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LinvilleGorge

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  1. It seems like such a bad idea to cancel the Combine. Honestly, the better idea IMO would've been to have the Combine and cancel the pro days. Now you're going to have coaches, scouts, and GMs flying all over the place to evaluate prospects instead of heading to one location where the NFL could've out everyone in a bubble and controlled the situation far better.
  2. I think Minshew can "win" here in terms of competing for winning seasons and playoff berths I'm just not at all sold that we could accomplish much more than that with him at QB unless we build one helluva dominant D.
  3. Tepper was making non-committal comments regarding Cam from the moment he bought the team.
  4. This. I don't care about compensation because I just want out of the contract and trading him is better than cutting him in that regard.
  5. I don't know if it was any "intimidation", but it did seem like Tepper was already set in going a different direction at QB the moment he bought the team. I think Tepper just wanted to put his stamp on the organization and as long as Cam was the face of the team it wasn't gonna be Tepper's team.
  6. I haven't made up my mind on Fields but if the organization thinks he's worth it then so be it. That move would almost certainly be putting their jobs on the line if it didn't work out so they'd have to be VERY sold. I'm in if they're in.
  7. The biggest knock on any trade package we can offer is that it doesn't include an answer at QB. They shouldn't want Teddy and one reason why we're likely so desperate to trade for Watson is that #8 looks to likely be on the outside looking in on the top QB prospects in this year's draft. The Jets and Dolphins not only have young QBs with potential upside to offer, they also have a pick that is guaranteed to be able to secure one of the top QB prospects in this year's draft if that's the direction the Texans want to go.
  8. Honestly, giving up 1st rounders concerns me a lot less than giving up guys like Burns, Brown, and/or Chinn who have shown to be very promising young players still on cheap rookie contracts.
  9. Yep. These posts talking about how Watson's value may be decreasing with time simply aren't realistic. He's a 25 year old MVP caliber QB. Those guys never become available. When it comes time to move him, the haul is gonna be insane. Denver trading Cutler to Chicago is probably the closest comparison I can think of to Watson potentially being traded, but Cutler was nowhere near Watson's level. Cutler was probably a borderline top 10 QB at the time who showed the potential to be more. He went for two 1sts, a 3rd, and Kyle Orton who was a serviceable starting QB.
  10. And he very well may. I'm just saying that I don't think there are many if any blockbuster deals whether it's a trade, big FA signing, or big extension that are made in a vacuum entirely excluding the input of the guy signing the checks.
  11. I honestly don't think there are many situations where the owner isn't involved to some degree when you're talking about mortgaging the future of the franchise. Could you imagine owning an NFL team and waking up to find out via Twitter that your franchise just traded it's next three first round picks? I mean, yikes. That just doesn't seem realistic at all.
  12. There may be no decision as it could essentially be made for us. If you throw everything you have into an offer for Watson and/or a trade up the draft board and don't get any takers, what else could you do? I have to think Tepper is likely involved in the process so if even he is like "Eh... we can't do anymore than THAT" on these offers then it is what it is. Honestly, in that situation, I think the only options we'd have left are of the Minshew trade or Trubisky signing variety.
  13. I would literally trade him for anything. Conditional 7th rounder two years from now? Sweet! Deal!
  14. It depends on just how limited those aspects are. If you don't have the physical ability to execute, it doesn't matter how great your mental skills are. Maybe you'll make a good coach, but you're never going to make a good player.
  15. There's a reason why we're so fixated on Watson. We're basically sitting in a spot where we're going to have to trade the farm to land a QB so we might as well trade it for an established MVP caliber QB rather than rolling the dice on trading for a pick to draft a rookie. Honestly, it's looking more and more like we're not likely to land the answer this off-season. We're going to end up with a Minshew or Trubisky and we'll likely be having this conversation next year about Howell, Rattler, and Shough.
  16. If/when the Texans end up trading Watson I'm gonna ban you for months of one dimensional poo posting.
  17. Imagine being some poo ass kid who will probably never play a down of football beyond HS talking poo to a former NFL MVP. Good grief.
  18. Yeah, I think it has a lot to do with the system. But still, it's a HUGE concern. This is why interviews are such a critical part of the evaluation process.
  19. I mean, it's not out of the question. I just assume that if he was being released it would've been at the same time as our other house cleaning moves.
  20. Maybe he's butthurt about Tre being released and/or he's sought clarification on his own situation and hasn't received any guarantees? I don't know, just spit balling.
  21. I don't necessarily mean high, but a mid-late round RB would probably be expected
  22. All I'm saying is that the most valuable asset in the NFL is an elite QB on a rookie contract. If you think you have one, you're not trying to trade a lot of valuable assets for an elite QB on a big money contract. It would be a very clear sign IMO that the franchise that has the best knowledge on Tua has decided that he's not going to be the answer. It would be the Rosen situation all over but for different reasons.
  23. Which tells you they think Tua won't develop into that. If they thought he would, they'd be retaining those trade assets and Tua's rookie contract.
  24. Anytime a team is willing to move on from a player they drafted in the 1st round (let alone #5 overall) after one year, that's about as big of a "buyer beware" sign as you can get.
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