Rumor: Texans trying to Trade DJ

[WMH]

PDS ‏@PatDStat 11m11 minutes ago
There has been a deal in place for Swearinger since last week. Still hearing a player is coming in return. #Texans

[popanot]

Originally Posted by WMH

PDS ‏@PatDStat 11m11 minutes ago
There has been a deal in place for Swearinger since last week. Still hearing a player is coming in return. #Texans

Highly doubt it, but hopefully it's for someone decent. Philly has been trying to trade Kendricks, Kelce and Boykin since before the draft. I'd take Kendricks or Kelce in a heartbeat, and either one would be an immediate starter. It would be a coup if they could get Kendricks. However, Kelce and Boykin are probably more in line value-wise. Kelce is older and makes some good cash and I think his contract expires at the end of the year. Boykin was getting toasted at the end of the year, but at least he's young and cheap and might be worth a shot in hopes he can improve with a change of scenery and coaching.

[popanot]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet · 19m19 minutes ago
DJ Swearinger informed he’ll no longer a member of #Texans. Team has tried to deal him, will keep at it. His goodbye:

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet · 16m16 minutes ago
Last year, #Texans told TJ Yates he was gone, then waited to make it official. Later dealt him to #Falcons. Could be same with Swearinger

Rapoport feels no firm deal is in place at this time. Thinks it's a situation similar to the Yates deal last year. We shall see. I'll probably be somewhat ticked if they cut him or get a low 2016 draft pick after they spent a #2 on him.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by popanot

Highly doubt it, but hopefully it's for someone decent. Philly has been trying to trade Kendricks, Kelce and Boykin since before the draft. I'd take Kendricks or Kelce in a heartbeat, and either one would be an immediate starter. It would be a coup if they could get Kendricks. However, Kelce and Boykin are probably more in line value-wise. Kelce is older and makes some good cash and I think his contract expires at the end of the year. Boykin was getting toasted at the end of the year, but at least he's young and cheap and might be worth a shot in hopes he can improve with a change of scenery and coaching.

Isn't Boykin a CB ? We should be set there. But Kelcy, their center ? We could only hope for that ? I think they'd want some "boot" with DJ for Kelcy.
Why do you even think it's Philly ?

[popanot]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Why do you even think it's Philly ?

Just playing connect-the-dots, haven't heard or seen anything. Philly is the one team that seems to want to move a few players according to reports. Chip Kelly has been trying to deal those guys hard for awhile now and I'm sure there are some hurt egos at this point. But more than likely, we get a low RD pick for Swag (if anything).

[barrett]

Originally Posted by popanot

Just playing connect-the-dots, haven't heard or seen anything. Philly is the one team that seems to want to move a few players according to reports. Chip Kelly has been trying to deal those guys hard for awhile now and I'm sure there are some hurt egos at this point. But more than likely, we get a low RD pick for Swag (if anything).

Chip Kelly who has gone out of his way to draft and acquire smart players with college degrees is going to trade for Swearinger? That would be one way for him to shed the racist tag morons like Stephen A Smith want to put on him.

I always liked Swearinger. He's an idiot, but he's a harmless idiot who intensely cares about football. If he rubs off on Clowney and Clowney acts a little dumber but cares way more about football that is a good trade off in my book.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

I always liked Swearinger. He's an idiot, but he's a harmless idiot who intensely cares about football. If he rubs off on Clowney and Clowney acts a little dumber but cares way more about football that is a good trade off in my book.

I agree with this mostly but I just don't think Swearinger is a very good football player. Neither, apparently, does the front office. Which is too bad since those slapdicks wasted yet another second round pick on this guy.

It is absolutely incredible how incompetent this team is in drafting players.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by chuck

It is absolutely incredible how incompetent this team is in drafting players.

The pick I've had the most trouble un derstanding was the third round pick out of LSU a couple years ago, Sam Montgomery ? He not only didn't seem very interested in plying NFL ball. He was lazy and in terrible shape when he got to Houston. and he was clearly a 4-3 DE, not a 3-4 DE or 3-4 OLB. He was not a fit for Kuiakcwade Phillips defense. really weird pick. The LSU HC said the same thing on local radio - couldn't understand why the Texans drafted him ?

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

I agree with this mostly but I just don't think Swearinger is a very good football player. Neither, apparently, does the front office. Which is too bad since those slapdicks wasted yet another second round pick on this guy.

It is absolutely incredible how incompetent this team is in drafting players.

I think he has value in a specific circumstance. Kam Chancellor can't cover anyone, but when you put him next to Earl Thomas and let Thomas cover the whole field while Chancellor kills guys and makes every opposing player have alligator arms, you have something.

Swearinger was terrible in coverage. Not only could he not cover, but he also blew assignments regularly. If you partner him with an elite center fielder type he has some value as a head hunter, but we obviously don't have anyone like that. So for us he was basically Dime LB that didn't know how to wrap up.