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04-30-2011, 04:56 AM
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I see the secondary shaping up pretty much like you suggest. I do believe they'll pick up a player or two in free agency (CB + S) and took Brandon Harris anyway as a good, young developemental talent - no way he's starts after last year's failed experiment. More picks coming today.....I think they (Texan braintrust) have to operate as though whenever free agency comes along, there might be a mad scramble where it's possible that they could end up out in the cold... There will be more picks coming today and I think you will see a serviceable defense that could possibly operate quite well without the benefit of free agency....
There's also (insert doomsday music) "gel time". Hate to say it but it's gonna take a whole lotta repitition/practice/live action before all the old parts and new parts work together as a team in this new 3-4..... It won't be fast enough for some people but hey, thems the breaks. If the Oilers taught me one thing, it is how to be patient..... 9, 10, 12 years? Pffft, no problem. Especially over things I have no control over... One last thing... I'm really tired and annoyed of reading of the Watt pick as a "safe" pick. What exactly does that mean? What makes it "safe"? Safe as in "not going to bust"? Or safe as in "you-messed-up-my-mock-draft-you-spineless-weasels"?  Why not call it a "good" pick? A "solid" pick? Much better terms, IMO.... 
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04-30-2011, 05:54 AM
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I'm pretty optimistic. I don't know much about college football but these guys seem like the balls-to-the-wall players we need so badly.
Keep adding, Wade. Keep adding.
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#3
04-30-2011, 08:11 AM
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Thanks pk for writing up the front page of the site, albeit unknowingly...
 http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2011/20110429.html
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04-30-2011, 09:21 AM
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Nice write up, PK. Now you can tell Keith were to mail the check!
As for the draft, I'm of a better mind today with what they did in Rd2. I agree that Watt gives them all kinds of flexibility on the DL and scheme wise. And if Reed can be that edge guy, they should be much improved. However, I just can't put any trust that we'll anything from Barwin, and I just hope we can find someone, whether it's Watt, Okoye, or Mitchell, who can consistently bottle up the middle. They've definitely improved the D on paper, but still have a lot work to do to make it reality on the field.
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04-30-2011, 11:50 AM
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I still don't see Mario as a 3-4 fit and neither does ND Kalu. He thinks Mario might be traded or he might choose to leave in free agency at the end of the season.
Of course, there is such a thing as franchising a player so I don't take the free agency threat seriously (yet) but, according to Kalu, Mario isn't happy with the 3-4 concept despite Wade's attempts to sell him on it. With Watt and Reed, we now have a lot of positions with either depth or mismatches, depending on how you see it. Where do you put Okoye, Smith, Watt, Mario and Mitchell up front? Where do you put Ryans, Cushing, Barwin and Reed? The concept is to have a lot of moving parts but it can also mean guys playing out of position who aren't sure of their responsibilities or don't have the skill set to make it work. And if the lockout drags on and these guys don't get the chance to practice the new defense together - whooo doggie the stench from Reliant Park will be tremendous.
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04-30-2011, 12:14 PM
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Denver is transitioning to the 4-3 while we're transfering from the 4-3 to the 3-4. What timing and what an opportunity ?
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#7
04-30-2011, 12:17 PM
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Yeah, I like all three picks so far, like Watts the best after sleeping on it.
I suppose we have a DT/NT concern for 1 or A gap by some, so perhaps we will see that added yet in the draft or during FA signings, whenever that is. I have heard ND say good things about 3-4 and how Mario fits , so perhaps depends when you are listening. Whenever there are changes, takes an adjustment period. Mario will be greater than ever in 3-4 is my estimate, fwiw.
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04-30-2011, 01:05 PM
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Quin has the looming brain tumor that could recur, no doctor will say he is not going to have a relapse. Prince is a CB and we saw last year that having a rookie CB is painful in the best of cases, and they need to win now, not in 3 years. I hope that clears up my calling Watt the safe pick. Watt is a high character guy with a high motor, he is a leader, he is a play maker and he tested off the chart. But he plays a position, 3-4 DE, that is not as highly valued as the OLB and CB, plus we already have two guys manning both starting DE spots, we don't have starters at both OLB spots and if they really moving Quin to safety then we do not appear to have the two starters at CB. So yes IMO Watt was a luxury pick, a very nice luxury that should help the team, but still a luxury.
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04-30-2011, 02:34 PM
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I just have seen the term "safe pick" being slung around in a not so flattering way (conservative, boring) from other, uh, critics - used sort of condescendingly from those who have lost faith in the front office. And I'm not totally there, yet... Hopefully, JJ Watt will turn into the "best" pick or a "great" pick. We shall see..
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