How many times do we follow the outlier and make it the norm ? And why give up future resources for that ? Houston didn’t give up future resources to do it either
and i can buy that however skinem isnt talking about that . he is talking about trading future assets for a wr who isnt signed yet , wants big money , and he wants to do it so we can be w WC contender . the texans on the other hand saw the opportunity to get 2 of the top 3 guys in a draft to start a rebuild . i believe we can draft wrs more frequently now and if we are to do anything "big " it needs to be an OT
It means something
such as?
The thought process seems flawed. I have trust in Peters however.
I agree, however, there were two things that the Texans had going into the 2023 season that Washington still seems to struggle with... Confidence in their newly minted #2 drafted QB and confidence in their new head coach's ability to turn around a defense that finished 27th the year before. That confidence paid off as Stroud ended the year as OROY and the Texans' defense rose from its previous 27th ranking to 14th in the league. (Points against)
I doubt it will.but there is always hope.
All good points, however, my post was about their confidence, not ours. Perhaps it's true that the Texans didn't know what type of seasonal numbers Stroud would finish with, but that's not the point. They scouted him, saw whatever they saw, and were impressed enough to draft him second. Houston knew what they had long before he ever took an official NFL live game snap. Additionally, the management team also knew what they hired in Ryans, his reputation preceded him, and like Stroud, their confidence in both hires paid off.
Perhaps Houston would have taken Stroud at #2, but I guarantee their confidence in him would not have been the same as it was for Stroud. Sure there might have been a lot of public pretense, but when you know, you know. OTOH, the Texans, might have taken someone else while looking forward to this draft where the QB options were greater. Who Knows????
Perhaps Houston would have taken Stroud at #2, but I guarantee their confidence in him would not have been the same as it was for Stroud. Sure there might have been a lot of public pretense, but when you know, you know. OTOH, the Texans, might have taken someone else while looking forward to this draft where the QB options were greater. Who Knows????
Btw; We didn't miss on Griffin, they mishandled everything involving him. I said it at the time and I'm sticking to it, and as proof, I offer the "lack of manhood" perspective wherein no one had enough gumption to say "NO!" to this guy and run the organization in a manner that was in the long-term best interest of the franchise. Kyle had an excellent plan for the guy, but Mike played get-along politics with two idiot politicians resulting in an abrupt end to his (RGIII) promising career. Did Griffin play a role in his demise, absolutely, but metaphorically, so does a young child who doesn't know danger when casually crossing the street. Griffin can be excused for not knowing how to protect himself, but there's no excuse imaginable to cover those who knew that he didn't know this and did nothing to protect their investment. Hiring professionals, even baseball people to teach him how to slide would have been something, that might have prevented him from exposing his leg to be hit in the way that it was. A refresher...
Videos of Haloti Ngata Hit on Rg3
Preview
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Except for the Griffin injury and who holds chief responsibility for it, I agree with you about both our Young and the Panthers taking Stroud over Bryce and Houston taking Young... who knows??? (Stranger things have happened)
Perhaps Houston would have taken Stroud at #2, but I guarantee their confidence in him would not have been the same as it was for Stroud. Sure there might have been a lot of public pretense, but when you know, you know. OTOH, the Texans, might have taken someone else while looking forward to this draft where the QB options were greater. Who Knows????
Btw; We didn't miss on Griffin, they mishandled everything involving him. I said it at the time and I'm sticking to it, and as proof, I offer the "lack of manhood" perspective wherein no one had enough gumption to say "NO!" to this guy and run the organization in a manner that was in the long-term best interest of the franchise. Kyle had an excellent plan for the guy, but Mike played get-along politics with two idiot politicians resulting in an abrupt end to his (RGIII) promising career. Did Griffin play a role in his demise, absolutely, but metaphorically, so does a young child who doesn't know danger when casually crossing the street. Griffin can be excused for not knowing how to protect himself, but there's no excuse imaginable to cover those who knew that he didn't know this and did nothing to protect their investment. Hiring professionals, even baseball people to teach him how to slide would have been something, that might have prevented him from exposing his leg to be hit in the way that it was. A refresher...
Videos of Haloti Ngata Hit on Rg3
Btw; here's why I'm not certain Houston would have taken Stroud with the #2 pick in the 2023 draft. They were sold on selecting Bryce Young or Will Anderson. They thought so much of Anderson that they traded up to select him #3 in that draft.
