No surprise... Clown3y is ESPN's love child. If texans draft defense they'd be fools to pass on Mack.
LOL, that's like saying the Texans would be fools to pass on Bortles.....you don't pick the second best when you are picking first overall.
There's literally nothing to dispute or talk about regarding his weight. They weighed him and there's a video right here that shows exactly what Bridgewater looks like and he clearly didn't put on bad weight. It's like a freaking tabloid what these kids go through.
O'Brien is looking for intelligence, good decision making, fast decision making, and toughness. He has said he wants someone cool under pressure when it matters most. You know, Bortles played against Bridgewater last season, and Bortles won that game. On Teddy's home turf. Bortles led his team on a TD drive in the last 2 minutes to beat previously undefeated Louisville in front of their screaming crowd. Bortles also showed very well against Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl, and also beat Penn State (O'Brien's team). The PSU win was UCF's first ever over a Big 10 opponent. UCF has never achieved these levels before -- Bortles is a leader. I'm quite confident that this is who O'Brien has his sights set on if we go QB.
Trolololol Bortles won't get the edge over Bridgewater because he beat Bridgewater or because he beat O'Brien. Louisville most likely handles Penn State easily last year. Besides that, Bortles got lucky in a two minute drive. He got lucky that Louisville handed him four free downs by jumping offsides, and he got lucky that his receivers made some great plays after the catch. If I remember correctly he threw two or three passes more than five yards in the air on that drive (including the td). That game was more a story of Louisville's defense epically collapsing in the second half. That game has no knock whatsoever on Teddy B. Anyone that thinks so knows nothing. Football is a team game. There are two sides of the ball...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Jadeveon Clowney: 6-5 1/4, 266. Had 34 1/2 arms 10-inch hands, 83 wing - largest in first group of DL. <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#NFLCombine">#NFLCombine</a></p>— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gil_Brandt/status/437244114052984834" data-datetime="2014-02-22T15:14:55+00:00">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> for comparison Watt's measurables http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/j.j.-watt?id=2495488
I can see your point of view. He's also going to man up at the combine and throw. Something other quarterbacks are not going to do. I wouldn't be surprised if he runs a faster 40 time than a couple of these other quarterbacks as well. If this is who O'Brien wants I hope they trade down and draft him and get more picks.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Mayock on the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Texans&src=hash">#Texans</a> "I think they desperately want to fall in love with a quarterback, and I mean head over heels stone in love."</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/statuses/437242890918449152">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It is pretty obvious you haven't even seen the highlight package of that game. LOL Half of clutchfans could have ran that last offensive set. Stop justifying your opinion based off something you didn't even watch.
Good grief Watt's hands are huge Watt measured basically the same height and wingspan as Clowney, but with bigger hands and another 25 lbs.
Then again, maybe Clowney cut some weight to play OLB for the Texans. We all know he REALLY wants to come here, so it would make sense.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jadeveon Clowney was running a 4.46 in practice 40s, a source tells me. <a href="http://t.co/bi3AVx47IS">http://t.co/bi3AVx47IS</a></p>— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) <a href="https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/statuses/437264916701921280">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Oh wow, if he hits that at the Combine, he'll be the first pick hands down.
According to Rick Smith, you don't draft for perceived need over talent. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rick Smith talked you can't evaluate based on what your current team looks like. Have to remove the need and current complextion of...</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/statuses/436921375488352256">February 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>your roster now in the evaluation process and value players based on pure value. As you work in the draft you take them that way.</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/statuses/436921941216071680">February 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> GM's who draft for perceived need over talent end up in trouble.
Because GM's are always 100% truthful. If he said "yeah, we gotta get a QB, there goes all of your trade down ammo." Not saying it isn't true, just saying not to put GM speak into gospel.
Well even as a rule, when you draft for perceived need over talent, you get in trouble, so even beyond "GM speak" you shouldn't hope for the Texans to do that. Drafting a QB out of some kind of desperation is the quickest way to set your franchise back.
