With a young team, hard to imagine the Texans thinking its a good idea to have someone like Hopkins around who has proven to be a bad culture guy. Not a Demeco guy imo.
When I think back, I never remembered Nuke being a problem guy. He didn't like to practice but he handled business on the field! Some guys are blessed to be able to turn it on and turn it off. And all 57 players are NOT going to be choir boys, just like in basketball and baseball, all players are not going to be the same.
Trading Hopkins for a massive return was - then, now, forever - fully justifiable. Unfortunately, BOB was a dingdong, and the Texans' return was atrocious. And Hopkins has missed time in Arizona, yes - but when he was on the field, he was every bit as productive as he was here: 17-game average, Texans: 105/1411/9 17-game average, Cards: 107/1309/8
Not sure why you deleted the portion of my post stating the return was trash, while agreeing the return was trash Hopkins first two seasons in Houston featured Andre as the #1 target. He was #1 all seasons in Arizona Remove those first two seasons in Houston and his averages were 108/1463/11 vs 107/1309/8 My saying "notably" regressing in Arizona was a bit exaggerated, but saying "every bit as productive" is an exaggeration too
Trading anyone who isn't a franchise QB (or perhaps also a premier edge rusher) can be justified... but context matters. The Texans were gearing up for a very small championship window heading into 2020... so trading your top 5 HOFer WR as you enter that window is head scratching to put it mildly.
No they weren't. Part of the problem with the franchise is that it was being led by someone who didn't recognize what they really were. The offense was totally broken and was being bailed out by Deshaun's wild ability to make big plays happen. They were never going anywhere with that setup.
Hindsight imo. Whether the team was capable or not, the hype train had left the station and with moves like the Tunsil trade that sure as hell didn't signal "rebuilding mode".
