The O-line health is such a frustrating thing. I mean, O-line positions are some of the least injured positions throughout the NFL (excluding things like kickers or punters). So that we had such an unbelievable rash of injuries at those positions felt crazy unlucky (at least I hope it was luck). I hope we don't see anything like that this season.
So 14 is terrible for a DB and 57 is great for an OT...I need to hear more of your roster number theories.
13 is my lucky number, has been my whole life. And I said it BEFORE Taylor Swift so she can just back off.
I'm so old that was my number while playing both ways at G and DG (yeah, we had Defensive Guards in those days). There was a time numbers were not restricted because of position. I hated my ear muff helmet though and wanted a newer rounded one.
ALL IN with Fisher's immediate role is as a replacement for Fant. Maybe not the same player, but the same role. He can come in as a short term backup without the OL falling apart. His long term prospects are higher and possibly as a starter replacement. Position switches have proved to be more wishful thinking than successful as shown by Tytus Howard at LG. At this point, Fisher is a Tackle until he's not. This is definitely an amateur viewpoint. LOL! I just receive a robotic response "this is a real person" on another elder harassing phone call which are being pumped out by the hundreds. It's MY PHONE and I pay for the service. These people should at least be required to pay ME to listen to their tripe, even for the few seconds it takes to recognize them.
Offensive line is a huge issue and tackle is a huge issue, so I have no issue with this pick. Hope he works out. Tackles are also insanely expensive so if he is good enough to let you dump a tackle contract sooner rather than later, even better. I've said it in this forum a hundred times, but good teams are constantly drafting replacements for GOOD PLAYERS already on their team so they don't have to keep paying open market prices. Texans have struggled for years to to draft quality depth players.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/st...rs-veteran-players-most-impacted-rookie-picks Loser: Tytus Howard, OT, Texans In the modern NFL, what a player says and does on social media can make headlines or tell us how he's feeling about his status. Howard's X account isn't exactly subtle; in addition to promoting his Twitch stream, his biography makes his position on positions clear. The 2019 first-round pick says he's a "RIGHT TACKLE ONLY." Howard's insistence on lining up at right tackle might date back to what happened last season, when he was very much not a tackle. He was sidelined to begin the season with a hand injury, and free agent addition George Fant impressed at right tackle in his absence. When Howard returned to the lineup, he was moved to left guard, where 2022 first-rounder Kenyon Green was out for the season. He played seven games at guard before going down with his own season-ending knee injury. Fant left the organization this offseason, which appeared to clear things out; Howard would move back to his desired position at right tackle, Green would step back in at guard and the Texans would be set in front of C.J. Stroud. Then GM Nick Caserio used a second-round pick on lineman Blake Fisher, who spent the majority of his college career playing ... right tackle. Uh oh. Fisher could begin as Houston's swing tackle behind Howard and Laremy Tunsil, but the writing is on the wall here. Howard has $1.8 million of his $15.5 million base salary in 2025 guaranteed, and the team is presumably set at guard with Green and Shaq Mason. Green struggled mightily as a rookie, but it's also clear Howard doesn't intend to move to the interior on a permanent basis. He should begin the season as the starter at his preferred position in 2024, but he'll be playing for his job.
I think the team drafted Fisher intending him as a Tunsil replacement as much as a Howard replacement. They'll play him on both sides and see how he does.
