McNair let the bulldogs out??

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair spoke with FOX 26 in Houston about the plans the Texans have for the 2014 NFL Draft.  He apparently couldn't stop talking and probably gave too much information.  Here are a few quotes from the interview with FOX 26 in Houston:

Really at this point we don’t know and we really won’t know until right up at the time we have to make a decision because people are talking to us about the possibility of trading down and it’s a question of what people offer, whether their offer is such that it’s worthwhile to trade down.

He continues letting the bulls loose by saying:

You take a guy like Clowney.  He’s obviously the best player in the draft, but he’s a defensive end.  He’s not a quarterback.  If he’s a quarterback and the best player it’s easy, but that’s not the case.  So can that defensive player have a greater impact on the success of your team than one of these quarterbacks?  It’s not a sure thing that he is. . . . If somebody wants you to drop down and they give you two or three more picks that would let you get two or three more quality players, are you a stronger team dropping down a little bit, getting these additional picks and getting more depth?

Basically, the negotiations for the #1 overall pick have begun and it seems they are certainly looking to trade the pick for a lower spot in the first round and get a quarterback.  However, even if the Texans do pick a quarterback, which Bill O'Brien has said will definitely happen, Bob McNair is still concerned.

You got three quarterbacks and all of them have some holes in their resume.  A quarterback that goes out and performs for you and is a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a player playing another position, but there’s a lot more risk there.  It’s a more difficult position to play and there are lot more failures. 

You drop down and there’s another group close behind, not exactly where they are, and maybe one of those quarterbacks will become better than one of these other three. There are no slam dunks. There are no Andrew Lucks out there, no Peyton Manning's. If there were it would be an easy decision, but that’s not the case.

Despite all of that, Bob McNair continues having the mindset that no matter what happens, the Houston Texans will come out of this NFL Draft as a better team.

I think that we’re going to greatly strengthen our team as a result of the draft.  We’ve got 11 picks now in the draft and it’s a deep draft. So we’re going to get some good players regardless as to what we do.  If we trade down and pick up two or three more players, we’d have 13 or 14 [draft picks].  So you’re going to see some significant strengthening of our team as a result of this draft. 

Bob McNair also pointed out in the past that he has learned a huge lesson about starting a young rookie before he is ready referring to the David Carr experiment.  We shall definitely see how much the Texans have learned as we approach a big day in Texans franchise history: May 8th, 2014.

Who should the Texans draft with the 33rd overall pick (the first pick in the 2nd round of the 2014 NFL Draft)?

With all the attention on the #1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft that the Houston Texans just happen to own, not a lot of attention is drawn to the rest of the picks the Texans have, particularly in the second round.  The Texans have the 33rd pick in this year's draft, which is the first pick in the second round.  This is important, due to the fact that there is plenty of 2nd round talent at the quarterback position in this year's draft.  In fact, there is a starting quarterback in the NFL today that was taken at the top of the 2nd round.  His name just happens to be Drew Brees.  This year's quarterback class that have 2nd round value consists of players such as Jimmy Garoppolo, Zach Mettenberger, A.J. McCarron, and others.  Many believe that it is with the first pick in the 2nd round where the Texans will draft a quarterback.  Are you one of them?  Or do you feel that the pick will be traded or used on another position of need?

Teddy Bridgewater's football IQ in question? Some say yes, many others would say no.

Ever since Teddy Bridgewater's pro day, his draft stock has dropped significantly.  Before the season started, almost everyone said he and Jadeveon Clowney would be the two players worthy of the #1 overall pick.  Now, there are some that feel he (Teddy Bridgewater) shouldn't even be drafted in the top 10 or even the first round all together.

After reading an article titled "Bridgewater's football IQ in question", some people seem to have just a bad taste about Teddy Bridgewater for some reason.

Do you have any concerns about his football IQ?

What if there were no pro days for the NFL Draft

After Teddy Bridgewater's pro day, some so-called "experts" are dropping his draft stock.  It simply makes one pose the following question: if there were no pro days, how would the draft look differently in terms of how players (quarterbacks in particular) are graded on teams' draft boards?