Punching Bag Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Houston Texans sign Tyrod Taylor as backup on March 22 playing for his "ex QB coach" David Culley. Current Contract Tyrod Taylor signed a 1 year, $5,500,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $2,500,000 signing bonus, $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000. In 2021, Taylor will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, a signing bonus of $2,500,000 and a roster bonus of $323,529, while carrying a cap hit of $5,323,529 and a dead cap value of $2,500,000. They also have Ryan Finley who is a 3 year QB who they traded for this year from Bengals on March 23, 2021. He has a $850,000 contract Texans then sign Stanford's Davis Mills as 3rd pick and player who started for 2 years at Stanford. If Watson is put on Commissioner's list (likely) the Texans have to pay salary for most of those players. Texans could be hoping that someone will trade for him before he is put on Commissioner's list. Are Texans as badly managed as when B👁️B was in charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 It's hard enough for Bills fans to know much about the Bills' salary cap, let alone what's going on with another team. Big picture, though, the Texans were a playoff team that was good but not competitive with the Chiefs. Instead of trying to get better they seem to have decided to crash the roster, purging all the talented players, so they can now tank and then rebuild. The Sabres can show any other sport how badly that can work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 It looks like they are preparing for life after the predator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, JMF2006 said: It looks like they are preparing for life after the predator. Agreed. I think they are preparing for life after Watson. Mills was a reach of a pick. I fully expect them to be sitting close to the top of the draft order next year and taking a QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Just now, H2o said: Agreed. I think they are preparing for life after Watson. Mills was a reach of a pick. I fully expect them to be sitting close to the top of the draft order next year and taking a QB. I think he was the best of the second tier QB's in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, JMF2006 said: I think he was the best of the second tier QB's in the draft. Hard to say. When I watch him he reminds me of Eli Manning with a lesser arm. He gets spotty with his accuracy the further the ball travels into the intermediate levels of the field. His WR's bailed him out a lot from what I saw. I think he has backup potential, but he won't be a long term starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, JMF2006 said: It looks like they are preparing for life after the predator. Like this.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Maybe they're just taking a page from Chuckie's book. "Do QBs come in convenient 6 and 12 packs?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjv001 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) DeShawn Watson played his last play for the Texans last year. Once his legal troubles are behind him, he will playing for another team. If he's suspended for a good portion of 2021, and Tua falters in Miami, he very well could be a Dolphin midway through the 2021 season. Edited May 8, 2021 by gjv001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 They're tanking for Tua. 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 The situation in Houston is a complete ***** storm. Good luck with all of that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Limeaid said: Houston Texans sign Tyrod Taylor as backup on March 22 playing for his "ex QB coach" David Culley. Current Contract Tyrod Taylor signed a 1 year, $5,500,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $2,500,000 signing bonus, $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000. In 2021, Taylor will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, a signing bonus of $2,500,000 and a roster bonus of $323,529, while carrying a cap hit of $5,323,529 and a dead cap value of $2,500,000. They also have Ryan Finley who is a 3 year QB who they traded for this year from Bengals on March 23, 2021. He has a $850,000 contract Texans then sign Stanford's Davis Mills as 3rd pick and player who started for 2 years at Stanford. If Watson is put on Commissioner's list (likely) the Texans have to pay salary for most of those players. Texans could be hoping that someone will trade for him before he is put on Commissioner's list. Are Texans as badly managed as when B👁️B was in charge? Finley was acquired swapping a 6 for a 7 and has 850k salary... I don’t think it’s terrible to take a few swings in their situation and he’s cheap as hell to do it with. Especially at the timing he was gotten. even if watsons fully cleared and somehow plays for them the depth chart is Watson - a reliable cheap vet and a mid round pick with Finley cut. assuming no Watson they have a safe albeit boring starter and two very long shot prospects for a combined 7m in cap hit, roughly. it’s uncharted territory to have a franchise qb that was already pushing a trade end up in legal issues- I can’t say they are a train wreck in how they approached the personnel side so far. Edited May 8, 2021 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I wonder if they phoned Watson before they signed Tyrod and the kid from Stanford..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, machine gun kelly said: Like this.. Kinda looks like Edmunds huh? He needs some advice for this Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Kinda looks like Edmunds huh? He needs some advice for this Halloween. Edmunds would make the perfect predator!! They are practically clones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Everyone is picking Houston as the worst team & the favorite for the #1 pick, but as we've seen here, Tyrod is just good enough to win enough games to keep them from getting the #1 pick. When Tyrod was here I used to call him a "Wheel Spinner" because he wasn't good enough to get you anywhere in the playoffs, but could keep you from being bad enough to get a top draft choice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: Everyone is picking Houston as the worst team & the favorite for the #1 pick, but as we've seen here, Tyrod is just good enough to win enough games to keep them from getting the #1 pick. When Tyrod was here I used to call him a "Wheel Spinner" because he wasn't good enough to get you anywhere in the playoffs, but could keep you from being bad enough to get a top draft choice. Yea but top to bottom their other 52 players are worse right now than ours were around him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 21 minutes ago, NoSaint said: Yea but top to bottom their other 52 players are worse right now than ours were around him He won about half his starts with the Bills. All he has to do is win 1/4 of his Houston starts & if he starts the whole season that will be enough to keep them from the #1 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said: He won about half his starts with the Bills. All he has to do is win 1/4 of his Houston starts & if he starts the whole season that will be enough to keep them from the #1 pick. It depends if head coach follow Brian Flores/s model of developing QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: I wonder if they phoned Watson before they signed Tyrod and the kid from Stanford..... Watson is now disgruntled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Probably some sort of blood ritual to appease whatever Elder God they seemed to of pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 What are they doing? Hoping like hell something works out right for them, for a change..., 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: I wonder if they phoned Watson before they signed Tyrod and the kid from Stanford..... I heard he was in the middle of a massage when they tried to contact him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Don Otreply said: What are they doing? Hoping like hell something works out right for them, for a change..., Yup. They’re just throwing whatever they can at the problem. It isn’t much, but it’s what they can do at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsmystic Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Not sure what the new Texans GM was supposed to with the QB spot- -inherited a pissed off QB demanding trade (Watson) -QB in all kinds of trouble getting a message from 7,000 women (Watson) He could not anticipate either of these things To top it off, Texans had no 1st OR 2nd round pick. That's bad So they got a decent free agent place holder (Tyrod) and drafted a rookie they hope can play and/or develop Guy is doing the best he can with the hand he was dealt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, CaptnCoke11 said: Watson is now disgruntled Technically he had to regruntle after the 20th molested massage therapist stepped forward 2 hours ago, TBBills said: I heard he was in the middle of a massage when they tried to contact him. At which point he told the massage therapist: “hold my...” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said: Everyone is picking Houston as the worst team & the favorite for the #1 pick, but as we've seen here, Tyrod is just good enough to win enough games to keep them from getting the #1 pick. When Tyrod was here I used to call him a "Wheel Spinner" because he wasn't good enough to get you anywhere in the playoffs, but could keep you from being bad enough to get a top draft choice. I think Tyrod’s gone downhill since then. He’s entirely capable of leading Houston to a 1-16 record. That organization is absolutely awful. David Cully?? Are you f-ing kidding me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 It will be a future without Deshaun that’s for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 10:42 PM, Limeaid said: Houston Texans sign Tyrod Taylor as backup on March 22 playing for his "ex QB coach" David Culley. Current Contract Tyrod Taylor signed a 1 year, $5,500,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $2,500,000 signing bonus, $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000. In 2021, Taylor will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, a signing bonus of $2,500,000 and a roster bonus of $323,529, while carrying a cap hit of $5,323,529 and a dead cap value of $2,500,000. They also have Ryan Finley who is a 3 year QB who they traded for this year from Bengals on March 23, 2021. He has a $850,000 contract Texans then sign Stanford's Davis Mills as 3rd pick and player who started for 2 years at Stanford. If Watson is put on Commissioner's list (likely) the Texans have to pay salary for most of those players. Texans could be hoping that someone will trade for him before he is put on Commissioner's list. Are Texans as badly managed as when B👁️B was in charge? What exactly is wrong with any of these moves OP? They all look legitimate to me. If Watson's legal troubles never arise they probably never draft Mills or any QB in this years draft and go into the season with Watson, Tyrod and Finley. That's perfectly normal. But at this point who knows what Watson's status is for this season. But it is leaning towards him not playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 IMO these are the moves you make when you are interested in selling the team, and making it look as financially healthy as possible on the balance sheet. You jettison as many long term contracts as you can. Trading Watson, which I feel will happen before the new season, is part of that strategy. Janice McNair is 85 years old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said: Everyone is picking Houston as the worst team & the favorite for the #1 pick, but as we've seen here, Tyrod is just good enough to win enough games to keep them from getting the #1 pick. When Tyrod was here I used to call him a "Wheel Spinner" because he wasn't good enough to get you anywhere in the playoffs, but could keep you from being bad enough to get a top draft choice. I wish Tyrod the best but he has greatly regressed from his first two seasons in Buffalo. His final season here was bad and he's been even worst than that final season with us since then. Hopefully he can find his groove again but at this point in his career it seems unlikely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) On 5/8/2021 at 8:54 AM, Albany,n.y. said: Everyone is picking Houston as the worst team & the favorite for the #1 pick, but as we've seen here, Tyrod is just good enough to win enough games to keep them from getting the #1 pick. When Tyrod was here I used to call him a "Wheel Spinner" because he wasn't good enough to get you anywhere in the playoffs, but could keep you from being bad enough to get a top draft choice. Tyrod helped end the drought. Not a franchise quarterback for sure, be he has earned my respect. Edited May 10, 2021 by longtimebillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) They are trying to make sure they have a possible Quarterback of the future. Deshaun Watson is not playing another down in Houston. My personal view is that was the case even before his legal issues arose but that only further solidified that he is done as a Texan. You can't convince anyone you are going anywhere with Tyrod so they took a shot on a guy who might be the answer. If they are bad, as we all expect, Tyrod will be benched by mid season and if Mills plays and is good then they finally have a normal lot of draft capital in 2022 to build around him. If he plays and is awful they are likely drafting in the top 3 next year and can take a Quarterback there. I know everyone reacted shocked to the Mills pick but I thought it was smart. What I liked less was them then giving up future draft picks in 2022 to trade back into the 3rd for Nico Collins. Nothing against Collins as a player, but it didn't make much sense from a strategic viewpoint. Edited May 10, 2021 by GunnerBill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 21 hours ago, dpberr said: IMO these are the moves you make when you are interested in selling the team, and making it look as financially healthy as possible on the balance sheet. You jettison as many long term contracts as you can. Trading Watson, which I feel will happen before the new season, is part of that strategy. Janice McNair is 85 years old. That is an interesting theory and not one I'd remotely considered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 21 hours ago, dpberr said: IMO these are the moves you make when you are interested in selling the team, and making it look as financially healthy as possible on the balance sheet. You jettison as many long term contracts as you can. Trading Watson, which I feel will happen before the new season, is part of that strategy. Janice McNair is 85 years old. The above makes a ton of sense. At 85 (with billions in your pocket mind you) who would need the drama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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