Fud

I think at this point Majors is safely draftable. It’s just a matter of whether or not he wants do return for another year. He has a Covid year if he wants it

We'll see if Houston still has issues running the ball

No Ed Oliver or Khalil Shakir

I think he's potentially ascending into the top five of the draft depending on where the QBs end up, rather than just being thought of as a first rounder

"Cameron Williams, RT, Texas For those who watched Texas’ win at Michigan, you might know Williams as the right tackle who kept getting penalized (four flags in that game). The Michigan game was Williams’ third career start, and his first on the road, so youthful mistakes were expected. But the main takeaways from his overall film are his smooth movement skills and powerful grip strength, especially for a player with his size (6-foot-5, 335 pounds) and length. Williams was (hilariously) flagged for holding on this play, which negated a Quinn Ewers’ touchdown pass. Clearly, it was a clean rep for the right tackle and illustrated his ability to control the edge. Though still raw, Williams is smooth and strong in his kick slide to protect the edge (only two pressures allowed this season), and his range is impressive when Texas asks him to get out in space. Most have Texas left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. penciled-in as a first-rounder, but some scouts believe Williams’ raw traits ultimately could make him the higher draft pick."

Someone to watch for who might eventually be viewed as one of the top defensive prospects in the draft is Kentucky DL Deone Walker. He's 6'6, 340, athletic, and lines up all over the place and causes hell. Watch the Georgia game.

tldr: they don't love this matchup for Houston https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bills-vs-texans-preview-2025-mock-draft-will-travis/id1757723241?i=1000671727101

That makes me think, what's the most demented 31 movie nights you can make? The four Art the Clown movies, the original Martyrs, the original The Hills Have Eyes, Hellraiser, Audition, and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre all would make it, off the top of the dome

I've only watched them once, but I remember thinking Terrifier 2 was the best pure slasher that's come out in years. Elite slasher. But very fucked up

All Hallows' Eve, Terrifier, Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3 These will fuck you up, and take up four of your days

60% OL execution, 20% coordinating, 20% injuries (Mixon, Dell, banged up OL)

I posted elsewhere before the season that Lassiter at +6600 for this award was nice value. Now he's down to +800 to +900

Another QB the tools queens of the NFL might like too much is Drew Allar

Brugler with an info dump on Mays' pod - Underwhelming offensive class in the first round. Good RB and TE, weak elsewhere. Strong defensive class. Not a top heavy class, in part because of the QB position. Good depth in the 2nd/3rd round - The top guys like Travis Hunter, Will Johnson, Masan Graham, Burden, McMillan, aren't at the very top in a typical class. Big drop off after Burden/McMillan to WR3. He doesn't have a clear WR3 yet - Once again, off ball backer is weak. OT thin; a lot of NFL scouts like his top two at guard better than tackle (Campbell and Banks) because they're hunting for "traits" at the position that they can then develop. Mentions that it wouldn't surprise him if Cam Williams will go over Banks because of his traits making him a more clear tackle prospect for a team. Mentions "the Minnesota guy" as another tackle to guard. Can land a stud interior guy. - Loves the corners in this draft. Talks about how Hunter doesn't need to think out there at corner because his instincts and football IQ are so high. Teams might want him at corner because elite corners are tougher to find, but he might want to play WR since they get paid more. Wouldn't surprise him if he were the first non-QB taken. As a WR only he's a top ten prospect in this class because of his athleticism. "Why are teams throwing at him?". East Carolina guy tore his ACL and went from a top 20 lock to probably 2nd rounder - Raves about Ashton Jeanty. In his August big board had him at #25 overall, and he's only rising up his board. Reminds him of LaDainian Tomlinson. Breaks tackles. Natural pass catcher. Long speed. Low center of gravity makes it tough to tackle him. It'll be hard to keep him out of his final top ten - Sounds disgusted about this QB class. There's much more pure talent than the Pickett class, but can you commit to any of these guys in the top ten of a draft? - Calls Beck "a poor man's Matt Ryan", relies on 50/50 balls too much. What's his distinguishing trait? Kind of average across the board. He's getting exposed without Bowers and McConkey cheat codes. Not a lock to go in the first. Might be QB1 for some teams, but some will have him in the 3rd/4th - Quinn misses too much time, not a big frame, some things about his game bothers some teams. He'll have a chance to impress teams as the season goes on in big games - Cam Ward could be this draft's riser. Too many turnover worthy plays. He's a 5th year senior but played in a running offense in high school and then a raid offense at a small school, and so he still needs a lot of reps to improve, and in the NFL teams don't have a lot of patience if you're turning the ball over. If he cuts down on the turnover worthy throws as the season goes on he could go high. Mentions that he's throwing to three WRs who'll get drafted - Shedeur is accurate. Not very big. Arm is closer to average than good. He'll need to do well in the interview process because teams have some concerns; how will he do in a locker room full of grown men? Will Deion steer him away from teams? - Milroe is now in the QB1 conversation. "Rocket fueled Jalen Hurts"; has better speed and a bigger arm. Best athlete on the field in a game full of NFL players. Good passer down the field, needs to get better in the intermediate. Also similar to Hurts, has good football character and is known as a tireless worker. Getting more comfortable reading defenses. Is a work in progress in some areas. Will he always be a work in progress in those areas? Stares down WRs at times. Needs to get better at some passing small details. Mays points out that Hurts still struggles in the intermediate

Listening to Tice's pod this morning, he thinks that one issue with Houston's run game is they're giving tells by formation. He says he frequently knows what play they're about to run based on how they're lined up, and if he knows it the defense definitely knows it. He's curious to see if they're able to clean that up after the bye.

No Von this week

Milroe seems like he could at least be Jalen Hurts, minus the superman QB sneak ability

I'd take Tet McMillan and punt on QB in the top ten

Yep

Right now it looks like five QBs who could potentially go in the first (in no order- Quinn, Ward, Milroe, Sanders, Ward) with better talents like Arch and Raiola on the horizon. Do you take one of these guys now or wait and see if you can land the better talent?

This Jacksonville win was huge. It gives Houston a buffer for a potential loss to Buffalo this week. Jacksonville plays Indianapolis likely without Richardson; a Jacksonville win would be nice for Houston. Mixon and Dell should return soon. Autry comes back for week 7. Houston still has Buffalo, Green Bay, NJY, Detroit, Dallas, KC, and Baltimore on the schedule, so buckle up

Jacksonville is 0-4. Their divisional title chances are on life support

The early season sloppiness continues