lot of experts don't see it as though they're supposed to tell you what the teams are going to do, but rather what they would do if they were the GMs.
If you're no longer a fan, why are you here? I used to think you were just a critical fan but after reading this I'm no longer sure
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
I don't care how the Texans do it, or who they do it with, I just want them to win games. I most assuredly did NOT want Young or Stroud on the Texans, but we got one of them anyway. Oops. Guess I'll have to deal with it. I'm still down on the Texans organization, neutral on Casino, and positive on DeMeco. Which is why I've said before that if DeMeco isn't The Man, then we'll end up with the same ole **** we've always gotten.
I’m hoping that our revamped o-line along with the new offense can open gaping holes so that we can have a couple of 1000 yd rushers. And that they protect the qb (minimal or no pressure) so he can use his pinpoint accuracy… Combined with a swarming defense that eliminates all the dinks that killed us last few years along with no 100 yd rushers… not too much to hope for…