I don't get this? Sure the Texans were 8th in rush offense, but they were 11th in pass yardage per game? Andre is mid 30's. Shaub is average (when healthy) but he's not terrible. That's a great opportunity.
Andre is not mid 30s though. He is 31 and turns 32 soon and is coming off a monster season. He has 4 more years on his contract. Looking at the numbers, it won't be until 2015 when the Texans may have a tough decision on whether or not to ask him to restructure as his salary is low the next 2 years and even in 2015 isn't crazy high. He is likely to be a Texan for the next 3 years. So I think if you draft him, you have to be patient knowing that he won't be the #1 for at least 2 years, probably longer. So you are getting a #2 in an offense that runs a lot, throws a lot to the RBs and TEs and has a big time #1 WR. It isn't a terrible situation due to the numbers you mentioned, but it isn't great either in my opinion.
Roddy White is 31, turning 32. Do you think people were complaining about how terrible the situation was that Julio found himself in?
Just to remind you, here was Atlanta's situation:
Atlanta in 2010 (the year before Julio was drafted)
--Matt Ryan had 571 passing attempts
--Roddy led all WRs with 177 targets
--Jenkins was #2 WR with 73 targets
--Gonzo at TE had 109 targets
--Turner (28 years old) had 344 rushes for 1371 yards and 12 TDs
Now, here's Houston:
Houston in 2012 (the year before Hopkins was drafted)
--Matt Schaub had 544 passing attempts
--AJ led all WRs with 179 targets
--Kevin Walter was #2 WR with 76 targets
--Daniels at TE had 130 targets
--Foster (26 years old) had 351 rushes for 1411 yards and 15 TDs
Eerily similar down to QBs first names and the fact they finally went out and drafted a WR in the 1st round.
So, what did Atlanta do the next 2 years:
Atlanta in 2011 (Julio's rookie year)
--Ryan had 566 passing attempts
--Roddy had 191 targets
--Julio had 102 targets
--Gonzo had 122 targets
--Turner had 301 rushes for 1340 yards and 11 TDs
Atlanta in 2012 (Julio's 2nd year)
--Ryan had 615 passing attempts
--Roddy had 153 targets
--Julio had 138 targets
--Gonzo had 131 targets
--Turner had 223 rushes for 803 yards and 10 TDs
What happened? Atlanta's offense adapted to their new playmaker at WR. They also became more potent on offense and were able to run more plays while not having their RB carry 300+ times/season. They were easily able to support 2 top tier WRs and a top TE while having an established running game.
In the end, if Hopkins is the goods, his situation in Houston is in no way, shape, or form a negative. In fact, given AJ's age, Foster's heavy workload, Daniels' age, it makes sense why they invested a 1st round pick on a WR. It's not to finally complement AJ. It's to join AJ and eventually take over much like Julio.
Now, I'm not saying that Hopkins is the megastud that Julio is, but the point is that if you think he is a top tier talent (Houston does based on the fact he was the #2 WR off the board behind only Austin), you should be happy with his landing spot. Schaub is still only 32 years old.
He won't be the #1 WR this year, but virtually no WRs come in and become the #1 WR in their rookie year (even guys like Julio or Dez or D. Thomas). But you could see what Julio was capable of after his rookie year despite playing alongside a WR that got 191 targets (holy cow) and knew he was going to get his. And he did in his 2nd year. If Hopkins is the real deal, he'll be commanding targets by his 2nd year when Houston adjusts their offense to get him the ball along with AJ.
My $.02.