Tough call. You make good points about taking a linemen who would, ideally, only play two downs. This point was also made about taking a LB since DeMeco AND Cushing play three downs. I have to say though Weatherspoon looked good in coverage at the Senior Bowl and if the Texans were truly convinced he could play a hybrid nickel line backer then he might be the best value. He would also be another leader on an emerging defense.
Still I like Williams (I guess Price is gone in this scenario, not as big as Williams but more disruptive) and would have little problem with his selection.
Dan fits a perceived need, but Cody apparently played well against the run this season. This defensive tackle class also has much better depth than the line backers (but do we "need" a LB?) with Mt. Cody, Cam Thomas, Geno Atkins et al.
Mathews is a guy I have not seen much of so I can't make a value judgment on him as a player, but given the choice (and shelf life of RBs in the NFL) of continuing to build the defense I would probably go in that direction.
I have to imagine if the Texans wanted to move down they could even if they had to settle for less than market value like they did with Duane Brown as far as I can recall. But to answer the poll, hmmm, let's see...
By the way that coin toss with Atlanta might be pretty big and could be the difference between the Texans getting the player they want or simply going with the best of who's left since I think Atlanta might need secondary help.
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