if texans dont trade, draft bush if trade with jets, get either d-brick or super mario if trade with 49ers, draft aj hawk or huff.
I hear the Jets are crazy about Reggie. Let's rob them. #1 pick for their #4 and #29 and their 2nd round pick and their 2007 1st round pick. Use the #4 on VY. Rebuild the OL with the other top picks or package them to move up to get a premier defensive player.
Bingo. The Jets are the team that can be pillaged this draft. They are low, looking for a spark with a young coach coming in trying to make a statement. Let's hope they make a serious offer.
Who cares what the signing bonus is. Every one is acting like the money is comming out of thier own pockets. Draft him, and get a deal done. Its called negotiations. Its like buying a car, do you really pay sticker price? I'm sure a deal will get done at around 25 -27 million.
If I'm negotiating, based on the past, 30 million as a starting point with realization of it being the high point IS reasonable... Best of all, McNair WILL pay like no other to get top people... Reggie Bush it is!...
Bush said on Rome that the Texans told him they were drafting him. If thats true, then the only way they won't draft him is if they can't come to terms concerning money. I expect them to do whatever it takes to sign him unless its just completely unreasonable. 30mil for someone of his caliber isn't unreasonable. Texans for Bush in 06
Apparently the Texans believe otherwise. You do know that you don't get any of the money if he signs right?
Just remember, the Texans hold a lot of cards in this negotiation as well. Even if no money agreement is reached, they can still take him and force to hold out until he lowers his demands. It is not like we are going to the superbowl next year. Then the Bush camp would be stuck with no money, no endorsements, nada. What is Reggie going to do? pass on lets just say 25 million or try to hold out for the year. I think at the end of the day he will be a Texan.
Chance post a link to your song! It's time for the Houston Texans to start drafting Houston Texans to lead us to titles not no heart cali pretty boys! Pick Vince Young Don't Mess Up this one!
A higher amount of guaranteed money affects the rookie draft pool and the amount of cap space the Texans have. You're right its not my money or your money but Reggie Bush hasn't played one NFL minute, asking for $30 million is very steep. I definitely think you're right, the deal will probably get done with $25-27 million guaranteed. McNair wants an elite player that people will get excited about watching, I'm more convinced now then ever that Reggie Bush will be a Texan, especially with all the rumors running rampant.
swilkins, I believe that's exactly what I said, if Bush falls to SF because he scares off a couple of owners (and it wouldn't be the 1st time) there is a vast difference between #1 money and the money SF would offer, ie. net loss on draft day.
Why are we up at this time? I'm saying that SF would trade up and pay that big money. Bush will be the #1 pick. Bank on it.
Huh. A New Orleans newspaper is saying that the #1 prospect in the draft may not go #1. And the New Orleans Saints are drafting #2. And they're looking to trade down. So they're going to want to drive up the desireability of their pick. Hmm. Let me connect a couple of dots here. Just to get this straight, Reggie wants $30 million (high point). The Texans are offering something less than that (low point). This after Alex Smith signed a $24 million contract last year. Yes that's high for an RB, but how exactly is this an outrageous demand for the #1 pick? His agent is floating the $30 mill as the ceiling of the negotiation process. Figure the Texans start somewhere around/a bit below Smith, and we end up with somewhere around $27 million. For a guy who's been called "the next Barry Sanders/Gale Sayers" and "the best prospect in 20 years". Figuring ticket sales (suites, season tickets), merchandise sales, and general excitement around the league he would create if he lives up to half of his hype, and his contract isn't that bad. But please, don't let me stop everyone from complaining about how we should draft a guy at #1 who'd be sitting the bench for at LEAST a year, someone whom if he wasn't from Houston wouldn't be getting anywhere near the buzz, and someone who might actually cause a problem on the team (what happens if Carr has a bad game right off the bat and everyone in the stands starts calling for Young? Someone ends up ticked off.) Look at all these mock drafts. Where is everyone putting him at? A couple at 3, some at 4, and quite a few at 7. It seems that a lot of people might be overestimating VY a little bit. I'm not saying that Vince MIGHT become a great QB in time. I'm just saying that Reggie would be a better pick for the Texans.
