Missing on a DE doesn't set a franchise back like missing on a QB. How many times do I have to say that? Also, we don't know what Clowney will become, Travis Kelce had microfracture surgery his rookie season and he was doing a really good job this season. If Clowney never ends up living up to the first pick, that still won't mean that the Texans should have picked a QB that wouldn't have lived up to the top pick. This really shouldn't be that hard to follow and understand.
So all he has to do is become a marginal te and he's okay? You know what John Elway did his first season: (23yrs) 1600yds 7td 14int. At (24yrs) he had 2400 18td and 15int. You know what's worse than making a marginal qb a franchise qb, passing on a great qb, for a marginal de. Because then you really screwed the pooch.
This is true. And hitting on a DE doesn't take a franchise forward like hitting on a QB. Your attitude is one of chasing mediocrity out of a fear of failure.
Makes no sense to take a MARGINAL anything at the #1 overall pick That is the pick to GO FOR BROKE Rocket River
the worst part about it is anybody who did not get caught up in the ESPN hype could see Clowney was not the best defensive player in the draft. essentially, the texans failed miserably in last years draft.
At this point . . .. . .a Rookie QB could not have hindered us any more than not having Clowney did. . . . neither would have contributed in a meaningful way Honestly . . . .. you sound like you embittered by previous drafts *cough*Carr over Peppers*cough* Rocket River
you take the best player, and clowney was no where near that. of 10 teams polled, only 50% had him as the #1 rated player. he was not this slam dunk talent everybody likes to make him out to be.
THIS! It's like saying .. . we should just continue to bunt instead of trying to hit homeruns Rocket River
Going with any QB from this past draft would set the Texans up for years of mediocrity. They "went for broke" as you put it, by picking up potentially a game changing talent. So far it hasn't worked out, but that doesn't mean they would have been better off settling for mediocrity.
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I think that there are two contrasting standards here. If you want to say that TB would have not been good value at 1-1, that's one argument. But if the Texans had the chance to acquire TB at 1-31, you have to evaulate his performance from that slot and expectations. By all measures, he hasn't been bad at all, and shows growth potential...which is what you look for in the 31st pick. You have to evaluate on the actual draft slot (which the Texans could have done) and weigh appropriately.
The way I see it, he wouldn't have been bad if he'd have fallen to 2-1, but it would have set the Texans up for 5 years of mediocrity at the QB position. Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn't bad this season, but I'd be depressed if that was the quality of QB play we could expect for the next half decade. I just hope for better.
And that's with washed up Greg Jennings, no AP, and some no-names as his "weapons". The dude is good. Not sure why people try to undersell him.
Clowney, and you apparently, are basis your opinion or clowney's junior season. It's been over 2 years since he's done anything. Again, it appears that unless a player comes in with a huge amount of fanfare, you dismiss them, or if they have fanfare you give them infinite opportunity to succeed. How many years are you going to give him: 3 years, 4 years, 5 years?
The sad thing is that all it took was 1 NFL combine to derail Bridgewater's draft stock, but a whole season of sitting out with a controversial injury and the texans were willing to sacrifice their entire franchise on this kid. This is going to be the biggest blunder this franchise ever made.
