Texans' Current Draft Position: 9-13

[NBT]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Yeah, Pollard looked like an all-Pro this last game, first time they cut him loose at the line all year for some reason.

But in those zone defenses we have been using, Pollard couldn't cover a WR, much less a TE, with a blanket. Good tackler, no cover is the rap on our SS.

[ArlingtonTexan]

Well we're moving on up

[HPF Bob]

A lot of bottom-feeders won this week to mix things up:

1. Carolina (2-12)
2. Denver (3-11)
Cincinnati (3-11)
4. Arizona (4-10)
Detroit (4-10)
Buffalo (4-10)
7. San Francisco (5-9)
Houston (5-9)
Washington (5-9)
Dallas (5-9)
Cleveland (5-9)
12. Minnesota (5-8)* - pending MNF result.
13. Tennessee, Seattle and St. Louis at 6-8

[popanot]

Just our luck - and a fitting kick in the @$$ - we'll finished tied with about 5 teams and end up with the last pick amoungst them all.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by popanot

Just our luck - and a fitting kick in the @$$ - we'll finished tied with about 5 teams and end up with the last pick amoungst them all.

Don't know how it will finish up but as of last week, Cleveland had had the toughest schedule in the league to date so we will probably be picking in front of them if we have the same record.

And I can't believe I just typed a sentence assuming we will have the same record as Cleveland. Wow. They have a rookie 3rd round pick/washed-up Delhomme at QB, a RB nobody wanted, and basically no receivers and will probably have the same or better record than us despite playing a tougher schedule. In just a couple years, Mangini (who I don't even consider to be a good coach) has taken a bunch of castoffs and already made them into a better team than the Texans. But let's just stick to our 43 year plan. As McNair would say, "We're on the right track."

[HPF Bob]

The draft tiebreaker is strength of schedule which hurt the Texans in past years because the AFC South was so strong but it isn't this year. The AFC North is stronger. While this is no sure thing, I am ranking the divisions from weakest to strongest and expecting the SOS to be roughly equivalent.

1. NFC West
2. AFC West
3. AFC South
4. NFC Central
5. NFC East
6. AFC North
7. AFC East
8. NFC South

It actually kicks bad teams in good divisions in the teeth twice - first by forcing them to endure a tough division and secondly by penalizing their draft position by giving them the shaft on draft tiebreakers because of their strength of schedule. I don't agree with the whole SOS tiebreaker (it ought to be the same tiebreakers as determining the playoffs except in reverse) but it often wounds the Texans but not this year.

[painekiller]

I have us picking between 10 and 12 currently. Some depends on the Bears Vikings game tonight, and some depends on how that SOS plays out.

Currently we are not picking in the top 8.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Joshua

Don't know how it will finish up but as of last week, Cleveland had had the toughest schedule in the league to date so we will probably be picking in front of them if we have the same record.

And I can't believe I just typed a sentence assuming we will have the same record as Cleveland. Wow. They have a rookie 3rd round pick/washed-up Delhomme at QB, a RB nobody wanted, and basically no receivers and will probably have the same or better record than us despite playing a tougher schedule. In just a couple years, Mangini (who I don't even consider to be a good coach) has taken a bunch of castoffs and already made them into a better team than the Texans. But let's just stick to our 43 year plan. As McNair would say, "We're on the right track."

That's why I want Rob Ryan! Look at how many games the Browns have allowed more than 30 points or how many times they held a team under 20. Then compare that to the "top defenses" in the league that actually have offenses that can score, and win Time of Possession.

[HPF Bob]

With the Texans' season done, the first six picks are set.

1. Carolina (2-14)
2. Denver (4-12)
3. Cincinnati (4-12)
4. Buffalo (4-12)
5. Arizona (5-11)
6. Cleveland (5-11)

Picks 7-14 could all be 6-10 if Seattle loses tonight. As best as I can tell right now, it lines up like this:

7. San Francisco
8. Seattle (if they lose tonight)
9. Washington
10. Dallas
11. Tennessee
12. Houston
13. Detroit
14. Minnesota

So, it seems that win cost us five draft spots.