Love your optimism. If things really worked that way life would be grand. What FA's are going to want to come to Houston that are difference makers? They are still going to be 4-13 bad next year. There's no speeding up the timeline for the draft picks even if you add some guys in FA.
It’s optimism to look at the assets that can be added and predict that we’ll end up in the 23-29 range of teams? Seems quite realistic to bump up a few spots. It’s extremely rare for the same team to have the number 1 pick twice in a row in the nfl. Hell our team had the 3rd pick last year even though we probably had the worst team.
Colts, Bears, Denver, Titans.. all winnable games this year.. And the season is not over yet. So if you build up the defense through the draft and free agency while also finding a few weapons on offense. I Just don’t see this team being a top 2 worst teams in football.. If they won a few of those games this year they would be picking out of the top 5 regardless of being a bad team.
The ones that like big fat checks. You get a couple of big names here and more will come. And if you hit on a couple of home runs in the draft and suddenly become a .550 team, more will come.
There’s no arguing logic with people that want Caleb Williams or Drake Maye no matter how unlikely it is.
There’s an argument, I like Young-a lot. But there’s no getting around his size. I love everything about the kid except his size. He’s got accuracy, poise, a little wiggle, off script ability, processing, a good family background and well spoken, smart and huge college success. Every intangible screams superstar. But the main tangible factor-size-is a big red flag for me. I would be excited if we drafted him, if we got a better OC and gave him weapons. I also wouldn’t mind drafting defense heavy this year and going after Williams/Maye next season.
I'm to the point I'd be happy with the Texans taking a swing with Nathan Rourke from the CFL and drafting Hendon Hooker.
Im not so hung up on the player(s) specifically if not more with the focus on order of importance. We cant keep these coaches around and pretend they are the best to develop and create a winning culture. That should be the first move - fire Lovie and Pep and then I can start to go along with drafting a QB with a new coaching staff to at least offer a sliver of hope. Drafting Young to pretend that he would work well with this antiquated and out of touch coaching staff is wack and really insults fan intelligence. Im here ---- Williams, Young, Maye, Stroud, Levis, Hooker, Ewers of guys who I think could be options over the next 2 seasons (BUT ONLY WITH NEW COACHING!)
Yeah, I think it’s pretty evident that we have to get rid of Lovie and Pep. Sucks, much like Silas, I like them as people but man are they bad at adjusting for what they have and developing.
Just bring him in for the rest of the season to keep things interesting. We're still drafting a QB with the first pick. Mayfield can't be much worse than Mills or Allen. Also, it could allow us to properly evaluate the rest of the offense. That was the reason for benching Mills for Allen. I don't want to see Mills at QB again.
I don't think he'll be any better, but it's worth a shot. We've seen enough of the scrubs we have and the Texans aren't going to start winning no matter what
Caleb Williams is my favorite prospect but I think you just can't go into next year without at least a QB to build some excitement around. Pretty crazy that next year we will likely be one of the worst teams in the NFL for the FOURTH consecutive year. New coaching staff with an improved roster and QB of the future is a good starting point to build some momentum into '23 and beyond.
If the worst team in the league doesn't pick him up, and a 49ers team (down to their 3rd-string QB who was Mr. Irrelevant in the most recent draft) doesn't pick him up, Mayfield might actually be done as an NFL player.