Dom Davis may not make final roster (1 Viewer)

[CrossEyed]

gdb ESPN News and all their various radio outlets.

were it not for them i'd have Wali Lundy on my roster right now. no talk at all of this guy in my league until yesterday... none.. not a peep.

then the ABSOLUTE WORST drafter in our league snags him 2 picks ahead of me last nite.

he never ever would have picked Lundy were it not for the sudden explosion of news about Dom Davis / Wali Lundy all over the radio/tv yesterday.

Apparently not.

 

[J R]

Guess I should clarify though since some people are being word sticklers.

It's not just being a word stickler, it's getting your argument straight. You initially compared Bush to Williams by pointing to Bush's pre-draft ranking and pointing to your own assessment of Williams's performance in college.These are not the same the things, and of course will be skewed in Bush's favor, since Williams was ranked high for projection more than performance and everyone pretty much already agrees on that. You're not offering anything new here, other than perhaps a fresh and confusing mix of consensus points.

 

[3C's]

Guess I should clarify though since some people are being word sticklers.

It's not just being a word stickler, it's getting your argument straight. You initially compared Bush to Williams by pointing to Bush's pre-draft ranking and pointing to your own assessment of Williams's performance in college.These are not the same the things, and of course will be skewed in Bush's favor, since Williams was ranked high for projection more than performance and everyone pretty much already agrees on that. You're not offering anything new here, other than perhaps a fresh and confusing mix of consensus points.

I think you got the wrong guy. I never compared Bush to Williams. Must have been someone else.

 

[strong]

If DD is put on IR is there a curtain # of games he has to miss like the PUP list or can they take him off any time.

Sigh. Four digiters...

 

[ratdog]

Would anyone pick him up and stash him and see.

He went undrafted last night and he is on my waiver wire now.

Any Value??

 

[gman8343]

If DD is put on IR is there a curtain # of games he has to miss like the PUP list or can they take him off any time.

IR means out for the year. He misses every game. They can't take him off.It'd be "curtains" for his season...

 

[RKMoney]

From the sportsguy latest column...classic

THUMBSUP

To the Texans. First, they passed on the next Gale Sayers (Reggie Bush) to take a project defensive lineman (Mario Williams) and nearly caused a riot with their beleaguered fan base. Then they explained their mind-set by saying, "We need help on defense, we don't need a running back when we already have Dominick Davis," which was like Vanity Fair passing up a chance to run the Suri Cruise photos because they were already locked into a photo spread with Gwyneth Paltrow's second kid. Then they dumped GM Charlie Casserly, which always makes your fans feel good when you follow up the biggest decision in franchise history by immediately firing the guy who made it. Then Davis' knee problems grew worse and worse, culminating in his getting placed on injured reserve this week. Then somebody named Wali Lundy was named the starting running back for Week 1. And this entire sequence unfolded in the span of five months.

So why am I giving the Texans a thumbs up? Because it took 21 years, but we finally have a scenario that knocks Bowie-over-MJ off the board. See, Portland taking Sam Bowie was at least SOMEWHAT defensible -- nobody knew MJ would be a superduperstar, they had Clyde Drexler (a future Hall of Famer) playing the same position, and everyone forgets this, but Sam Bowie would have been an All-Star center if he stayed healthy. In fact, when he was healthy during the 1985-86 season, the Blazers gave the World Champion Celtics (who ended up going 82-18) more trouble than anyone -- they even were the only team to win in the Garden that season, and Bird had to toss up 49 points, a game-tying shot in regulation and a game-winner in OT just to fend them off in Portland. Sam Bowie was no joke. The guy was good. And by the way, the Rockets also passed on MJ for Hakeem. Nobody remembers that part.

Look, I'm not condoning the move -- Portland should have taken MJ. But the Blazers' logic for taking Bowie was, at the very least, understandable. Houston's logic was never understandable; the Texans' decision to pass on Bush was shockingly brainless from the moment it happened, if only because you can't disappoint your fans to that degree unless there's a really, really, REALLY good reason. Now it looks like the dumbest sports decision of the past 25 years … and that's before we find out Reggie Bush's ceiling, both as an impact running back and personality. I just find the whole thing to be amazing. In a weird way, I'm glad it happened. Incompetence is always more interesting than competence. So thumbs up, Houston Texans. Well done. You're the sports version of Enron.

 

[cstu]

From the sportsguy latest column...classicTHUMBSUPTo the Texans. First, they passed on the next Gale Sayers (Reggie Bush) to take a project defensive lineman (Mario Williams) and nearly caused a riot with their beleaguered fan base. Then they explained their mind-set by saying, "We need help on defense, we don't need a running back when we already have Dominick Davis," which was like Vanity Fair passing up a chance to run the Suri Cruise photos because they were already locked into a photo spread with Gwyneth Paltrow's second kid. Then they dumped GM Charlie Casserly, which always makes your fans feel good when you follow up the biggest decision in franchise history by immediately firing the guy who made it. Then Davis' knee problems grew worse and worse, culminating in his getting placed on injured reserve this week. Then somebody named Wali Lundy was named the starting running back for Week 1. And this entire sequence unfolded in the span of five months.So why am I giving the Texans a thumbs up? Because it took 21 years, but we finally have a scenario that knocks Bowie-over-MJ off the board. See, Portland taking Sam Bowie was at least SOMEWHAT defensible -- nobody knew MJ would be a superduperstar, they had Clyde Drexler (a future Hall of Famer) playing the same position, and everyone forgets this, but Sam Bowie would have been an All-Star center if he stayed healthy. In fact, when he was healthy during the 1985-86 season, the Blazers gave the World Champion Celtics (who ended up going 82-18) more trouble than anyone -- they even were the only team to win in the Garden that season, and Bird had to toss up 49 points, a game-tying shot in regulation and a game-winner in OT just to fend them off in Portland. Sam Bowie was no joke. The guy was good. And by the way, the Rockets also passed on MJ for Hakeem. Nobody remembers that part.Look, I'm not condoning the move -- Portland should have taken MJ. But the Blazers' logic for taking Bowie was, at the very least, understandable. Houston's logic was never understandable; the Texans' decision to pass on Bush was shockingly brainless from the moment it happened, if only because you can't disappoint your fans to that degree unless there's a really, really, REALLY good reason. Now it looks like the dumbest sports decision of the past 25 years … and that's before we find out Reggie Bush's ceiling, both as an impact running back and personality. I just find the whole thing to be amazing. In a weird way, I'm glad it happened. Incompetence is always more interesting than competence. So thumbs up, Houston Texans. Well done. You're the sports version of Enron.

at Bush already being compared to MJ. It's just as likely that Mario Edwards becomes the next Julius Peppers and Bush busts his knee and is never the same. An injury to Bush will set the Saints back another 5 years because of his guaranteed money. RB's are a dime a dozen these days and there are much cheaper options than Bush who can get the job done. Even if DD is done, Lundy and Morency look capable enough.

 

[Bri]

no wayhe probably meant "active roster" not "roster" and some reporter "ran" with it.

several of us got this one right

 

[Phlash]

This is just a .Everything that happens anywhere in the universe is just a .Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom now. That will also be a ploy...

lmfao

QFT

 

[wannabee]

Texans | Lundy and Cook to start; Morency to see action

Published Thu Sep 7 9:15:00 a.m. ET 2006

(KFFL) John McClain, of the Houston Chronicle, reports Houston Texans rookie RB Wali Lundy will be the team's starting running back Sunday, Sept. 10, but RB Vernand Morency will also see plenty of action. "That'll be the two starters," head coach Gary Kubiak said referring to Lundy and starting FB Jameel Cook. "Of course, (Vernand) Morency is going to play a great deal. Lundy and Morency are basically going to split time, with Wali probably playing a bit more."