Credit to HoustonTexans Message Board - http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5363330 The Texans have hired long-time Denver offensive coordinator (and namesake of Football Outsiders' player projection model) Gary Kubiak as head coach. The initial question Kubiak faces is whether to try and build on what was left or to start all over. The decision appears to have been made to try and be competitive as soon as possible. They faced an immediate evaluation of quarterback David Carr, who was due an $8 million bonus. Carr was coming off his worst season since his rookie campaign, but they decided to make the investment anyway. Choosing to stick with Carr rather than draft Leinart or Young is a clear signal that the team is thinking of competing in the near future. The decision to keep Carr is debatable. Anyone who has seen the Texans will freely admit that Carr is not the problem. If a team is paying a player $8 million in bonuses and nearly $25 million over the next three years, however, he needs to be part of the solution. Carr has yet to post an above-average DVOA in any season as quarterback. He will be 27 years old when next season begins, so he is no longer a "young quarterback." Kubiak may hope that Carr is similar to Jake Plummer and only needs a new system. Houston fans better hope he is right. I hope they are planning this... The good news is that they are already under the cap, and after they mercifully cut safety Marcus Coleman and cornerback Phillip Buchanon, the amount of money they have to spend should increase. They still will have too many needs to go after high-end players at all of these positions.
What a testament to incompetence - a 2nd and 3rd round pick both literally FLUSHED into the toilet within a few months. This makes Francis to Orlando look like a coup.
This comes as no surprise and leads me to believe that Kubiak was impressed with C.C. Brown. Are there any free agent CB's available?
Nate Clements got franchise tagged by the Bills, although Charles Woodson is a FA this offseason. I wouldn't be suprised if the Texans were to take Antonio Cromartie out of FSU if he checks out okay at the combine.
Depends on how he looks after recovering from his leg injury (ACL injury). Cromartie in his sophomore season was an excellent defender and could be a shutdown corner in the NFL. If Cromartie shows that he is fully recovered from his injury and runs well and tests well he could possibly go top of the second round, with all the depth in the draft he could possibly fall to the top of the third.
