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[barrett]

Originally Posted by Keith

I will miss Bouye, Simon, and Demps, but this was the #1 defense because of several other guys. Those guys leaving opens a door for players like Robert Nelson, Brennan Scarlett, and Eddie Pleasant. Not impressed? How impressed were you when the Texans first added Bouye, Simon, and Pleasant to the roster? I'll wait as you scroll back your memory banks to when they were signed.

And, oh yeah, they're going to get to add J.J. Watt back to a front-7 that features J.D. Clowney just now hitting his peak. Shed no tears for the Texans defense. They're fine.

If you want to wring your hands over something (besides QB, duh), then think about what's happening (or not happening) at right tackle. And TE, too. For the second straight year the team has not signed Martellus Bennett in FA, instead losing him to the Patriots and Packers, a couple teams that know a thing or two about offense.

As for TE, it has been a huge need ever since Owen Daniels left. I am optimistic about Stephen Alexander's development in the passing game, but the Texans have used him so little they seem less than enthused.

If we sign Romo that completely prevents a Bennett signing. Bennett has spoken out loudly about his unhappiness with the Romo/Witten crowd in Dallas and how he was frozen out.

If we don't sign Romo, Bennett is not a guy I'd like to have on a team with a bad QB. Put him with a great QB and he'll be eccentric and fun. Put him with a bad QB and he'll be a constant headache.

[barrett]

But if I was in the mood to cherry pick Patriots front office moves, I love the Cooks trade. NE has been so bad drafting WRs, but they turned #32 and the limited impact it would have in 2017 into a really good young deep threat and YAC guy without it costing them much money in 2017. That's a smart move when your QB is 40 and you're trying to win as much as possible while he lasts.