<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Deontay Greenberry to workout for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> this coming weekend. <a href="http://t.co/0l78E63KGs">http://t.co/0l78E63KGs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cougars?src=hash">#Cougars</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/586234437739896832">April 9, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Good WR's are deep in the draft. I would draft OLB. Fowler, Beasley, Ray, Gregory, or Dupree are great at pick 16. If all gone by 16 than see if Trae Waynes available. If he is gone than either trade back or if you really love Cooper, White, Parker and they are available than go for it. If trading back than go for Landon Collins.
A lot of mocks are dropping Gregory in to very late first or even second. I love Dupree and I think he might be available at 16. A lot of mocks have him at around 15-20. I love Dupree be of his speed and ability to fall back in coverage a lot.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nebraska?src=hash">#Nebraska</a> WR Kenny Bell had a workout with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> <a href="http://t.co/tGKoG0zpvR">http://t.co/tGKoG0zpvR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLDraft?src=hash">#NFLDraft</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/586534730419453952">April 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Justin Houston had the same thing happen (failed drug test at combine) and dropped from a mid 1st to the top of the 3rd. I bet a lot of teams are regretting that one in retrospect. Texans took Brooks Reed and later Brandon Harris with Houston still on the board. I guess the results that Houston are putting up might make teams think differently about backing off Gregory.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The great @<a href="https://twitter.com/gregcosell">gregcosell</a> on Todd Gurley: "You can make the argument that Gurley is the best prospect in the draft": <a href="http://t.co/NNeQIMHeSO" title="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/greg-cosell-s-nfl-draft-preview--todd-gurley-may-be-best-prospect-in-class-180456535.html">sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shut…</a></p>— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooSchwab/status/586953759055413248" data-datetime="2015-04-11T18:07:35+00:00">April 11, 2015</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He's closer to Adrian Peterson than Richardson. I'd love it if we drafted him. I'd be surprised, but I'd love it. We have a great defense. We can improve it in the second or third round. We can get a receiver in the second or third round (whichever we don't go defense). What better way, though, to improve the offense than to have two great running backs. Also, its insurance for Foster. He's the most important part of the offense. Not a bad idea to have insurance for him. And he's instantly your kick returner and a good one at that. Also, I think it's funny that walterfootball.com (my favorite draft site) has had him pegged to the Texans since about late January. I don't think that's a coincidence. Whoever drafts him will have the best back in the league three years from now.
RBs are a great investment for their initial contract, typically. If Gurley is taken, he would likely get fairly limited burn this year, along with playing only half a year last year (albeit partially due to injury), so he may be a rare back that has a fairly lengthy career. Personally, I'd prefer to fill another hole (OL, ILB, OLB-depth, TE), but I think you can do fairly well on each of these in later rounds while aiming for BPA in the 1st. Gurley will probably be BPA, and you may even be able to trade back to get him. However, if either Dupree, Waynes, maybe Schreff, and possibly even Gregory, are available at 16, I think you should consider all of them over Gurley.
I like the selection for Houston at 16. Good value and he can come in and learn and ease his way into it for a year behind Arian Foster. Gurley may not make it to 16. He is also over the place. My gut is that he will be there.
I'm starting to actually really like it more and more. Something tells me we don't draft him even if available, but if we did, I'd be all for it.
Gurley is boom or bust for Texans - knowing our luck, that injury will put him out of the game for extended periods or for good. We cannot take that risk AGAIN this year with our R1 pick. Duke Johnson in the second will be a great pickup - he was ranked as the #1 back in the country coming out of high school but broke an ankle in 2013 but recovered from that and collected 1650 yards in 2014. Kid has magic feet and is a reliable catcher setting a UMC return record so could also slot in on ST's.
My suspicion is that Gurley won't be there when we pick. I'd love to grab him, but it also means it pushes another quality player down to us, which is also fine.
Agree. I have seen at least three mocks by syndicated analysts that have Danny Shelton possibly falling to us. What a boon that would be for Texans. I have seen two others that have Devante Parker there but I don't see both at the same time. Either of those two would be sweet.
I don't believe there are 15 teams that would be silly enough to let Gurley fall to 16... But if he does I hope the Texans draft him instead of one of these cross your fingers and hope they work out guys. Stop targeting positions and target talent.
Gurley goes top 2 ten years ago, possibly even #1.... But the RB position has been devalued to a shocking level.
One thing I found interesting was the fact that Chip Kelly put down major cash on two running backs in FA this year. Since Kelly is supposedly great friends with O'Brien and the two comprise the cutting edge of progressive young coaches, I have to wonder whether that was just a fluke of circumstance, or whether there is some recognition that the wave may have gone too far and the running back position now represents a source of great value per dollar. Certainly, 5 years ago you wouldn't have seen one of the Young Turks of football going out and making RB a major focal point in FA. Potentially, it could be the first step in a reversal, where you see progressive thinkers among the coaching ranks targeting "undervalued assets" at RB in FA and the draft.
