why? that's just how it is. that's like me saying marcus morris was the right pick for the rockets but Kwahis stats are just diff because of his team. If you're a better player, the game shows it, stats matter.
Fuller will be playing second fiddle to Hopkins...in a role designed for him to stretch the field. So even if the ball isnt going to him, defenses have to account for his speed, which takes some attention away from the other guys on the field. Its hard to quantify that with stats. Tread and Doctson will be going to teams that will give them more opportunities for catches/yards, at least for the first year or more.
Hopkins thanks Texans for drafting Fuller, Miller Spoiler The arrival of rookie wideouts Will Fuller and Braxton Miller have made one Texan a very happy man: DeAndre Hopkins. Houston's star receiver approves of a focused draft haul that saw coach Bill O'Brien and general manager Rick Smith add speed and versatility to the passing game. "Yeah, man, I thank those guys for that," Hopkins told the Houston Chronicle. "Last year, there were a couple of pieces of the puzzle that we needed that could've helped us get over some games. It's the NFL and other teams get paid, too. I think they brought some guys in that are going to push me, myself and everybody in there. "When you bring in two wide receivers, it makes everybody say, 'OK, all right, there's a little more competition in this room, which is good. It's going to help out the team. I've heard good things about them so far. Everything I've heard about them has been positive." Beyond the receiving help, the Texans hope that new quarterback Brock Osweiler will finally bring stability under center. Hopkins' 1,521 yards and 11 touchdowns off a career-high 111 catches is even more incredible when you consider who was throwing the ball in 2015: Ryan Mallett, Brian Hoyer, Brandon Weeden and T.J. Yates. "I've been very impressed with Brock's leadership role so far," Hopkins said. "He brought guys to Arizona to go out there and train when he didn't have to. It was voluntary, but he also demanded our best when we were out there. The way he's leading guys, just little things like that, you can tell he wants to be great." If Brock can stay healthy and make use of Houston's new weapons, Hopkins believes this year's Texans will wipe away the memory of last season's ugly 30-0 wild-card loss to the Chiefs. "Team-wise, definitely looking for playoffs for us," Hopkins said. "I don't like talking ahead, but the guys' attitude and the vibe in the locker room is good. I feel real good about this team and what it can do."
Drafting for nfl teams is different from from drafting for nba. For one the nfl roster is bigger so you can diversify your players and have specialists and still win. Nba is more about having as much talent in one player because you only have 15 on a team.
It's wierd. Treadwell or Doctson might have better numbers than Fuller, but it might not mean that we made the wrong draft choice in the first round. It all comes down to team results, and you're never gonna be able to parse out the success of Hopkins or Miller or Osweiler from the success (or lack thereof) of Fuller. More important than anything, it is Bill O'Brien's third year. There really won't be any excuses left if he can't get "his" offense with his personnel established. What you see is what you get with him as head coach, and any further delay might not result in the kind of improvement we were promised when he first came along. This is the time for BOB to leave his imprint on the team, and if he drafts for scheme more than talent then we just have to trust him for now and judge the results later. So if the Texans do well, then everyone should get credit. If not, then everyone the blame.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After watching two days of Texans rookie minicamp I was very impressed with Will Fuller's progress running routes and catching with hands.</p>— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClain_on_NFL/status/730070262251552768">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Will Fuller did a lot of body catching at ND but he used his hands at rookie minicamp. I didn't see a drop. Eager to c him against vets.</p>— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClain_on_NFL/status/730070561506791425">May 10, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Well that settles it, he dropped nearly every pass and tried to catch everything with his body while showing no progress when it comes to route running. Pancakes has spoken.
Fuller was out at MMP today playing catch <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">George Springer and Jake Marisnick's pregame football ritual took an interesting turn today... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash">#Rangers</a> <a href="https://t.co/O9svD49OAr">pic.twitter.com/O9svD49OAr</a></p>— Angel Verdejo Jr. (@ahverdejo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ahverdejo/status/734105144896290816">May 21, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
We should listen to your dumb WR trolling instead. Except that last year you said Shorts, Washington, and Strong were the best WR depth in the league.
No, I said it was the best WR depth in Texans history, it was....of course accuracy isn't your thing, trolling is.
