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Originally Posted by dalemurphy
No. My point is that the same rumors were swirling about Matthews, not to mention the evidence that he had ballooned up from 165 lbs. while in college. My guess is that you were celebrating the Cushing pick 12 months ago. I'm not going to be hyper-critical of decisions made two years ago simply because they aren't working out great in this moment. That's what happens when you go 6-10.... lots of decisions look worse than they did when you were 9-7 and improving.
If the question is, "would I rather have Matthews than Cushing based on the information gathered in the 2 years since the draft?" yes. "Could I have a different answer to that question by December of 2011?" yes. "Does the Cushing pick show me that the Texans' can't evaluate talent in the draft?" no. "Does the Kareem Jackson selection and 2010 performance worry me that the Texans struggle to identify and coach defensive talent?" yes. "Is Rick Smith accountable for many of the current Texan talent issues?" yes.
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Correto. I was thrilled with the rookie year that Cushing had but really didn't think he could have a PED issue because he was flagged more than any other player in his Draft for that risk and just assumed the Texans would not blow the research on clearing him, especially given their conservative image ?
And since Matthews was a 3-4 guy and we had no idea that we'd go 3-4 in the near future, I really don't think Matthews should have been on our Board.
Re the apparent mistake of taking KJ with the top pick this year, I think that involves different issues than the Cushing selection ?
01-10-2011, 11:44 AM
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