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My free agent wish list.

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by shaggylambda, Jan 24, 2018.

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    Actually it said he has interest in Philly. He might not even be answering the Texans calls lol
     
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    Titans cut Matt Cassel. Your new Texans backup QB? ;):rolleyes:
     
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    JR please don't scare me like that
     
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    https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/12/richard-sherman-san-francisco-49ers-john-lynch-mmqb-peter-king

    1. I think the best non-quarterback in free agency is New England left tackle Nate Solder. After quarterback, in some order, the most valuable positions to fill on the football field are edge-rusher, cornerback and left tackle. There is no top-10 NFL pass-rusher on the unrestricted free-agent market. There is no top-10 NFL cornerback on the unrestricted free-agent market. But there is a top-10 NFL left tackle on the market—it’s borderline, but I’d include him after his tremendous Super Bowl performance—and it’s Solder.

    I figured the Patriots would have Solder singled against the Eagles’ right-side edge rushers because of New England’s respect for Fletcher Cox, and that’s what happened. Of 75 snaps in the Super Bowl, I counted Solder getting help on five snaps, and I counted Solder giving up one quarterback hit and two significant pressures. That’s a terrific job against a strong front. The Patriots want him back, but Bill Belichick’s history is to not pay vets of a certain age (Solder will play at 30 this season).

    I bet Houston will be all over Solder. The Texans haven’t replaced a solid left tackle Duane Brown after dealing him the Seattle at the trade deadline last October, and don’t have a pick till 68th overall in the third round, and so will have to make some hay in free agency. Bill O’Brien and Solder overlapped on the Patriots during Solder’s rookie season of 2011 and the Texans coach has high regard for him, I’m told. There’s one other X factor: Solder’s son Hudson, 2, is undergoing treatment for kidney cancer, and the boy’s treatment base is in Boston now. So that could play a role too—although other NFL cities have pediatric cancer units, to be sure. I’m told Solder is wide open and will consider all options.

    I’m told Solder is wide open and will consider all options. But I’m also told the Patriots are being quite aggressive in their attempt to keep him. Gut feeling: Barring a crazy-money offer from the Giants or Texans (or a mystery team), which could happen, Solder returns to the Patriots. They know they need him more than any of their significant free agents, like Danny Amendola and Dion Lewis.

     
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    Is trumaine better than boyue?
     
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    #1 press corner last year

     
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    I think he is. Also bigger with less PIs
     
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    No. 1 Press Corner is big because we run man coverage most of the time. This is why signing someone like Richard Sherman would have changed our defense. He’s good at man coverage.
     
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    No.

    PFF has him rated as the 68th best CB.
     
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    Would love Austin Seferian Jenkins. Big and fast, a little inconsistent, but we need playmakers. He's sober now too...not sure if that helps or hurts his production.

    1. OG/OT Justin Pugh to take over LG and maybe swing at LT if we need him to
    2. CB Trumaine Johnson is about to get PAID. Can we afford? Maybe Aaron Colvin and Malcom Butler can provide us with depth
    3. S Morgan Burnett could provide us with experience at the safety position, Tre Boston is from Victoria and had 5 INTs but he's a bit boom or bust.
    4. Austin Seferian Jenkins provides a big target who has major upside. I think he's just scratching the surface of his potential. Hoping we get him or Jimmy Graham.
    5. Do we gamble on Julient Davenport at RT? Or do we go after Cameron Fleming or maybe even Chris Hubbard?
     

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