Thoughts on the Draft (and the b!tching)

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

He is the best player on our team, one of the best QBs in the league, and has unlimited upside, but the OL was not primarily behind him getting sacked so much last year.

Not only was last year's OL the worst in team history, most of the year Deshaun was working with one receiver.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Not only was last year's OL the worst in team history, most of the year Deshaun was working with one receiver.

You're simply being absurd if you think the OL was worse than year 1 and David Carr. You forget this is a franchise that makes 'worst in team history' mean something.

And yes the receiving corp after Fuller went down was embarrassing. The RB group wasn't much better.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by barrett

You're simply being absurd if you think the OL was worse than year 1 and David Carr. You forget this is a franchise that makes 'worst in team history' mean something.

And yes the receiving corp after Fuller went down was embarrassing. The RB group wasn't much better.

First five years Texans offensive ranking (points per game): 32nd, 28th, 21st, 26th, 28th (aka the "Carr years")

Last five Texans offensive ranking (points per game): 14th, 21st, 28th, 17th, 11th.

Draw you own conclusions.

I agree the current offensive line is terrible and upgrading it should have been the top priority of the offseason. I also agree that they are nowhere near as bad as the Carr Years.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

First five years Texans offensive ranking (points per game): 32nd, 28th, 21st, 26th, 28th (aka the "Carr years")

Last five Texans offensive ranking (points per game): 14th, 21st, 28th, 17th, 11th.

Draw you own conclusions.

I agree the current offensive line is terrible and upgrading it should have been the top priority of the offseason. I also agree that they are nowhere near as bad as the Carr Years.

Julian Davenport vs Seth Wand: who you got ?

[chuck]

The OL during the Carr years featured three and sometimes four guys who would start for teams with decent lines. Last year's Texans line had no one who would even make any other team. I mean, the quality of individual players who make up the position, it's not close. The offensive numbers are better in 2018 than they were at the turn of the century largely because of the respective quarterbacks but also because the person in charge of the offense now is somewhat less of an idiot than the guy who was in charge then.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

The OL during the Carr years featured three and sometimes four guys who would start for teams with decent lines. Last year's Texans line had no one who would even make any other team. I mean, the quality of individual players who make up the position, it's not close. The offensive numbers are better in 2018 than they were at the turn of the century largely because of the respective quarterbacks but also because the person in charge of the offense now is somewhat less of an idiot than the guy who was in charge then.

Gosh. Steve McKinney, Chester Pitts and ????

Oh, MILFord Brown, how could I forget the MILF?

How many years of therapy did The Mitten need?

Admittedly, I was shocked the first time I saw Xavier Su'a-Fila starting for the Cowboys. I kicked my tv thinking the picture was on the blink.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

How many years of therapy did The Mitten need

How am I still in therapy over Zoolander wearing those mittens to begin with?

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Gosh. Steve McKinney, Chester Pitts and ????

Fred Weary, Ryan Young...

I mean, we're not going to set the world on fire here but these guys were better than street FAs and that's what the team had last year, street FAs.

It's hard to picture through the haze of time, but it wasn't all that long ago when the team had a very good OL. That was right around the time when the team had a really good secondary.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Julian Davenport vs Seth Wand: who you got ?

Their opponent.