But you can't use Bortles or Manziel as examples. You can never get a franchise QB unless you take a chance and try in the draft. You can't expect a franchise QB to be available during FA. Look at all the contending NFL teams in the NFL right now. Every single one of those teams drafted their QBs and the Texans need to be smart and evaluate thoroughly in the draft process and draft themselves their future franchise QB. No more trying to sign a backup QB hoping he's the answer because that plan has put the Texans back years.
You can't? Those were the QB's available when the Texans were drafting high. I guess I forgot Vince Young and Matt Leinart. How about Gabbert, Bradford, RG3, Goff? Again, you have to acknowledge the inherent risk of drafting any QB high. Its a crapshoot...one that if you fail, basically keeps you in purgatory/out of the playoffs for an additional 5 or so years. Sure, they have to be smart and draft the right guy... if it were that easy, no team would ever whiff on a first round pick nor would they let guys like Carr or Brady slip in the draft.
I say no to Romo but definitely yes to Garropolo. Yes, Brock was a failed experiment, but the Texans have a small window with Watt not getting any younger. I'd rather they have a QB who's ready instead of drafting the guy for the future. Garropolo looked pretty good before his injury, and many people believe he's the real deal.
Matt Cassel.....bust. Brian Hoyer......bust. Ryan Mallett.....bust. But Garropolo's going to be the ****..........riiiiiggggghhhhhttt....
He's the savior....and if he ends up being a bust, we can trade for Jacoby Brissett next year who will certainly be the savior.....and if not we can trade for the next backup QB in NE
The same simplistic/situational/meaningless thinking that had Texans fans clamoring not to draft Derek Carr because of his brother. Also, its telling that Garropolo is going to cost much more than any of those other guys...and I suppose you're also ok with sticking with Brock simply because he's "here".
Depending on the draft or another team's back-up is a route many franchises have taken to address the QB position in my lifetime. The back-up route rarely ever produces, and the draft has odds of 50-50 at best and that's only if you're drafting in the first round. So no, I wouldn't depend on the draft or trading for someone else's back-up garbage. You have one proven commodity on the market at this moment in Romo. Yes, he comes with an injury risk, but taking that chance gives this franchise the best chance of competing for a Super Bowl. Same could be said about Philip Rivers if available. Truth is, only about a third of the NFL's starting QB's can be depended on to perform at a high level consistently in this league. Romo is one that can and when such a talent puts your franchise on his shortlist and you don't act, the people running your franchise are either not serious about competing for Super Bowls or perhaps the people in power's jobs are tied to not admitting their mistake in investing in Osweiller. If serious about competing for title's, you would think this franchise would know better after passing on Manning not half a decade ago. And one more thing: Don't worry about the cap. It isn't nearly the obstacle some have made it out to be in pursuing Romo. Worst case, you may have to let a talent walk, and I don't think that's necessarily the case, but if you do then let it walk because QB is the most important and most difficult position to address in professional sports
Patriots expected to call their favorite suckers regarding trade for Garroppolo: http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/9360/jimmy-garoppolo "The Houston Chronicle believes the Patriots calling the Texans about Jimmy Garoppolo is an "obvious move." The Chronicle's John McClain doesn't state Houston is a likely landing spot for Garoppolo, but does expect Bill Belichick to contact old pal Bill O'Brien. Unfortunately, owner Bob McNair indicated the Texans were unlikely suitors for veteran quarterbacks and more likely to pursue draft-eligible signal callers. In addition to the No. 25 pick, trading for Garoppolo would cost the Texans a long-term contract, something McNair doesn't seem open to after last year's Brock Osweiler disaster. Feb 12 - 7:08 PM"
Maybe. If he plays well, couldn't the Texans franchise him ala Kirk Cousins? It would be one hell of a paycheck for that one season but considering he is making next to nothing this upcoming season, you could look at it as $10M per for 2 seasons which is way below market rate for a starting QB.
I hope this happens. And now with billy o taking over the offense he hitches his wagon to jimmy g after Brock was more of a smith and McNair call. But if we strike out again it's bye bye billy o but if we strike gold billy o will get whatever he wants from McNair more power a different gm etc.
Winning SBs > winning division titles (especially in the weakest division in football) Records since Eli's rookie season... NFC East - 20 games above.500 AFC South - 14 games below Records since '11 (Texans first division title).... NFC East - 11 games below AFC South - 50 games below 1) Giants have a better record 2) their division has a better record 3) they have more rings 4) they have A ring. There's zero argument that says, Texans>Giants. .
That's fine, you can pretend like you'd be okay with your team missing the playoffs 7 out of 10 years so long as they lucked into a couple SB's in that time, but the same people who complain about the Texans would be complaining about the Giants if they were in that fanbase. Complainers are complainers. If consistently winning your division isn't viewed as an accomplishment, nothing would be other than winning the SB every single year.
You live in a fantasy land if you think fans would rather win a shitty division than win two Super Bowls in 10 years. You drank too much of the Bob McNair Koolade. Going 9-7 every year and winning your lame division really doesn't mean much, especially when you get bounced after one playoff game.
And you are living in a fantasy land if you think the type of fans that don't think winning their division every year is an accomplishment would be satisfied with a team that fails to make the playoffs entirely 7 out of 10 years. Whiners are whiners. They'll just shift what they consider an accomplishment so that they can keep whining. It's how it is.
