You are going about this all wrong. I highly doubt anybody on this board doesn't think Vince is worthy of the #1 pick. I think it all comes down to need and want. The Texans seem very happy with Carr right now(at least that is what they are telling the public). They have a #1 running back who only seems to last about 9-10 games a season. It is very logical to assume with the scouting ranking that Reggie Bush will recieve that it is could be a need for the Texans. Talk all the stats and 'what ifs' that you want, but this whole draft comes down to the Texans evaluation of David Carr. Some may say that this doesn't matter and maybe you're right, but none of us are in these meetings and it all comes down to what McNair, Reeves, Casserly and Kubiak evaluate to make this team better NEXT YEAR.
I highly doubt that. Bush has been highly ranked for a while. I doubt that as well. Whether you like it or not, Bush had a really good season(1700 yds, 9 yds/carry). The ND game he had really put him in the driver seat. And maybe, just maybe the reason that Vince didn't get the pub after the OKSt. game was because OKSt. sucks. They were a horrible team this season and Texas was supposed to blow them out by 20-30 pts. The Heisman vote may have been decieded by one week, but nfl GM's don't care. I never once heard anybody from the Texans talk about Bush and fanbase. And the reason I know this, is because he hadn't declared yet, so they couldn't talk about him. Any hype was all media driven.
I was just throwing out a perfectly logical situation. Then I get accused of saying the only reason Reggie Bush is a good NFL prospect is because of the Heisman and the hype he got during the process. Which wasn't what I was arguing/saying and I don't think that at all. The whole point was if Vince was the one with the hype/comparison to NFL greats(like Reggie got) as he went on to win the Heisman he would have the highest draft grade because he then proved he was the better player on the field at the NC game, and the Texans would be zeroing in on him as the clearcut number 1 pick as his stock would be better than Bush's. That is before mentioning any hometown connection that helps Vince's case out even more. I was never trying to say NFL teams look solely at the heisman to make draft evaluations/grades. In fact, in a lot of cases a system type player wins the award(see option QB's) or a QB like White who does not have the physical gifts of either Bush or Vince and obviously they wouldn't translate well to the NFL. But in this case, the 3 finalists for this year's award were all legit first round prospects, and after the Rose Bowl, ranked 1-3 on practically every draft board. Lastly, I consider the team to need upgrades at both RB/QB so I was working under that premise.
