so being 30 now = the wrong side of 30? I think it's an okay gamble. I like Green's chances more so than say, Dominic Williams(or whatever he wants to call himself now), Dayne, Duckett, rookie rb not named Peterson, Chris Brown or whoever else is available. More importantly, this frees up the draft picks to go to other positions(provided AP doesn't fall) that they desperately need to address(qb, wr, dl, ol, dbs).
They have video of the press conference on Texans.com. From GM Rick Smith at the Ahman Green press conference earlier today: quote: (on the status of RB Domanick Williams) “Domanick actually went and visited the doctor. He had some swelling in his knee. He’s been doing a really nice job in the rehab process and it actually had gotten to a point in the rehab process where he was strength training more than anything. He had some swelling in his knee a couple of weeks ago and we sent him to a specialist in Atlanta, and he’s going to have to have some additional surgery, so the jury’s still out on where he is in his rehab process. He did experience a setback, so we’re not sure what’s going to happen with Domanick.”
Look what Samkon did with the same line in Green Bay as Ahman and look what he did with the Texans. ... Typically runners start breaking down at 30 -- let's see if Ahman can buck that trend.
In 2005, he averaged 4.1 YPC with Greenbay. In 2006, he averaged -3.5 (on 2 carries). In 2006 with the Texans, he averaged 4.0 YPC. In both cases, he got demoted to 3rd or 4th string RB.
The Jets traded their 2nd Round pick for Thomas Jones (29) and the Broncos just gave Travis Henry (29) a 5 year deal w/ $12M in guarantees. Doesn't seem like the Texans overpayed Green all that much compared to what other teams are paying for RBs.
Not to be pissy, but the Jets essentially just traded down in the 2nd round to get TJ. I believe they will be giving him a contract extension in the near future though. I think Henry will be fine in Denver(who wouldn't?), but he is mediocre imo.
I think its a good pick up, not to mention he is a Husker and I am in Omaha so I now have a reason to watch the Texans this year.
Excellent signing! Does anyone that does not like him think pro bowl running backs are lining up to play for the Texans? Considering we've been competing with the Detroit Lions for the worst run franchise the last few years i don't see how paying Green the green he got is a bad deal since it's still less than David Carr got last year. Not to mention i can't think of any team who had a worse running backs than we did last year.
I love the Green signing and assume they will augment this with the resigning of Dayne,Lundy,and a 3 -5 round pick at RB,as Ahman can only handle so many carries. He's a really good receiver out of the backfield that still has nice speed and cutback ability. The only thing with Green that I would worry about are his knees.... Nice job Texans!
Obviously i'm talking about the year Samkon did so well while Sherman was still the coach. _______ At any rate I hope Green does well as a Texan -- i've always liked him as a player and I hope he proves me wrong.
