Obviously we can't know for sure but the Eagles guessed right so you can be fairly confident many others did too. I ask myself, would Texans have taken a big school guy over a small school guy? Who is more likely going to be ready to start day 1? The fact they did not take Byron Murphy (or Jawaan Taylor for that matter) instead tells me they were locked in on a Left T at #23. Seems like a poor backup plan or a kneejerk reaction to take Howard. Don't get me wrong, I thought Gaine did well getting JReid in '18, but I reckon he messed up this first pick. Now, we wait to see if Howard can vindicate this pick.
In other words Watson hasn't done much compared to his ability, I think Watson is playing like a young Steve Young in Tampa. Hopefully Howard/Scharping are the guys that can solidify the OL for yr to come and we will find out how good Watson can be.
Because I spent last season staying up past midnight watching Dillard's games. He was very impressive, I hope Gaine got his right.
Your evaluation of, well, any prospect, is irrelevant, especially in absence of any counter evaluations. How many games of Howard's did you catch?
You're correct any evaluations and for that matter discussion is irrelevant. I watched a few highlights of him dominating small school kids. I also watched every Sr. Bowl practice. Howard is an avg athlete who has a lot of catching up to do from what I've seen.
Not sure if posted. But WalterFootball, a guy who basically studies NFL Drafts every year have us an F. “Goals Entering the 2019 NFL Draft: The Texans have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. They may actually have the worst blocking unit in the league if whatever abomination the Dolphins have is excluded. This must change, as Deshaun Watson will suffer more brutal hits if the blocking doesn't improve. Elsewhere, the Texans must find help at running back, tight end and cornerback. 2019 NFL Draft Accomplishments: The Texans once had one of the best front offices in the NFL. They'd routinely find steals like Christian Covington or Arian Foster. That's no longer the case, as Bill O'Brien decided to gut his entire personnel department because he wanted to be surrounded by nothing but "yes men." The results of this were quite apparent in the 2019 NFL Draft, as the Texans came away with arguably the worst draft class this year. I have to wonder if Houston had any sort of Plan B at No. 23 overall. It seemed like Andre Dillard would fall to them, but the Eagles traded up and snatched the Washington State tackle off the board. With Dillard gone, the Texans panicked and made a major reach, selecting Alabama State tackle Tytus Howard, who easily could've slipped to the third round. And if that wasn't bad enough, the Texans followed that up with two horrible reaches in the second frame, taking cornerback Lonnie Johnson and guard Max Scharping too early as well. Of Houston's seven picks, only two were graded above a "C." This is the sort of thing that happens when a power-hungry individual dismisses all of his talented personnel men. The sooner the Texans fire O'Brien, the better off they'll be. “ Walter football
It has. He also basically gave the Deshaun Watson pick an F as well, so take that for what it’s worth.
Walter predicted Texans would be super bowl contenders last year. They said the talent is there. I guess they know see OBrien is an idiot
That escalated quickly... He may ultimately be right (I'll call bullshit on the third round comment, re: Howard) - but does he honestly expect anyone to take his analysis seriously? It's an assassination attempt disguised as analysis.
They probably do. They're probably rolling around in laughter that after all these years we still have no clue who really runs the show between coach/gm/owner.
I would have immediately taken Murphy at that point and take two OL in the second. Scharping and Edoga or McGovern would not be too shabby. What about you?
Bleh. I really hate this "panic" narrative that some media is peddling around. I'm sure after months and months of planning, they didn't have several contingency plans...
