I'm not sure why you think this, but it isn't true. Rick Smith isn't in charge of contracts or the cap for the Texans. I mean technically he oversees it as the GM, but the team has a dedicated position for a guy who handled that. I can't remember his name right now, but a google search would probably find it.
So . . . Who would want this change Only 1 person - The Owner So as a GM you simply have to impress one person I guess he is what you would call a COACH'S GM Rocket River
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There is talent on this team, especially on defense. And not just Texan's first round picks too. Wilfork, Joseph, and Moore were all high picks from other teams. Talent is there. Either it is a bad fit or the coach's don't know how to coach them. Or a combination of both.
I get the point, but high picks doesn't mean "it must be coach/fit if it isn't working out". Wilfork and Joseph are getting older; Moore, Mercilus, etc. may never have been as good as their "high pick" status. High picks obviously aren't guarantees...gotta leave room for that.
There was a former NFL player on the radio a few weeks ago talking about the Texans defense. Saying that they were going to be awful because of the way the DB's were playing the receivers via footwork. Said it was a coaching error.
Jonathan Joseph is a 31, frequently injured corner. Vince Wilfork is soon to be 34 and weighs over 325 pounds. They WERE good players, they are not now. The team does have some talent, but not enough.
Rick Smith sucks at football. He is mostly just the Godfather of Cal's son..... goes to Church with the McNair clan ..... sits in the skybox eating shrimp and laughing at Clay Walker's lame LGBT jokes.
Rick Smith 4th best GM at drafting Pro Bowlers http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000481490 Who cares if a lot of those players became pro bowlers after they left Houston. That's not Smith's fault, that's coaching and development.
Wait..does Rick pick these guys or not? He gets credit for picking the pro bowlers in the first round...but he gets a pass for being so terrible picking past the first round? I'm so confused by what this guy does.
Joseph is the best corner in this defense. Not even debatable. Wilfork was very good just a year ago and his signing was praised by the experts in the off-season. Could he have declined that much in one year? I don't think so.
You're right. It could be just a bad player and a bad draft pick but how do you know which is which? It is easy to say it was a bad draft pick after the player doesn't work out. How many of these picks did earned Smith a bad grade by the experts immediately after the draft? All the talent evaluators usually (not always) aren't too far from where the Texans draft the players. My biggest issue is the position being drafted and not the player. Did they really need another CB this past draft that bad to draft one in the 1st round?
No, it means Nuk needs to be picked up, no matter the cost. Also, Washington will be back, which means nothing.
