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I don't think it has much to do with "trends" and is instead more about it just being a rare occurrence that an NFL team can reunite first round talent pairings of QB and WR from the same college team in the NFL. Think about what that takes...Like this year, when both are coming out same year and both are top first round prospects, a team will need 2 first round picks in that specific year, and in draft slots where they can realistic draft both players. Texans this year have #2 and and #12 making it possible given both are coming out at the same time. But that perfect storm of circumstances is pretty extraordinary to already have. If said team did not have 2 first round picks, it would then require them to make some sort of big trade up just to get the 2nd guy (likely the WR). Then you have the scenario where the QB and WR aren't both in the same draft. That means a team has to draft one of them in one draft, and then be in the right draft slot in a future draft to land the other. Of course said team also has to need/want a player at the position in that draft spot too instead of someone else at OL, Edge, DT, CB, RB, etc. Like the Bengals did with adding the QB first in Burrow, then Chase the next draft. That is why I think it really isn't about trends, more about how rare the opportunity arises where pairing a top end college QB & WR in the NFL actually occurs. There are a lot of circumstances that have to happen for that to become possible.

With the 33rd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select: Edge, B.J. Ojulari, LSU CLICK HERE FOR HIGHLIGHTS After setting a new foundation for our offense with CJ Stroud and JSN in the first, we are excited to bring in a pass rusher to our defense who has an elite ability to bend the edge, maybe even best in this class. He has superb balance and body control when turning the corner and possesses an explosive first step. We love his length and how he uses it to keep clean during the rush with his impressive and effective pass rush moves. We believe that length can help him improve as a defender against the run allowing him to set the edge and give himself a wide tackle radius. Round 1, pick 2: QB, CJ Stroud, Ohio State Round 1, Pick 12: WR, Jaxon Smith-Njigba Round 2, Pick 33: Edge, B.J. Ojulari, LSU Texans are done with our 2 round draft and feel really good about landing a QB/WR combo to build our offense around for years to come who already have great chemistry and while adding a pass rushing specialist to our defense. @manncand the Arizona Cardinals are now on the clock!

I don't know all the ends and outs that would need to happen, but just saying that he wont be coming here under the contract terms he currently has. That is for Beane to figure out as a cap management expert on what can be done to afford bringing him in. End of the day, if they can't figure out the numbers, he won't be coming here because I think there is very little chance Beane trades for him at his currently salary the next 2 seasons.

I get what you are saying, and not saying Von is doomed. But, an ACL tear is an ACL tear. As far as Tre goes, not sure the meniscus had much to do with his delayed return and sub par play once he returned. I had a meniscus surgery and went on a bar hopping bike ride for 18 miles just 20 days after surgery. Totally get why you still see Von is elite based on last season, but if we are being honest, a lot of that was front loaded in the first part of the season. Von only had 2 sacks and 9 tackles in his last 5 games before getting hurt. Not sure I would refer to that stretch of 5 games as elite level production. He certainly looked elite at times, especially earlier in the season. But as the season wore on, his impact lessened and I remember some games where a lot of us were wondering why he wasn't showing up more. So for me, its a lot to ask to expect any 34 year old DE to come back and still be consistently at an elite level over a season and playoffs. To expect one coming off an ACL injury to be elite still at age 34 is an even bigger ask. And to think he can get that injury in week 10 and then be back at an elite level to start the season feels like a stretch. I am rooting for Von, so fingers crossed he beats the odds and can get back to being at an elite level for us this year. But I definitely think bringing him along slow using PUP list and getting into form and having fresh legs ahead of playoffs is the better plan than trying to get him out there as soon as possible.

He wasn't 34 years old in 2013 though. Tre White in his prime was a shell of himself coming back last year and came back way later than he or anyone else expected too. So while I remain hopeful, I am also not banking on a 34 year old to recover the same he did when he was in his early 20's or be the same player after injury either.

I dont think there has ever been a scenario though where we trade for Hopkins and keep his existing contract. Any acquisition of Hopkins would include some sort of reworked deal and also likely include AZ eating some of his salary.

While I do not expect us to both trade for Hopkins and draft a 1st round WR, I think your "why" here is incorrect. It would be absolutely ideal to trade for Hopkins and also draft a first round WR. Hopkins is more of a 2 year plan if we trade for him, and Diggs is only 6 months younger. Those guys are not here for "years to come", in fact, I don't expect Diggs to be here more than 2 to 3 more years between age and contract size, and I would think the same for Hopkins. Any young WR we took now would be groomed to take over as WR1 in the next 2-3 seasons, which is about the time WR's really start reaching their peak most often anyway. However, there is no way we trade for Hopkins and draft a WR in round 1 because we can't afford to invest that much into the position right now. We have too many other needs to do both. If there is any chance we are still considering a Hopkins trade, I have a feeling Beane wants to see how the draft falls first. If the reports are true that they love Addison, I have no doubt they would prefer to make a trade that landed them him with his rookie price for 5 years than make a big trade for Hopkins costing them money and draft capital for say 2 years. Not to mention the increased risks with injury as players age. If the board falls in a way where Beane misses out on one of the WR's he covets, then I think he might take another look at Hopkins potentially and see if he can get a deal there he is comfortable with.

I mean that is great and all, but TO didn't do anything in his chances with the CFL and the fan controlled league in his most recent attempts to play. He has no shot of winning a roster spot on an NFL team. Its one thing to run fast in a straight line in shorts, it is a whole other thing at 48 to make violent and hard cuts in pads with full contact. Not to mention, hand eye coordination significantly degrades with time too. That being said pretty impressive 40 at age 48...he is just not a football player anymore.

The comparison to pre-fat Karlos Williams makes a lot of sense. As far as being Taiwan Jones level of special teams ace, yeah I wasn't suggesting that he would be as good as Taiwan was as a rookie, but more highlighting the degree that McBeane value ST contributions by carrying someone like Taiwan solely for his ST contributions. And Roschon represents an opportunity to get someone who could both contribute at their designated position and be valuable on special teams. There is a lot of buzz he is rising up draft boards, so I am not sure he gets to us in the 5th. I think he could go anywhere between the 3rd and 5th rounds, so will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Looking at the draft and trying to envision how the early rounds could unfold and who might be targets as we start entering into day 3, there is one guy that keeps standing out to me, and that is RB, Roschon, Johnson from Texas. I already know there are going to be people here whose first response is that he isn't fast enough. He ran fast enough at the combine to silence those concerns, but if anyone is focusing on just that anyway then they are missing the bigger picture with Johsnon who was the backup to Bijan this year. His acceleration is the same as both Bijan and Gibbs, they just have a higher long ball speed. But we already have home run speed in Cook, what we need is that slasher tough runner who can keep moving the chains, and Roschon is all that and more. A former 4 star recruit at QB, converted to RB out of team necessity, he has gone on to excel in just about every way imaginable for a RB. Not only is he is tough runner, he is very good in all the other aspects of being a RB including as a receiver, blocking, and pass protection. He was also the best special teams player for Texas. Everything about this guy has McBeane written all over him. And most people didn't even notice that the Bills took him out to dinner because the Bills took both him and Bijan out together and everyone was so focused on Bijan. So there is established interest here both in the player and the position by Beane and the Bills. We carried a RB in Taiwan for years despite providing no contributions at RB just because of what he brought to ST's. Roschon is a guy who could contribute both as a RB and a ST ace. He is rising up the draft boards as GM's have been salivating at how versatile he is. I've seen a lot of chatter that some GM's even think he might be the most versatile back in the draft. While I am not posting with this based on any "inside" knowledge of the significance of the Bills interest, I do think the fit here is intriguing as a duo with Cook. And based on what I know of Beane and McD, he feels like someone who would be in real consideration as we get into day 3 and on of the draft. We already have our faster home run threat in Cook, Roschon could be that potential compliment to Cook to groom behind Harris this year while also being a valuable ST contributor.

With the 12th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select: WR, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State CLICK HERE FOR HIGHLIGHTS We can not pass up an opportunity to reunite JSN with CJ here at the next level. We love the chemistry these two have already exhibited and believe they can be the next Burrow-Chase type pairing here in the NFL. We love the toughness JSN brings to the game and willingness to go over the middle, make contested catches, and track the ball. He is an athletic and smooth route runner with soft hands. We can't wait to see CJ and JSN continue to their journey together and anchor this offense and franchise for the years to come. Round 1, pick 2: QB, CJ Stroud, Ohio State Round 1, pick 11: WR, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State Round 2, Pick 33: TBD @aristocratand the NY Jests are now on the clock.

Honestly, this is really the exact way I see it as well. I personally think Addison is the top WR, but I don't necessarily think he will be the first off the board. Our best hope is he gets to around pick 20 and Beane starts hitting the phones. I have a hard time seeing Beane spend what it would take to go higher than that. And there is still a good chance he doesn't last to 20, or that someone else makes a more aggressive offer to trade up to get him than us. Fingers crossed, but I am not very optimistic he will get close enough to our pick where its a cost Beane would be willing to pay.

Same number of touches Dorsey gets him most games

Agreed, I think he is the top WR in the class, and I also have a hard time seeing him get close enough to us where we could afford to trade up.

Agreed, I think that is the time Beane will look to move up, and if the buzz is true and they love Addison, then yes that’s when they start looking at ways to get him. I personally would love to land Addison. My comments about OL were more about if we missed out on the playmakers we wanted and ended up staying out at 27. But I do still think they want to go get a WR and that a trade up if their guy is getting close is possible. Dallas picking ahead of us is a real problem, they could easily go with an offensive playmaker there too, so wouldn’t surprise me at all to see Beane trade up somewhere in the 20’s to get their guy.

That play did happen, and agreed, it was a great play on Revis…but the issue is that it’s still one play. Revis statistically dominated their matchups. In 5 games, Stevie averaged 3.6 Rec for 47 yards with a poor 48% catch rate. This board talks about this play like it was the only play ever surrendered by Revis. This lore that Stevie owned Revis (as someone previously put it) is just not accurate at all and solely based on this one play in a game we didn’t even win. To put it in better context…Stevie literally had more game losing drops than he had amazing TD’s on Revis.

It’s hard not to like Harrison for us. He’s probably the 2nd best pure pass blocking OL in the draft. And it’s no secret we are a high volume pass attack and that’s not likely going to change anytime soon with Josh Allen here. That being said, I still think a WR is probably their preferred target, but like you said it all depends on how the board falls. I could see us going OL if their top playmaker options are gone if said OL is their BPA. And I think Harrison would be in that convo or maybe someone like O’Cyrus falls to us (although I expect him to go before our pick).

With the 2nd pick in the NFL draft, the Houston Texans select: QB, CJ Stroud, Ohio State CLICK HERE FOR HIGHLIGHTS We are excited to get our guy and who we believe will be the leader of our franchise for the foreseeable future. CJ has everything we want in a QB and we believe his intangibles will translate into being a great passer at this next level. @manncand the Arizona Cardinals are now on the clock!

I get the concern, but I would add that the season is still 5 months away, and that would 8 months since the alleged incident with Britt. So I am pretty confident a young super star athlete will figure out how to cope with a breakup by then. And if this story is true, it was Josh who seems more likely ready to move on anyway given he had not yet proposed after all these years and then allegedly stepped out on her at least once. So, for me, I have zero concern this is something that is going to affect his play come September.

I will add though…let’s not forget the entire gravity of weight this team shouldered all season. Araiza, Knox’s brother dying, mass shooting, blizzards and deaths, and Hamlin. I mean, there was a lot these guys had to ordeal, with Hamlin being probably the heaviest being it was the closest to the team and had to witness it live on the field. So, even if there is truth to the relationship stuff, it would be completely unfair to say that was the main culprit to affecting Josh Allens play. And quite honestly, the whole team was awful, including our coordinators, not just Allen in that Bengals game.

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If you watched the In Season coverage of them you would also see Baker have the most heart, play the next week after sustaining a high ankle sprain even though he was in pain and should miss multiple weeks. Any team will be greatly fortunate to land Baker. He won’t be a Bill obviously, but he is a rare player and the kind of guy you want in your locker room. Big fan of his

I’m not one to care about personal life decisions, and even if there is truth to cheating, people don’t know the circumstances that can lead to those decisions. It’s always easy to throw stones until you’re in it. My buddy had never cheated before, but he was in a 8 year relationship that was romantically dead but they still had fun like friends and got along great. But in their final 3 years they slept together twice. This led to an unexpected temptation when he felt a passionate connection with someone else who was also someone who had never cheated or thought she could ever be “the other woman”. Well…those two are married today and have 2 incredible kids are obsessed with each other still today almost a decade later. Just because Josh and Britt posted pics and stuff together doesn’t mean everything was still clicking at home on all cylinders. How many people get together as young as they did and then the fire fizzles and curiosity of exploring what else is out there sinks in. Then you add in the massive amount of temptation that is going to be put in front of someone like him, and things can just happen. If the romance side wasn’t popping for Josh and Britt after being together so long, it’s gonna be nearly impossible for a young star athlete to avoid and resist all the temptation thrown at him. But none of that means any of the rumors are true. It is weird she doesn’t follow him anymore because she 100% did before. But she also has not deleted any of the pics from her IG page that gave him in them. So maybe it’s something they are still working through if something did happen. All that being said…who cares. People deal with loss, it’s part of life. Obsessing over one’s dating life is a waste of time. Doesn’t matter if it did or didn’t affect Josh’s play, those games are over. All that matters now is the next game and that is still 5 months away and I am pretty sure a rich young NFL QB will be over a breakup in 5 months from now. So let them have their privacy

The issue is we already have a young promising player at the slot. Gabe on the outside was a weak spot. And Gabe has a bigger issue…his contract is coming up and I don’t think there is much chance Beane will pay him what he will get in the open market unless he makes a big leap forward. And then there is Diggs who is 30. So outside WR is a more pressing need to get in now so they can get experience before potentially taking over a starting spot from Gave or maybe even Diggs in 2 years. Granted, the slot position is the least proven, but the staff is also pretty high on Shakir too. So I think they are more likely looking for outside help, although I don’t doubt they would take a slot guy if that who was the BPA. As someone who is high on Shakir still, I would still admittedly be pretty excited to see someone like Josh Downs still get picked up. But because I believe in Shakir, my preference is they bring someone in to compete with Gabe and either take over or at least push him.

Thanks for running this beast, you kill it every year bro!