2024 Houston Texans off-season thread

[Dutchrudder 11,141]

2 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

It’s a shitty, stupid way to build a championship roster. No team that is a championship contender hands out as many 1 year contracts as the Texans 

You OF ALL PEOPLE should be a big fan Nick Caserio's thrift shopping!

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

Most likely specifically signed as an excellent ST player 

Edited March 11 by Hank Kingsley

[TonyTexas 10,515]

Nm

Edited March 11 by TonyTexas

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

43 minutes ago, Fud said:

 

Titans player re: Denico Autry 

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

 

[Bevo 13,579]

32 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

He’s played in 28 games and been in 1,400 plays since the Achilles injury. 

At what level? Did he lose speed? Agility?

[Fud 9,552]

Just now, Bevo said:

At what level? Did he lose speed? Agility?

He's signing a cheap deal. Do the math 

[Chuckie Finster 22,699]

27 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

Not to be insensitive, but are other teams drafting this many players that end up immediately getting diagnosed with cancer?

[tx 3 putt 77,044]

😂😂😂

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,515]

Autry is good value. He’ll be 35ish when his contract expires. Works for me. 

[Ignatius 4,017]

Didn’t we do this shit last year?

Lots of talent still out there, and as much as I wanted Saquon I wouldn’t have gone as high as Philly did for him…

[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

This is a good list. But need to actually sign some of them. 😅

[Fud 9,552]

 

[Rip76 4,943]

I was thinking about Diggs too.

 

[Macklemore 2,872]

3 minutes ago, Fud said:

 

Finally a bit of good news coming on a disappointing day. Also, Alpi, thankfully, only has a bad ankle sprain and bone bruise - no meniscus tear.

[TonyTexas 10,515]

Quite a bit higher than projections 

 

[Bevo 13,579]

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Edge: Josh Uche, Chase Young

There is a huge difference between those two guys.

[HtownHorn 14,722]

6 minutes ago, Bevo said:

There is a huge difference between those two guys.

In terms of perception or production? They seem very similar production wise.

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

52 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Quite a bit higher than projections 

 

One of Demeco's guys. LFG. 

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

 

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,966]

 

[HtownHorn 14,722]

2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

Interesting. He was good when he was the 3rd and 4th option, but could also not stay healthy.

[TonyTexas 10,515]

Townsend was the All-Pro punter in 2022

[TexArcher 37,975]

Well, if we're not gonna have a running back, I guess having a good punter is a good idea.

[Bevo 13,579]

13 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Well, if we're not gonna have a running back, I guess having a good punter is a good idea.

Brooks in the late rounds.

[billfromlaketravis 11,515]

No offense to J Brooks, but it’s a very poor RB draft. They should address the position in free agency and hope for the best in April. 

[Fud 9,552]

There are good RBs in the draft, although you don’t want to go into a season with them penciled in as your starter 

I like Ray Davis 

[Macklemore 2,872]

Money Mixon just got released. Sign him tonight.

 

[Fud 9,552]

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,515]

2 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Money Mixon just got released. Sign him tonight.

 

Good player, but you know… that whole thing. 

[David Dennison 18,922]

This thread is hilarious.

[wildcat09 29,355]

Of course he wants the woman beating sooner.

[Planet Houston 4,930]

10 hours ago, Macklemore said:

Nick Caserio is an average at best GM. His deficiencies are being exposed today. Big fail. Caserio is the anchor that’s holding this team back. Huge disappointment.

 

 

10 hours ago, Macklemore said:

This is a bad day for the Texans. No way to spin it. We are fucked if we don’t sign King Henry if we are serious about improving the RB position. The Eagles are the best run organization in the NFL and they signed Saquon. We were too cheap to spend $4 more million to measure up. Horrible day. 

 

9 hours ago, Macklemore said:

FUCK YOU CASERIO. This one hurts bad. Our 2 best defensive players last year are now gone. Still think this GM doesn’t suck.

 

 

9 hours ago, Macklemore said:

The plane is crashing in the mountain 

 

This is one of the most disappointing days in Houston sports history. We whiffed huge

 

9 hours ago, Macklemore said:

We lost our punter too.

[Murfdogg21 4,413]

Surly:

Caserio: 

Longterm deals that pay players in the top 3 or 5 at their position generally don’t age well, with exceptions like Pat Mahomes and a handful of LTs. Caserio seems like the type who will overspend to the point of paying a player 5-10% above their projected value, but tells free agents goodbye and good luck when other teams back up the Brinks truck. People want Saquan or Henry at RB for the studs they were out of college and early in their careers. There’s a better than average chance some third round rookie will have a better season than one or both of those guys. The Patriots sustained success by pairing a HOF QB with an excellent HC and mostly undervalued supporting players. Outside of KC/Mahomes, every team struggles to remain perennial contenders because their star players eat up a high % of the cap and when inevitably gets injured or starts to suck, the team has a rough season and has to retool. I don’t know who’s going to fill all these positions for Houston, but I feel like the dodged a bullet by not handing out $27M/yr to a second tier DT, or a big contract to a RB that may be cut in a year. 

[Fud 9,552]

By the way, Arik Armstead hasn't been released yet

[Fud 9,552]

Also, Aaron Jones could be a nice fit considering he played in a similar offense for the last five years, probably depending on price

[Macklemore 2,872]

8 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

Of course he wants the woman beating sooner.

That happened 10 years ago when he was a 17 year old. 

[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

Just now, Macklemore said:

That happened 10 years ago when he was a 17 year old. 

Exactly - it happened.

[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

OK so I was unfamiliar with Danielle Hunter’s game. Apologies Mr Hunter. The consensus among so called experts is he would be an upgrade over Greenard (!?). I think people underrate Greenard, he was so badass for us in pass & run. But, let’s go get this dude.

[TonyTexas 10,515]

14 minutes ago, Fud said:

Also, Aaron Jones could be a nice fit considering he played in a similar offense for the last five years, probably depending on price

Jones goes to the Vikings. Nick is runout of options

[Fud 9,552]

12 minutes ago, The Earl of Texas said:

OK so I was unfamiliar with Danielle Hunter’s game. Apologies Mr Hunter. The consensus among so called experts is he would be an upgrade over Greenard (!?). I think people underrate Greenard, he was so badass for us in pass & run. But, let’s go get this dude.

He's been consistently better than Greenard, but Greenard is younger and is entering his prime

[Fud 9,552]

6 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Jones goes to the Vikings. Nick is runout of options

There's always options at running back in the banana stand 

[Macklemore 2,872]

What the hell is Caserio doing. This was one of the best FA RB classes in years and he has completely whiffed. Sign King Henry now. This RB draft class sucks.

Edited March 12 by Macklemore

[Fud 9,552]

There isn't a first round RB in this class, but there are ~9 good RBs who can be in rotations as rookies. Ray Davis played for a McVay guy at Kentucky, so he should be able to step in day one, for instance

Were people freaking out last year before Caserio signed Singletary for $3.75m? How did that turn out? 

[Macklemore 2,872]

38 minutes ago, Fud said:

There isn't a first round RB in this class, but there are ~9 good RBs who can be in rotations as rookies. Ray Davis played for a McVay guy at Kentucky, so he should be able to step in day one, for instance

Were people freaking out last year before Caserio signed Singletary for $3.75m? How did that turn out? 

We were 23rd in the league in rushing. The biggest weakness we have as a team is not being to run the ball well. We lost our best rusher off a bottom 10 in the league rushing attack. 

[Fud 9,552]

2 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

We were 23rd in the league in rushing. The biggest weakness we have as a team is not being to run the ball well. We lost our best rusher off a bottom 10 in the league rushing attack. 

That metric was pretty good considering the offensive line injuries the team dealt with all season

[Macklemore 2,872]

 

[Fud 9,552]

Has that guy had scoops in the past? I'd be surprised if Houston signed Mixon based on his history, and that could easily be coming from the Mixon end 

[Fud 9,552]

ILB depth

 

[Murfdogg21 4,413]

Maybe Houston knows that Dameon Pierce roided up all offseason and is about to murder some people next season?