Houston Texans Draft Primer: West Coast Wide Receiver Love

some great blocks for a WR

if he demands double coverage, that in itself is a game changer. Even in the few games that he was back, he drew double coverage. That makes a play somewhere.

A defense still has to account for him. And, isn’t that enough? Especially when we’ve got Barian Fostate, OD, Dreessen, and Casey?

Dre missed more games last season than ever in his career so far in a single season. Try to think back to ’10 when he was dealing with a different yet almost equally nagging injury (high ankle sprain) and was a definite playmaker. He single handedly won both the KC and Washington games and helped keep us alive in a number of others with huge GAMECHANGING plays down field, despite being the “Hey watch #80!!” player on the field.

as this article started out explaining; the WCO does not need nor really want someone that make “electric” plays. Can the WR block effectively? Can he run good routes and can he catch what is thrown to him? That right there makes as much of a game changer as what you are describing.

We need a first down you know it is either going to AJ or Walters, in desperation mode it goes to AJ and 90% of the time the opposing team knows it and STILL can’t stop it. Our offense is not built nor wants to be a quick strike. As the article stated, our offense is predicated on marching down the field and chewing up the clock.

every scouting report ive seen says thats one of his biggest strengths. stiff hips can be a problem for sure, but route running is about much more than having good hips and speed. he has other attributes, including being able to use his size/strength, and his ability to cut quickly to mask having stiff hips. kevin walter may not be the fastest guy in the league, and he has stiff hips, but hes a damn good route runner. hes intelligent- and thats where i think Sanu has the biggest edge. intelligence can make the difference in route running. its why i also think if coached, wright can become a great route runner- i just dont think hes there yet.

It’s one thing to be fast, but it’s another thing to play fast.

It’s ok, you can tell us.

then want to drop him back down, doesn’t he have to clear waivers again? If that is the case, maybe he did show something in training camp but was just not polished enough and Kubiak wanted to keep him under wraps on the PS until they can get him coached up.

we have a shutdown corner and 2 developing CBs (I know: arguable). Even a 1st rd CB is a crap shoot in the NFL.. If they think we need another CB, then it is better to get a proven one in FA.

I said taking Devon Still in the first then Juron Criner in the 3rd while leaving the rest of the picks alone would be better for the Texans

Only takes one team

Everyone loves size/speed combo

Name some targets…if multiple targets are there then trade back and hope one makes it to you.

Sanu @ 26 is 40 spots too high

Or was that Tawny Beavér?

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Don’t forget the Man They Couldn’t Cover in Training Camp!

Round 1: Starter
Round 2: Rotation
Round 3: High potential/athletic
Round 4: Needed depth position/Special Teams contributor
Round 5: Needed depth position/Special Teams contributor
Round 6: Project Player
Round 7: Best Available

after his Junior year, some said he could have challenged for the #1 overall pick. Alot of people don’t remember that he was MVP of the Orange Bowl and led Louisville to a 12-1 record. He went back to school and STUNK IT UP. He ended up a late 2nd round pick (56th) and was last employed by something called the Las Vegas Locomotives, BACKING UP Chase Clement from Rice…

but after his junior year, Arian Foster was projected as a second round pick if he came out early. I remember reading about it frequently but this is the only article I could find.

http://tennessee.scout.com/2/720297.html

He was also playing heavier than he should have been. Look at this comment about him from the same article.

Foster, who played high school ball in San Diego, is 6-1 and 225 pounds. He is a big, durable back who can catch passes out of the backfield, but he lacks the burst or gear to dart through holes.

He then went on to have a garbage senior season, splitting carries with future NFL back Montario Hardesty. His offensive line was pathetic, Johnathon Crompton was pathetic, and he got hurt. He fell from the top to being undrafted.

When someone has talent, it just doesn’t go away. It may not be actively expressed at the time, but that is why people pay coaches. Scouts identify talent, coaches bring it out.

Jeff Fuller’s Yardage and TD’s went down, but his number of catchesw stayed about the same (70 in 2011 — 72 in 2010) I think there may be several factors, one being hamstring problems which started in the Idaho game. I think another may be the switch in QB’s. He and Jerrod Johnson seemed to be a really good combo, but it seemed like he and Tanyhill never really “clicked”. Also, Nwachu and Swopes had a really good season, catching over 150 passes combined, compared to only 98 last year. Another factor could also be the success of the running game. They rushed for over 2580 yards this year, which was about 500 more than last year.

These don’t account for the drops, but I think it’s some of the things the scouts and GM’s will talk about when considereing Fuller. The big question, though, is going to be his 40 and 20ss at the combine. I think with a good combine, he can get into that 3rd tier of WR’s. I think Floyd and Blackmon will be in the top tier(early to mid 1st round). There are about 6-8 tier 2 recievers ( late first, early third). I think Fuller can get himself into that 3rd to 5th round category. He’s got to have a good combine, though…