2024 Houston Texans off-season thread

[TonyTexas 10,481]

 

[Fud 9,545]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Whomp, whomp. More depth I guess

 

Houston has done really well with their cheap one year signings recently 

[Macklemore 2,871]

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.

 

Edited March 11 by Macklemore

[TonyTexas 10,481]

^^^
There’s the Icono overreaction that we all know and love. 

[Rip76 4,912]

Not a good day.

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

Moss from Indy, go get him

I was never sold on barkley 

[Fud 9,545]

I'm more than happy that we aren't paying top-dollar for Saquon

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

1 minute ago, Fud said:

I'm more than happy that we aren't paying top-dollar for Saquon

 

 

hard pass 

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

I think the ravens land henry 

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

Henry still available 

[Macklemore 2,871]

12 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

^^^
There’s the Icono overreaction that we all know and love. 

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. 

Edited March 11 by Macklemore

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

I'd rather us invest in our OL and keep throwing scrub RBs back there than invest a chunk of change in Saquon with very little up front to keep him healthy. 

[destroya 367]

I know it’s been asked, but why didn’t they franchise Greenard? 

[Fud 9,545]

The team knows Greenard better than anyone else. I'm not an appeal to authority guy, but when teams let their own guys walk, they're usually correct. Houston might get a good comp pick down the line

Wilkins ending up in a four team auction among teams with cap space, and at some point you have to walk away when the most desperate team keeps matching offers

I didn't love the idea of Saquon and I'm a bit alarmed Houston even gave him a competative offer, but I'm guessing DeMeco wanted him. Houston should be able to find good RB production for much cheaper in this offense, and also has a chance to draft a good fit like Ray Davis 

There will be second and third tier options out there at various positions who'll provide surplus value once teams start using up most their cap space, and the team will be deeper going after those options since it couldn't land the top of the market guys

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

6 minutes 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. 

How have we not learned that RB is the easiest position to fill in the NFL. The learning curve is very small. You either have the natural running instincts or don't.  Obviously blocking is important as well but nearly as much as it used to be with the modernization of the NFL passing game. 

I'm glad Barkley got paid and want all RBs to do well financially in their careers. But if your goal is to win Super Bowls and manage the salary cap, the best thing to do offensively is find cheaper options at RB. 

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

How have we not learned that RB is the easiest position to fill in the NFL. The learning curve is very small. You either have the natural running instincts or don't.  Obviously blocking is important as well but nearly as much as it used to be with the modernization of the NFL passing game. 

I'm glad Barkley got paid and want all RBs to do well financially in their careers. But if your goal is to win Super Bowls and manage the salary cap, the best thing to do offensively is find cheaper options at RB. 

need a runner that matches your blocking scheme 

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

need a runner that matches your blocking scheme 

Yes. There should be plenty of options on a manageable contract. 

[TonyTexas 10,481]

GB just released Aaron Jones. He’s older (29) but fits this offense. 

Edited March 11 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

Ouch, cashman to the vikings for $8mil+ a year

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

These popular Texan fan accounts bitching on Twitter are just a bunch of star chasers/stans. Completely worthless with zero knowledge. 

[Macklemore 2,871]

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

 

[Fud 9,545]

Negged

[billfromlaketravis 11,357]

Too much for Greenard. Way too much for Wilkins. I hope the organization knows something about Greenard that’s not public information, but not tagging him is puzzling.

Hunter won’t take a hometown discount, but he’s from Katy. 

[TonyTexas 10,481]

 

Edited March 11 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

Low risk / High reward

[TexasHooch 5,117]

Cashman Is from the Twin Cities and went to school at Minnesota.  Plus, LBs/DEs love Flores.

[Fud 9,545]

 

[Macklemore 2,871]

The Packers are in similar position to us and they are making the fucking moves to get to the top of their conference while we sit with our dicks in our hands.

 

[Macklemore 2,871]

2 minutes ago, Fud said:

 

Autry is a nice depth piece but when is Caserio going to stop with these 1 year bargain basement FA deals. That’s not how you build a team that’s ready to contend. 

[Fud 9,545]

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

1 minute ago, Macklemore said:

The Packers are in similar position to us and they are making the fucking moves to get to the top of their conference while we sit with our dicks in our hands.

 

Holy shit, calm down. 

 

[TonyTexas 10,481]

Just now, Hank Kingsley said:

Holy shit, calm down. 

 

I’m going to have to gray Icono out for a while

[Macklemore 2,871]

The plane is crashing in the mountain 

 

2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Holy shit, calm down. 

 

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

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

2 minutes 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

LMAO. Good for Motor. 

We clearly have something up our sleeve at RB. 

[Macklemore 2,871]

We lost our punter too.

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

Good, he sucked. 

[Macklemore 2,871]

[wildcat09 29,213]

Icono crying about the Texans losing their fucking punter is just so good. 

[Dutchrudder 11,113]

Yeah, Johnston was OK, but the Texans have 3 7ths this draft.  I would rather see them spend one of those on a new Punter and have him locked into a 4 year 2m deal, than a 2.5m apy deal.

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

 

[Dennis Taylor 18,690]

47 minutes 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.

 

Damn it this is bad. This guy is versatile as hell

[Fud 9,545]

There's still a dozen good starter level safeties out there. It'll be interesting to see which Houston signs

[Bevo 13,517]

25 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Did we do a complete medical? It used to be such that an Achilles rupture for a DB was a career ending injury.

[TonyTexas 10,481]

What many don’t realize is that the big Texans’ cap space is somewhat an illusion. Much of it was on account of the 36 free agents they had. That’s a lot of roster spots to fill. Who knows if Caserio’s short contract strategy will work long term. It’s worked for the Astros but this is way more extreme

[tx 3 putt 76,296]

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

Another national staff writers thoughts. But the Houston starfucker stans are FURIOUS 

[Fud 9,545]

2 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Did we do a complete medical? It used to be such that an Achilles rupture for a DB was a career ending injury.

I mean, he's played football since the injury healed 

[Hank Kingsley 20,676]

hahahaha, wow. Good for you, Motor! 

[TonyTexas 10,481]

3 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Did we do a complete medical? It used to be such that an Achilles rupture for a DB was a career ending injury.

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

[Macklemore 2,871]

3 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

What many don’t realize is that the big Texans’ cap space is somewhat an illusion. Much of it was on account of the 36 free agents they had. That’s a lot of roster spots to fill. Who knows if Caserio’s short contract strategy will work long term. It’s worked for the Astros but this is way more extreme

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