kerouac9
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There is certainly something to be said for targeting a blue chip player and going and getting him. The Texans seemed to do it pretty perfectly last year...getting the OROY and the DROY.
We currently have enough fire power with our top 7 picks, to trade up for 3 picks in the top 20 if we really wanted to. It gets into the whole "more swings of the bat" idea...and yes, we could still get good players in the 2nd and 3rd rounds...but if you hit on game changers like the Texans did...it really changes your outlook and can swing a team from "mediocre" to "contender" pretty quick.
Lets just say we ended up with Harrison, Dallas Turner, and Terrion Arnold. Do those guys, on rookie deals, make more of an impact than 7 guys in the top 104?
The Jets did the same thing the year before when they drafted Sauce Gardner (4th overall, DROY) and Garrett Wilson (10th overall, OROY).
I think the Texans are overvalued; they barely made the playoffs last year. They're -200 to make the playoffs right now.
They did but they got VERY lucky with Stroud. Panthers took their QB and the Texans got what was left. That is not doing it perfectly...that is being lucky.
If Young went to the Texans, we would have another top 10 pick vs #27.
The Texans could just as easily have passed on Young because he was obviously a flawed prospect. They have consistently shown how indifferent they are toward putting a terrible product on the field for their fans.