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Three 2nd Rounders Please

The more I look at it, the players who fill our needs AND are likely to have good value are all in the second and third rounds.  Barring Jenkins falling to us, I'm thinking more and more that I don't just want to trade down flipping 1 and 2s but trade all the way down in the first, picking up an extra 2 or even to early in the second to pick up that extra 2 if necessary (or enough extra picks to package to trade up into the second again) (obviously need takers.  But this is my dream, not yours).

Then I'd look at taking three out of these positions.  I'll leave the specifics on which players to the Texans who have proven trustworthy, but again it really seems like the value is to be had here.

NT   Ron Brace I guess would be the only one I'd really like to see.  LZ says Hood questionable against the run and run defense is what I want addressed here.  I'm buying the theory that says our poor pass rush is in a good deal caused by lots of 2nd and 5s and 3rd and 2s.

C  Just like our DL, our OL suffers in the middle.  Everyone knows this is where you win tight games and they are our weakest spots.  Hmmmm . . .   Three top centers of great value in the second, would really like to see one of them taken in any scenario.  Wood, Unger, Mack

Safety  Either SS/FS  (In fact, I wouldn't be too upset if they took both in this scenario).  I don't get those that say we are fine at FS but also say we need a linebacker because diles or adibi aren't up to it.  They are both at least as good as Wilson was but have more upside.  Injury concerns, sure, but that means we need depth not a stud.  Smith, Delmas, Moore, Chung, etc, etc.

OLB  Even with the above stated, I'm not saying if best available value was here, we couldn't use one.  Laurinaitis (in the trade late in irst scenario) is intriguing. We had him visit.  LZ (I think, may have been someone else) mentions somewhere we would look at him at a Will.  This strikes me as a textbook Smithiak move, going with someone not on everyone's radar (for them).  Also, Sintim. 

Conspicous by their absence:

DE -- Specialist one down player doesn't warrant a pick this high when we have the three down holes above.

RB -- Ditto the above with a RB looking at 7-10 carries.

Both of these can be found in 4/5.

So go get me a 2nd round DT, C, and S.  Or at least three second round picks.

 

 

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I'd Love It

Hell, I’d settle for two second-round picks. Totally agree that there’s ample value in the late first, all the way to the third round. The more opportunities we have in that wheelhouse, the better.

Problem is finding another team that’s in love with someone at 15 they don’t believe they can get at their current slot…

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Apr 22, 2009 9:39 AM CDT reply actions  

Three second round picks

Would kick ass.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Apr 22, 2009 9:45 AM CDT reply actions  

As much as I am dreaming about moving up to get Raji

three 2nd rounders would probably be a better deal in the long run. It’s more cost effective because the salaries of the top 10-12 picks are over inflated, and as already stated, this draft is deep. There are plenty of players in rounds 2-3 that could help the Texans, but I would still like to see what a healthy Amobi and Mario could do when paired with BJ and Antonio. That’s a D Line I’d like to go to battle with.

by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 24, 2009 12:05 AM CDT reply actions  

The more I think about it

The more I think it should be our GM’s strategy to trade down and hoard picks in the late first through third every year.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Apr 24, 2009 9:04 AM CDT reply actions  

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