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Huh? Are you talking about Bryce?

I'm not entirely certain our receivers are as bad as they are commonly portrayed. I mean, how do you properly evaluate our receivers when the QB is so bad that he couldn't even get the timing correctly because he couldn't do simple drop backs that any decent high school QB can do in his sleep?

Good point, and it's too late now. All hail Bryce the tank commander. Let's hope the little guy will get that 1st pick for us.

That's not what Tepper thinks though. He's still "confident" with picking Bryce, who according to him guarantees the best chance at winning "multiple super bowls". Somebody pour a cold drink on Tepper's head.

That he does... Still, you would think Bryce could at least be a bit more urgent with his drop backs and set his feet properly (left foot forward, right foot back) instead of doing that nonchalant backpedal where his hips are parallel to the line of scrimmage. I don't know how he keeps time with that nonsense footwork. Oh wait, he doesn't, which explains why his timing is all over the place. It must be infuriating for our receivers to put up with Bryce.

That's very clearly not what Tepper said. He said Houston changed its mind about trading up to 1, which then prompted him to pursue a separate deal for Chicago's 1st pick. Houston and us weren't simultaneously pursuing Chicago's 1st pick, so your interpretation is wrong. Houston was clearly happy to stay at 2, knowing that it would likely result in picking Stroud. Now why is that? Could it be that they found out Tepper and Fitt was set on getting Bryce?

Tyler Murray doesn't have a problem with doing traditional drop backs.

He needs to learn fundamental QB footwork, starting with how to do 3, 5, and 7 step drop backs. I can't believe we drafted a QB at 1 whose fundamentals are so paltry, but this is the situation we find ourselves in.

Well, that's not how I remembered it. At one point, the Texans, Bears, and Panthers were all communicating with each other on a deal. At the time, Chicago had the 1st pick, and Houston had the 2nd pick. Originally, the deal was that Houston would trade up to 1 (swapping places with Chicago), with the Panthers then trading with Chicago to get the 2. Many expected Houston to draft Bryce with the would-be 1st pick, but that's just a speculation. Nobody knows for sure if Houston had truly wanted Bryce. In any event, Houston backed out of the deal and decided to stick with 2, which then prompted Tepper to work out a new deal with Chicago to get their 1st pick. Now, at this point, many speculated that Houston would skip drafting a QB entirely and instead use the 2nd pick to draft Will Anderson. However, this speculation is based on the assumption that Houston believed the only QB worth drafting was Bryce, and that the price to trade up to 1 to draft him was not worth it. Again, this assumption is without evidence. Far more likely is that Houston found out Tepper and Fitt were dead set on Bryce, so instead of wasting capital to trade up to 1, Houston was happy to remain at 2 and take Stroud and still have enough capital left over to trade for 3 and draft Will Anderson Jr, which is exactly how Houston ended up with both the Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year. If Houston had really wanted Bryce over Stroud, they would have traded up to 1 and taken Bryce.

The fact that the Texans didn't trade up to one suggests (to me) that they weren't sold on Bryce.

Did they forget to press down on his hair before taking the measurement? There's no way Bryce is 5'10".

Is there a source for this? I'm under the impression that they never once tipped their hand on who they wanted. If I recall correctly, the Texans were content to stay at 2 at pick Stroud once they found out we were going to Bryce. That to me is a sign that the Texans had wanted Stroud all along.