The reason I brought this up was because our first round pick did not exactly play like one. Can he improve upon his game? I sure hope so.
The potential picks in this draft could be difficult to project at this point. Perhaps Oher slips to #15 and we face the decision as to whether or not to take him. We could perhaps pass on him, like Jammal Brown, and trade down for a player like Travis Johnson.
Another scenario is that when the 2nd round comes around, the BPA available could be an OT. Now that could mean moving Winston to RG and leaving Brown and LT while the rookie could come in and play RT. Also, Ephraim did well as the backup OT last season, but could be getting past his prime. Having a 2nd round OT on the roster like Troy Kropog, with the potential to fill in for Brown or at least compete for the position, might be a good thing. That would allow Salaam to retire.
This is not something that I'm predicting the Texans will do. I'm only wargaming what possibilities are out there. Another situation I might explore is drafting QB Josh Freeman to replace Sage Rosenfels and pushing Schaub. It would be comparable to the Eagles drafting Kevin Kolb.
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