Rumor: Texans trying to Trade DJ

[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.

[nunusguy]

Dammit ! I'm afraid they are just gonna release him with nothing in return, no trade, just cut him, not even a conditional 6th or 7th round pick.

[WMH]

Mark Berman ‏@MarkBermanFox26 3m3 minutes ago
Texans release DJ Swearinger

[popanot]

Originally Posted by WMH

Mark Berman ‏@MarkBermanFox26 3m3 minutes ago
Texans release DJ Swearinger

Incredible! I don't give crap what any of these "expert" NFL writers, talking heads, or front office people say, Rick Smith is an incompetent nincompoop when comes to being a NFL GM - certainly as it pertains to college talent evaluation and the draft. We basically have one, yes one, usable player out of that draft now. Granted, no one could have predicted what happened to David Quessenberry (at least I HOPE Rick Smith didn't know about it), but it's not like he was a sure fire starter before he went down. Laughingly, the other decent player out of that draft, Chris Jones, we cut and he just won a Super Bowl.