Official 2014 NFL Draft - Round 2 & 3 Thread

[HPF Bob]

My assessment of the picks:

1-1 Clowney (Bob would have chose...Clowney). Not knowing what trade-down options were available and knowing all the Manziel love was window dressing, the Texans stayed home and got the best talent on the draft board. I still say his career track will resemble Jevon Kearse but is it all that bad? Kearse was a terror for the first few years.

2-1 Sua-Filo (Bob would have chose...Sua-Filo). We desperately needed to upgrade the offensive line and we did so with the best guard prospect in the draft. Should be a top guard in the NFL for years to come.

3-1 Fiedorowicz (Bob would have chose... Moses Morgan, OT, UVa). There were four top tight ends in this draft and the Texans took the last of them. From that standpoint, hard to argue this pick if you thought TE was a big need. I didn't but that doesn't mean O'Brien has different ideas for the offense. I would have rather grabbed my right tickle which, IMO, is a greater need.

3-19. Nix (Bob applauds the trade up but unsure if Nix was the guy to trade up for). We needed more second-day bodies I've said all along so I can hardly be upset that we traded back up into the third round. Good job, guys. DT is certainly a position of need but is it vital in a Romeo Crennel defense or would big tubs of goo we can find later fill the bill as well? Nix was supposed to be a first-round guy and I do not know why everyone passed on him twice (and Houston three times). That's the big mystery and until I learn what turned off all the other teams, it is hard for me to endorse the selection.

We sacrifice two of our tradable picks on Day 3 but I am okay with that although I would have liked to packege 4-1 and one of the 6th instead of the 5th. But, to get to 3-19, that's a reasonable sacrifice.

Overall, I give the Texans an A-. The first two picks were spot on and the third one is defendable. Trading back up was a great move and choosing Nix may be a fantastic move or it may be a total waste. I'd still like to know why he dropped so far.