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I agree but this does raise some red flags. If Houston really wasn't interested in trading, they would be working harder to get a contract done. Bush is going to be expensive.....it always is.......
I really don't think that's such a no brainer.
We're most likely never going to know one way or the other, but I'm still curious to hear why that may be (other than your Jets homerism clouding your judgement into thinking Bush could fall into your lap at #4
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Better start shopping for a new team just in case. I am sure there is still room on the Houston Oilers errrrrrrrrrr Tennessee Oilers errrrrrrrrrr Tennessee Tuxedo errrrrrrrrrr Tennessee Titans band wagonas a texan fan (it's hard), if they pass on bush, it'll be the end of our relationship.
Wadsworth is that really you?Maybe Houston is smarter than anyone gives them credit for. Maybe they have already decided to take Young. Thus promoting Williams as a decoy. They trade down, get their #1 guy all along.I don't even want to imagine the talk radio/internet blogger crowd freaking over that move. If they took Young at least they'd please some locals but if they went Williams there would be rioting Texans fans in the streets if there are in fact any Texan fans.
There's the key that none of the FFers look at. They see Bush's performance in college, assume that he can do the exact same thing to the pros that he did to the very underwhelming PAC-10 Ds, and drool at the prospect of him.NFL teams look at Bush & certainly see the undeniable talent, but they also see size that might delegate him to RBBC status as well as an enormous price tag that they'll be wed to regarding the salary cap for 5 years most likely. That kind of talk smells of hold-out for a RB who may (or should I say probably) not be capable of being a featured hoss RB, as well as weak teams being hamstrung against the cap & not being able to improve other areas of high need, maybe for years.
There is no such thing as a "can't miss." Love or hate any given player, there's no one that's a lock to disappoint or succeed. There are too many factors (health, system, coaching, mental toughness, focus once a player has financial comfort) that pre-draft film and interviews can't perfectly project.The longer I look at the draft, the more I think Mario is the best pick. Bush obivously has more "Upside" tallent, but it's clear to me that Mario will be a pro bowler year in year out. He's can't miss, and there is somthing to be said about that.
I'm just saying there's a reason you don't see guys with $30mm contracts running back kicks.
Conversely, most of the guys that return kicks are marginal players in other aspects of the game and would barely make the roster otherwise. I bet Vick would be sick running back kicks with his ability to run in open space. But you don't put your franchise player out there to get cremated.
No lie. What a monster Brees could become with Reggie carrying the rock. LT all over again!
you're right, most returners wouldn't be on the roster otherwise.Vick is a bad example though, because 1. he's shown a propensity to getting dinged, and 2. i think you want to have your QB on the sideline during the kick so you can do some last second coaching before the offense goes back in.Conversely, most of the guys that return kicks are marginal players in other aspects of the game and would barely make the roster otherwise. I bet Vick would be sick running back kicks with his ability to run in open space. But you don't put your franchise player out there to get cremated.
ETA: I'm a poet and didn't know it.
I don't see any way the Saints don't take Bush with the 1st pick. Maybe they will trade him immediately, or maybe they will take a 3rd round pick from teh Saints to move down a spot, but taking anyone else leaves value on the table and that just doesn't make sense. Then again, teams do dumb things all the time
a friend of mine is a houston homer and thinks they should pass on bush and take Mario or Dbrick(not saying to take them at 1.1)I don't even want to imagine the talk radio/internet blogger crowd freaking over that move. If they took Young at least they'd please some locals but if they went Williams there would be rioting Texans fans in the streets if there are in fact any Texan fans.
I don't think there's a chance he falls to #4, but he MAY end up with the Jets.Now that we have Ramsay plus a second 1st Rd pick, QB may not be such a pressing need. Ferguson or, with the loss of Abraham, Williams may be better picks, but C-Mart is getting on in years and health is a concern after last year.We're most likely never going to know one way or the other, but I'm still curious to hear why that may be (other than your Jets homerism clouding your judgement into thinking Bush could fall into your lap at #4
Jason, I understand your point. But Injury can happen to anyone.If Julius Peppers was in this draft, I would take him first overall. I think Mario Williams can be every bit as good as Peppers.There is no such thing as a "can't miss." Love or hate any given player, there's no one that's a lock to disappoint or succeed. There are too many factors (health, system, coaching, mental toughness, focus once a player has financial comfort) that pre-draft film and interviews can't perfectly project.
at anyone here who thinks that NFL management even spends one microsecond pondering what we think.
