It's March 25, 2009--Who Do You Want Your Houston Texans To Take At No. 15?
by Tim on Mar 25, 2009 9:03 PM CDT
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With Edition No. 1 and Edition No. 2 now in the books, we move on to Edition Three, roughly one month before the 2009 NFL Draft begins. The first foray saw Clay Matthews, Jr. win the crown of "Player Who Texans Fans Want With The Fifteenth Overall Pick If They Can't Trade Back." Week Two saw Malcolm Jenkins emerge as Matthews' successor to the throne, which no doubt made TransientTexan weep tears of joy as he began lovingly sewing a homemade steel blue jersey with "Jenkins" stitched across the back.
In this week's poll, as with last week's, you'll see some new names, as well as the absence of some of the names who've been on the poll in weeks past. Scotland's terms remain the same as you decide where to cast your vote: (1) Only seemingly realistic options (some more realistic than others, though all have been listed or discussed as possibilities depending on a player's stock tumbling) are in the poll; (2) Assume no trade offer to move down (or up, for you masochists) from No. 15 materializes; and (3) Sweet Jebus, we don't need a freaking quarterback. Sound off in the poll and then justify your position in the Comments below.
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crabtree
if he’s there, IMO hes a no brainer…
assuming hes not (very likely)
id go Jenkin
if hes gone then id go oher
if hes gone then i go matthews
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Mar 25, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted Jenkins
even though I don’t think theres a chance NO passes on him, I’m with TT on the Jenkins bandwagon. Speaking of, weren’t you going to write about how you thought the recent Saints signings (Greer, Sharper) meant the Saints would pass on Jenkins?
Oh and in case you didn’t see this from rotoworld…
Coach Sean Payton says a “powerful running back” is tied for the Saints’ No. 2 team need with an outside linebacker, behind a safety.
Those last three words are a killer, huh?
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
by DreKeem on Mar 25, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When did he say that?
I’d be really intereted to know if he said that before or after the Sharper signing. Can you get me a date DreKeem?
As far as a whole post, I thought it might be overkill. Even though I love Jenkins a lot of people around here are probably tired of hearing me talk about it so I put it on a back-burner until the draft. I’ve commented a couple of times (like in the new mock draft) what kind of impact the Sharper signing means. In a nuttshell, with NO signing Sharper and cutting Mike McKenzie it seems like they need a CB more than FS, which Vontae Davis seems to be more so than Jenkins (a true CB1). I didn’t see CB on that list you posted though, so maybe I’m wrong.
If Jenkins is drafted and plays terribly for his career, I will eat crow and admit that I was wrong. But, if we draft him I’ll be purchasing a custom Texans jersey on April 26th with the name Jenkins on the back. Although I think some Jenkins naysayers around here, especially Matt, make some good points in their arguements against him, I really like his style of play and believe that he will be a dynamic secondary player in the NFL. So, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Let's get the Texans a better fight song.
by Jake on Mar 26, 2009 6:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
I put a little blurb in the Random Thoughts post that I did about a week ago, but it said pretty much the same thing I just put above.
Let's get the Texans a better fight song.
by Jake on Mar 26, 2009 6:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
March 25th was the date it was reported
Here’s the full quote from Rotoworld
Coach Sean Payton says a “powerful running back” is tied for the Saints’ No. 2 team need with an outside linebacker, behind a safety.
No safety (save CB Malcolm Jenkins) is worth the No. 14 pick, so the New Orleans Times-Picayune believes the Saints could target Chris Wells. Payton may just be smokescreening, but doesn’t seem sold on Pierre Thomas.
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
by DreKeem on Mar 26, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sold on Pierre Thomas?
Huh?
Dude is averaging nearly five yards/carry. Which is nearly twice as much as the Greatest Running Back That Ever Was A Running Back.
When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.
by tehGrindCrusher on Mar 27, 2009 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only thing better than the pic
Is the video of the hit……best highlight of the 2005 Playoffs
by Shake on Mar 27, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, you mean this awesomeness?
I think my favorite part is watching him crawl after the hit.
Also, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to embed youtubes into our posts?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Mar 27, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh thats where he was going with that
Can you get me a date DreKeem?
For a second there I thought you were some kind of pimp.
Smushiak will take us to the playoffs in 2009.
by texanphil on Mar 27, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I voted Matthews last time because I cannot envision Crabtree falling to 15
but if he does, he will be the BPA, and if Kubiak means what he says about wanting an impact player at 15, then Crabtree is the way to go.
by oiler-texan diehard on Mar 25, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Timmy gave me the option
and I took it. Crabtree for me.
by ~Buck on Mar 26, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I voted Crabtree,
because if he is there, Im happy. However, as a side note on Crabtree – a bunch of people I know who went to Tech last year and the year before say he is moronically stupid.
Either way, I dont think he is available at 15, so in realistic terms, Jenkins, Oher, Mathews.
by Riott on Mar 26, 2009 12:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've mentioned it elsewhere
But I hope we never, ever take another WR in the first round again. We got very lucky with AJ, but you are more likely to draft a bust at WR in the first round than in any other position. We have greater needs elsewhere. I’d still like to see us take a passrusher because I believe you can never have enough guys pressuring the qb.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Mar 26, 2009 8:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Malcolm Jenkins
According to the poll, the kid is picking up quite a bit of steam among our fan base. Looks like Transient’s tireless campaign is working magic.
In a related story, MDC’s warnings of doom about Jenkins seem to be falling on deaf ears. Or blind eyes, if you want to get literal.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Mar 26, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Still voting on Jenkins
on the off chance he falls to the Texans. Picking Matthews at 15 hurts when he could fall into round 2 easily, but barring a trade the only other options would be to pick up Oher or Wells, both more of “want” players then “need” : /
I guess we could always roll the dice on Vontae Davis…but the last thing the Texans need is another hit/miss prospect on D.
by last texans fan on Mar 26, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
can we upgrade OLB in round 2?
I’m starting to lean on SSmith in Rd 1. Is the drop off from Smith to whomever is available in rd 2 at SS bigger than the drop off from Matthews to whomever is available in rd 2?
I’d be happy with a starter added at OLB and SS in the first two rounds, so Smith isn’t a reach if the result is equal or better for us, right?
But here I go down the filling holes draft strategy, instead of BPA. This is not the direction I would want RS to go, but I want to see Smith in Steel Blue in 2009. I think because someone said SS is a much more important position in our defense than OLB.
Smushiak will take us to the playoffs in 2009.
by texanphil on Mar 27, 2009 8:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why did 14 of you vote to take an ILB in Round 1?
Demeco Ryans aint good enough for you? Or do you think for some crazy reason that it would be a good idea to convert Rey to an OLB instead of just picking an equally talented OLB?
Same to the two people who want us to take a tight end. We haven’t traded Daniels yet, and we probably never will. Crazy.
by last texans fan on Mar 27, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crabtree
WOW Andre Johnson Owen Daniels Kevin Walters Steve Slayton and Crabtree on the same field at the same time. To hell with defense stop us!!!!!!!!!
by madmex44 on Mar 27, 2009 11:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HERE'S SOME REAL ADVICE FOR REAL TEXAN FANS...BEANIE WELLS!!!
I WOULD TAKE CHRIS WELLS. LETS FACE IT GUYS, WE NEED A RB TO TAKE THE LOAD OFF S.SLATON IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS! HE CAN’T CARRY THE BALL 20-25 TIMES A GAME AND STAY PRODUCTIVE. WELLS, 6-1 235, 4.3 40yrd IS A BANGER! I KNOW WE NEED DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SO 2nd rd TAKE DT ROY MILLER OR GO OFFENSIVE LINE. 3rd RND DRAFT A SAFETY OR LB, UNLESS QB GRAHAM HARRELL IS ON THE BOARD. THE POINT IM TRYING TO MAKE IS THE BEST CURE FOR A BAD DEFENSE IS A BADAZZ OFFENSE!! I THINK WE GOT A CHANCE TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR BY HAVING A WEAKER SCHEDULE THANK GOD!!!
by ROSSknowsTexanFootball on Mar 29, 2009 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
durability issues with Beanie
too big a risk for a 1st rounder. He may have a great NFL career, and he may be one injury after another.
Too many RB’s available that could help us in rounds 4 and later.
by oiler-texan diehard on Mar 29, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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