2016 HOUSTON TEXANS TRAINING CAMP THREAD

Any qb that completes only 53% in college should automatically come off your draft board.

 

Hope not cause I simulated this season on madden and Brock thru like 29 ints lmao

 

Offense (24)
QB (2) Osweiler, Savage
HB (4) L Miller, Ervin, Blue, Hunt
FB (1) Prosch
TE (3) Griffin, CJF, Anderson
WR (5) Hopkins, Fuller, B Miller, Strong, Mumphrey
OL (9) Brown, Newton, Mancz, Su'a-Filo, Allen, Clark, Adams, Bergstrom, Lamm

Tough cuts for Weeden, didn't look impressive enough to justify cutting Hunt who has serious value to the offense & Grimes & Hilliard, (L Miller, Ervin & Hunt) all three have shown they are can do what Grimes brought to the 2015 team but with more quickness and elusiveness & Shorts, Mumphrey surpassed him. Ervin & Hunt have shown they can shift out and be better in the slot.

Defense (26)

DE (5) Watt, Covington, Dunn, Still, Heath
NT (2) Wilfork, Reader
OLB (4) Mercilus, Clowney, Simon, Scarlett
ILB (4) Cushing, McKinney, Bullough, Peters
CB (5) Joseph, Jackson, Johnson, Bouye, James
SS (4) Demps, Dillon, Pleasant, Moore
FS (2) Hal, A Allen

Tough for Cliett but Heath or an extra DB on ST has more value. Could be a potential later round pick for Rick, if he's on the horn.

Say what you want about Rick but in year 3 of B O'B this is the most balanced team in Texans history that is capable of dominating on both sides of the ball. Grimes, Shorts, Hilliard, etc could net the Texans several late round picks and/or some substantial cap space for the next few days to upgrade the O-Line

 

And it begins.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans cut rookie outside linebacker Eric Lee, according to a source</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/771726030272724992">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

Hardest cuts they've ever done. They have a very deep stable of running backs, and honestly the least "talented" one out of the group is a lock to make the team. They are going to cut guys who will get snaps for other teams this year for sure.

At LB and DL they have cuts to consider that will also be talented guys.

 

It is a prime opportunity for Rick to shop bubble players like Hunt and see if he can do a 1 for 1 swap for a lineman (either center or defensive end).

 

A guy like Hunt isn't good enough that a team will trade a potential starting linemen for him.

 

True, player for player trades are very rare and if the Texans are planning on cutting him, if a team offered anything at all it would be a very low draft pick.

 

I never said starter. Just a depth guy on the end of a roster, much like Hunt.

 

I assume you mean Blue?.... Are we sure he's a lock?

 

We already have that though. We need a potential starter.

 

Yeah I meant Blue, and yeah he's a lock. The team loves him. He's good at special teams. He's not afraid of running up the middle for 1 yard.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans cut speedy rookie receiver Wendall Williams, according to a source</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/771729499092160512">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans cut wide receiver Quenton Bundrage, according to a source</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/771731767183093761">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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He got open last night.

 

Yeah, I think most years he makes the team, but the WR corps is just ridiculous this year. I'd bet someone picks him up.

 

The fact Cecil has a good shot at getting cut is very telling.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andrew McDonald had been released by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a>.</p>&mdash; PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/771732549987016704">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Cecil Shorts is almost a lock to get cut unless they do what they did with Keyshawn and keep him on the roster to play chicken with a team wanting him.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans cut veteran offensive lineman Jeff Adams, according to a source</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/771733149973901312">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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