2012 Draft Needs?

[Warren]

A couple of these positions might be able to be addressed with guys already on the roster:

ILB: Sharpton was alternating with DeMeco before he got hurt and looked like the heir apparent there.

CB: They traded up into the 2nd round to get Brandon Harris, supposedly stealing him from the Steelers, but the fact that he spent most of the year inactive despite being healthy isn't real encouraging. Hopefully he'll make big strides with a full offseason. Roc Carmichael went on the IR early and may also be able to contribute next year.

[HPF Bob]

Thinking outside the box, what if a stud TE is available late in the first? More teams, particularly the Patriots, are using tight ends in various ways and formations to create mismatches. Perhaps instead of a #2 wide receiver, we might look for another Aaron Hernandez and run more 2 TE sets with Daniels.

[Nconroe]

My thought is you are in a bad spot if your QB throws into triple coverage repeatadly and it won't helpbwho your second WR or TE's are if that is where you are.

Don't we already have 4 good TE if we want to run those sets?

Ok. Plenty time to discuss draft alternatives.

Could be just BPA when we draft.

[NBT]

So what's the big deal with a NT? In Wade's system we don't need one. And what was so wrong with the job that Cody did? We were #4 against the rush with him.

[Nconroe]

You may be right. We have apparently got 54 players under contract including Cody.

I guess that includes RFA Adrian Foster and Quentin Demps.

Texans seem to have 15 FA , several on Oline, so keeping that consistency may be high priority.

Unrestricted Free Agents )

QB Jake Delhomme
QB Jeff Garcia
RB Derrick Ward
WR Bryant Johnson
TE Joel Dreessen
OG Mike Brisiel
OC Chris Myers
OG Kasey Studdard
DT Tim Bulman
LB Tim Dobbins
LB Mario Williams
CB Jason Allen
S Dominique Barber
K Neil Rackers
P Matt Turk

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

You may be right. We have apparently got 54 players under contract including Cody.

I guess that includes RFA Adrian Foster and Quentin Demps.

Texans seem to have 15 FA , several on Oline, so keeping that consistency may be high priority.

Unrestricted Free Agents )

QB Jake Delhomme
QB Jeff Garcia
RB Derrick Ward
WR Bryant Johnson
TE Joel Dreessen
OG Mike Brisiel
OC Chris Myers
OG Kasey Studdard
DT Tim Bulman
LB Tim Dobbins
LB Mario Williams
CB Jason Allen
S Dominique Barber
K Neil Rackers
P Matt Turk

Delhomme just retired. Garcia, Johnson and Turk can be scratched off the list. Ward, Dreesen, Studdard, Bulman, Dobbins, Allen and Barber are back-ups and thus non-essential. I'm ambivalent about Rackers, So that really leaves Brisiel, Myers and Mario as the key players. I want Mario re-signed but mostly as a trade chip we can hopefully barter for draft choices or upgrades but if he stays with the Texans, I'm good with that too.

Deep down, I still think Mario is a 4-3 DE and has major trade value as such.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Deep down, I still think Mario is a 4-3 DE and has major trade value as such.

Deep down I think Mario had five sacks in five games playing a brand new position in a defense he didn't understand very well. A rotation of Mario, Connor and Brooks would be outrageous. Tom Brady can't throw a first down pass to Wes Welker if he's on his ass.

[NBT]

Correct me if I am wrong, but since Arian was an undrafted FA back when, and he has played out his 3 year initial contract, by the CBA, isn't he an URFA?

[WMH]

Originally Posted by NBT

Correct me if I am wrong, but since Arian was an undrafted FA back when, and he has played out his 3 year initial contract, by the CBA, isn't he an URFA?

Nope, he is a RFA.