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Originally Posted by Roy P
So would you entertain the idea of drafting Michael Oher?
What is the difference betweeen "potential" and promise? I would like you to clarify your definition here.
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You're right, "promise" was not a good word to use in this context. "Guarantee" would have been a better choice for me to make my point. So then to restate, IMO either of the players I mentioned would have the potential to make a real impact for the Texans but there is no guarantee that picking one of them would achieve that desired result. Especially with a Maybin (or a Micahel Johnson or even an Brian Orakpo), who is probably one of the players in this Draft who has the biggest boom-bust/potential-risk/upside-downside range of any player out there. But the maximum potential for the Texans could be breathtaking - what if we were to get an edge-rusher with the "impact" of a Dwight Freeney ? And how much even more would that make Mario ? Hey man, I can dream can't I ? And I think a AJ-MacClin combo might have the same kind of "potential" impact that a Mario-Maybin would have, but perhaps with less uncertainty ?
Re Oher, if he were somehow still on the Board at 15 I think Rick Smith would have to think about a whole bunch of things very quickly, so hopefully he's taking care of that possible scenario in his Draft preparations now.
With OT Brown being out first-rounder last year and a brand new contract recently being consummated with our other starting OT, Eric Winston, it
may not seem like a very good time to put a lot of bucks in a third OLineman ? But aren't we going to have to be doing just that 'bout this time
next year if we want to retain Chesters services who will then be 30 years old while Miachael Oher will only be 23 ?