Yeah that’s fine with me. He’s a top 5 back right now, he’s incredible. Still need two RBs and both would get a lot of carries
And if he pans out that doesn’t make them “lucky” is my point. Both these QBs are projected near the top of the draft despite your apprehensions.
Top 5? Saquon Josh Jacobs Nick Chubb Derrick Henry Christian Mccaffrey Jonathan Taylor Miles Sanders Aaron Jones Jamaal Williams I need to know who’s your top 5 and why you would give a RB, who’s not home grown, that second contract that’ll be huge. What message is that going to send Pierce? I’m ok with a second or even third back but not if they are the lead back. Pierce is our lead back.
Look at the Jags. Add a quality coach and they go from being a bad team to the playoffs. If the Texans make a quality HC hire, draft the BPA (and not a FRP QB), and could ride with Davis Mills to the playoffs. Next year's draft would be middle to late FRPs (their and Cleveland's pick). If the HC and FO decide then that Mills can not take a team deep into the playoffs, they would get second pickings in the mid first round. The 1.2 may be the highest pick the new HC ever gets with the Texans. 1.2 may be the best opportunity to draft a franchise QB that the new HC will ever get.
In no particular order: Chubb Henry Pollard Cook Ekeler I wouldn’t normally pay a RB but this is a unique situation. A lot of the others you mentioned are really good too, but Pollard is unbelievably good. He’s a backup bc of contracts, but he’s way better than Elliot. If you just watch him play it’s obvious he’s the best player on the field like 95% of the time. Idk if he could really be a workhorse, but I don’t think Cook really is either. That’s fine if bc we have Pierce.
I wouldn’t put him in the top 5. Just going off your list, I’m not putting him over McCaffrey, Saquon, Taylor or Jacobs. You want him, you’re going to have to pay him like he’s the workhouse…but you don’t know if he can be one? I can’t agree with you but I respect it.
Sure it depends on the contract, but he isn’t getting Derrick Henry/McCaffrey money. Saquon is really good but you can’t depend on him. Jacobs had a great year, but he’s not on the same level of most of the guys you mentioned Taylor has a lot of promise, but failed to deliver this year after a great year last year McCaffrey is a perfect fit for Shanahan, but he was on the decline before being resurrected. Pollard is more explosive than all of those guys, yes, all of them. He’s on of my favorite backs to watch. Just look up his numbers when he’s been a starter, he’s a complete game changer and hopefully people continue to underrate him like you, so we can sign him to a decent deal haha eta, all that being said, I’m fine with drafting a RB in the top 3 rounds too. Just saying pollard should be a high priority option One more thing, Pollard hasn’t had a ton of touches in his career so it’s not like he’s been burnt out in Dallas. I’m pretty confident you can get at least three more really good years out of him which is perfectly fine. Nobody’s giving him more than a four or five year contract if that in the last couple years, you can get rid of pretty easily just something to consider.
Not if they traded down in this yr for a 3rd 1st rd draft pick. What this really comes down to is risk, do you take a risk with Young/Stroud or Levis, or do you take a risk that you can use three 1st rd picks to trade up and get a better QB prospect (IMHO) in the 2024 draft? Y'all know where I stand in this risk taking adventure. Settling leads to mediocrity.
Just draft Achane in the late 2nd/early 3rd and save he FA money to find a vet center and add a couple of pieces to the defense.
If there was a QB in this draft that I thought stood a chance to ever become a top 5 QB I would agree with you. Based on tools I would say Levis has the best chance to be the guy I'm describing but I certainly wouldn't bet 1-2 on it happening. If I had to pick a QB in this draft I would pick Young, but I would be grinding my teeth when I made the pick. No way I ever even consider Stroud as you know from my previous posts.
My apprehensions are well founded. IMHO BTW, I love Pollard, he's about the same skilset wise as McCaffery who I think is the best RB in the league.
Cowboy fan here. Pollard has never gotten the usage to truly show out. He really has an elite burst and is a great receiving RB. We don’t necessarily use him right but the Dallas coaching staff has seem to learn their lesson over the course of this year. I imagine they are going to pull out the salary, cap gymnastics and just try to franchise him and ride him for another season and then replace him. Elliot is really only good for goal line, short yardage and pass blocking at this point.
Ugh, this goes back to the original point. So, in your opinion, your opinions are well founded, bc they’re, just like your opinion, man. Right?
Yeah that’s fine too. There might be other positions we want to attack in the draft, even if we sign pollard we should still draft a rb as a flyer later on. The Rex burkhead **** needs to be a thing of the past since 2 years ago. Pollard is just on another level. One of the most efficient and explosive backs you will find anywhere.
I'm thinking draft a difference maker like Achane early and a guy like Kentre Miller or R. Johnson in the early 5th. World class speed to this offense and a vet center in FA would make this offense look so much better, regardless of the QB.
