As do I...but I have one problem with drafting Clowney. There is simply no chance, long term, that they'd be able to keep both Watt and Clowney. Drafting #1, you should be looking at someone who is a part of the team for 10 years. I don't see how they could afford both once Clowney is done with his rookie contract, assuming he lives up to the billing.
I'll be so pissed if they draft Bortles. I just can't see it. It makes no sense. Clowney > Bridgewater > Manziel > Mack >>>> Bortles
If you watch the tape on Bortles with an unbiased eye _ depending on what you look for on tape he's just as good as any prospect in this draft. And that is why he's moving up to the top rankings amongst quarterbacks by NFL teams just like EJ Manual did last year (and Bortles is much further along than what EJ was).
Watt is better than either of the two, and if Clowney lives up to the billing, he will be as well. This is my biggest problem with drafting Clowney, as well. Someone said, well, you'd have to pay Bridgewater as well....Yeah, you would, but at least then, you're not banking a major part of your payroll on two players that play on the d-line/in the box. If you pay Clowney and Watt what they would be due as top of the line defensive linemen, then your quarterback would have to be either eternally on a rookie contract, an average to below average vet, or you'd have to spread your depth extremely thin with constant turnover. Our team is already in cap purgatory. I think it has to factor in at least a little bit, despite what others around here are saying. Also, I just don't think we are going to be in a great position to trade down. St. Louis will make out like bandits again. One of the only ways I could see us trading down is if St. Louis falls in love with one player (highly unlikely, given all the reports linking them to various prospects, as well as them having multiple picks), and another team wants to leap frog them to take that player. Or, if we can convince them to switch picks with us, and then get another team to trade up to number two as well. Both of these scenarios are highly unlikely to happen, though.
If the Texans wanted Bortles, then why not just trade for Blaine Gabbert from Jacksonville. Wouldn't cost much and you're getting the same player. I'm sure BOB would be able to work his magic on Gabbert just as much as he could on Bortles right?
there's no way O'Leary (long time frind of Obrien) will lie to him.. Im sure he will tell him what he really feels about Blake Bortles.. Therefore i dont see the Texans drafting him with the first round
I like how people that make the argument for Bortles are saying "OLeary is close to OBrien" "Bortles fits the type of QB OBrien wants"...it's all BS. No one knows what the hell O'Brien wants since this is his first time as an NFL Head Coach. Seems like the same type of hype that followed the Bills last year with Ryan Nassib. He was projected in a lot of the early mocks in the top 10 to Buffalo last year and Buffalo ended up trading down to take EJ Manuel while Nassib slipped to the 4th round. At this time of year there's so much bs from the "writers" that it's hard to take anything seriously. I personally think there's 0% chance Bortles goes #1 overall but I know just as much as Pancakes or Zerlien do at this point.
Watching his tape made me sick. Not JUST because he sucks, but because almost every play had a RB do that weak ass option BS. ITs gimmick offense and thinking about him on the Texans is offensive.
When I watch tape I look to see if the QB can beat defenses with his arm _ as in thread the needle in between tight coverages. Fitting the ball into small windows between multiple defenders which quarterbacks have to deal with on the NFL level and Bortles does that on a consistent basis more so than Teddy and Johnny. Plus although Blake throws a lot of screens 40% of his passes are thrown in the 6-20 yard range (which is very good). In comparison Teddy throws 53% of his passes in the 1-10 yard range (he throws a lot of short passes). Mix that with the fact that Blake has faced quality competition. Blake also has a better completion percentage under pressure than both Teddy and Johnny. Everyone looks at different things when judging a quarterback so it's all opinion based and I'm not saying Blake is better than Teddy or Johnny but the kid is d@mn sure no Locker or Gabbert.
Lol dude stop making the stats look like they favor bortles. A little more than 42% of teddy's passes are thrown in the 6-20 yard range. And he's got a higher completion percentage than Bortles in both of those categories. Bortles throws 45% of his passes in 1-10 and 22% of his passes are screens which is more than twice what Teddy throws. Teddy's faced quality competition too and he's thrived against it. He isn't coming ffrom a D3 program. Bortles has had some terrible games against bad competition. Teddy's been pretty consistent all year. Bortles isn't a joke but he's a project. Teddy is the only guy that can come in and start day 1. Like others have said Bortles is part of the media hype train.
And Teddy throws 32% of his passes between the 1-5 yard range and Blake throws 25% and Johnny throws more deep balls than both. Fun with numbers. And as I said, "I'm not saying Blake is better than Teddy or Johnny" so no need to be defensive I was just telling Eddie what I was looking at because he asked. And of course he's a project. His own college head coach said he wasn't ready.
And Blake has played better competition than Teddy this year and has more signature wins than both Johnny and Teddy... Just check the schedule. Interesting thing is that both Teddy and Blake had bad games against the UH defense. There may be a couple of pros on that defense.
