Oh yes. The Chinese is strong within him. I would love to have him, or Taylor Mays in the 2nd. Acouple of hard-hitting, ball-hawking safeties coupled with Eugene Wilson. What an improvement that would be from Demps and (ewwww.)C.C Brown.
I want Chung in the 2nd but like you said, a lot of things can happen up until the draft. I definitely want to see the Texans upgrade the S position.
That's not even Patrick Chung... That's LB Jerome Boyd. Oh and Chung is only a 1/4 chinese and 3/4 Jamaican.
i didn't understand mcclain's contention about the rookie QBs. so... because the falcons and ravens have been able to build world-class rushing attacks that take the pressure of its rookie QBs - just as pittsburgh did with the last successful rookie QB, four years ago - the texans should invest in a rookie QB, too? big, giant, "huh?"
I was just wondering how much longer you would give Okoye to develop. He was always going to be a 3-4 yr project. But with how much need we have at DT, do you draft someone ready to play now and try to trade him or do you still play him every game?
wtf are you talking about? Yes another DT is a need for us, so why the hell would we trade Okoye even if we draft a DT? I'm sorry but we run a 4-3 not a 3-4, that means we need two DTs.
I know we run a 4-3. My point is that it may still be 2 years before he starts producing like we want him to, and he may have some value around the league because of his potential. Do wait even though it may take 2 more years? And seriously, when did any statement warrant a wtf?.
Lorenzo Booker was only in the league for one year when he got traded. He was a 3rd round pick and was traded for a 4th rounder. Obviously his value was lowered after a year, even though he played sparingly in his rookie year. And beside, a team usually don't trade a player they drafted so high, just after two year. This isn't the NBA. Amobi played alot more then Booker, so other team will know his pros/cons after viewing gametapes. If you guys think hes playing like crap this year, what do you think other GMs will think? Do you guys think he is playing like a first round pick, a 2nd, even a third? That's why if we trade him, we will likely get a low pick. If you think he's playing like crap, then what makes you think we will get good value in return? Seems like a lose-lose situation to me, because he is still developing and have a much higher upside then anybody we'll pick with a 4th or 5th rounder we'll get in return. I say wtf because really who thinks about trading Amobi, with his value lowered, when DT is still a need of ours? And who trades a player when he is supposedly going to come into his own on his third year? 3 year is the time most people give rookies to develop into the player they were drafted to be. So why would we trade Amobi, prior to his third year, for a low pick when he could very well burst out into the player we drafted him to be, on the year we trade him? Seems like we would take a major step back if we do so.
Even though everyone thinks we don't need to draft a QB early, I think we should. If he declares early.... Matt Stafford out of Georgia is going to be a star in the NFL, IMO. Stafford has amazing arm strength, he reminds me of Jay Cutler. Cutler is basically running the same offense in Denver, that Kubiak has the Texans doing. Stafford obviously is not ready to step in as the starter. If he spends a year or 2 as a backup, I think he could make the same impact Cutler is making for the Broncos.
A lot of people are projecting Stafford to be the #1 pick (likely to the Lions) so I doubt we'd get a shot at him. Bradford is also a really good prospect but he has very limited mobility and with our O-Line, I wouldn't mind getting someone who can move a little (and by no means am I implying a Tebow pick).
Thought I'd update this as it seems that we've probably played ourselves out of getting most of the prospects I've originally listed. Here's an additional list with players that we have a more realistic chance at (assuming that we're picking in the 15-20 range). O-Line: Jason Smith (OT) Alex Mack (C) DE: Greg Hardy George Selvie Tyson Jackson S: Taylor Mays CB: Alphonso Smith LB: Brian Cushing (OLB) The DE class is loaded and I really wouldn't mind picking up any of the guys listed (Orakpo, Johnson, Hardy, Selvie, Jackson). I'm also beginning to like Taylor Mays a lot as well, huge safety that can cover and make huge hits. He draws comparison to Troy Polamalu
Lauranitis has texan written all over him... for some reason wen i first saw him play i said he gonna be a texan
I'd like them to pick up a big running back. You can get those in the second day. Just some fat dude to bash through the line.
One guy who I think can fill that role is Chris Ogbonnaya from Texas, 6-1 225lbs. and he really runs hard. Really smart player who is great in blitz pick-up. He'd be great in our one-cut system. I don't see him getting drafted so he could be a great FA pickup.
He is horrible. He was not even the best back at UT. He may have the size and the ability to make blocks but he certainly does not have the speed or the durability.
We don't need a guy with great speed, we need a guy who will pick up blocks and put his head down to pick up tough yards. And like I said, I don't think he'll get drafted so giving him a non-guaranteed contract is at least worth a shot. It worked out pretty well for Selvin Young and Priest Holmes the last time I checked. And please explain how he doesn't have the durability. He had the more touches than any other player on the rosters this year and had the best ypc and ypr than any of the other RBs.
