Official Texans vs. Patriots Game Thread, 12/1/2013

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by popanot

Part of Mario's problem was that he was a #1 overall draft pick in the years prior to the new rookie wage scale and his salary/contract payout was already astronomical. I doubt there was anyone within the organization who really wanted Mario to go, but when you factor in his salary level at that the time vs. his production (and injury issues), there was no way the Texans could justify signing him to another monster deal.

As for the Joseph or Manning signings, I don't see how anyone can question those. They both were good deals and good players at the time and those signings greatly upgraded two positions in serious need of upgrade. It's easy in hindsight to look back and say they should have done this or that, but other than Coach Reed, I don't recall anyone on this board having a big problem with any of the moves FA Smith has made over the years at the time they occurred.

Looking back, the Carr deal was bad (can't recall if Smith was here then or not), the Ahman Green deal was bad (think that was Casserly), the Reed deal was bad (and thus letting Quinn walk), the last Schaub deal was bad, the Foster deal is looking bad, the Cushing deal might turn out bad... Ugh!

Oh no, Carr was the teams first pick ever and Smith at that time was years from joining the Texans organization.
The biggest problem I see during Smiths tenure was the re-up of Schaub, and that decision had to be primarily Kubiaks. Coach Reed was Smiths mistake,
but it wasn't that an expensive of a screw-up. So yea I think Smith has established a pretty solid record here, though one glaring mistake for sure was Sam Montgomery. Who's idea was that ?

[popanot]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Oh no, Carr was the teams first pick ever and Smith at that time was years from joining the Texans organization.

Yeah, I knew Smith wasn't here when Carr was drafted. I just wasn't sure if he was here when they gave him the extension. I know Kubiak was here, though, and that was the basis of why I thought Smith might have been here too. I think Smith came the year after the Carr extension.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by popanot

Yeah, I knew Smith wasn't here when Carr was drafted. I just wasn't sure if he was here when they gave him the extension. I know Kubiak was here, though, and that was the basis of why I thought Smith might have been here too. I think Smith came the year after the Carr extension.

I think it was an option excercised, not an extension.

Either way, OOPS....