2021 Draft Pick Watch

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I really hope we don't make four draft picks in the first two rounds next year. We're already flush with young talent and in three or four years, we're going to be making trades and/or extending a bunch of contracts. I don't want to see that happening for several consecutive years. It's a good problem to have because it means we hit on most of our 11 picks in the previous draft, but still...

I wouldn't mind us trading 2-3 of those picks for future high-value assets because we're clearly 1-2 years ahead of schedule on the rebuild. New England used to trade for future picks and they stayed strong for years by picking extra players in the second thru fourth rounds at the expense of a higher paid first round picks.

"OwesOwn614 wrote:

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I really hope we don't make four draft picks in the first two rounds next year. We're already flush with young talent and in three or four years, we're going to be making trades and/or extending a bunch of contracts. I don't want to see that happening for several consecutive years. It's a good problem to have because it means we hit on most of our 11 picks in the previous draft, but still...

I wouldn't mind us trading 2-3 of those picks for future high-value assets because we're clearly 1-2 years ahead of schedule on the rebuild. New England used to trade for future picks and they stayed strong for years by picking extra players in the second thru fourth rounds at the expense of a higher paid first round picks.

Even if you end up losing the player it's still great value for any position to have production on a rookie contract.

Also since even first round picks are high risk I dont necessarily think it's ever bad to have more than one.

"AGuyNamedAlex wrote:

Even if you end up losing the player it's still great value for any position to have production on a rookie contract.

Also since even first round picks are high risk I dont necessarily think it's ever bad to have more than one.

I can't disagree. That's why I said it's a good problem to have. At worst, we can develop incredible depth and trade the talent that brings the best value.

I know a lot of posters live and die by the draft, but this season, do you think it might be a good idea to see what the end of the season looks like and know who really has which draft pick before jumping all over potential draft choices?

I think it is going to be a long off season and we will want all the fodder available to chew on before and after the draft.

I think had Obrien kept his job Houston may very well have 4 wins at this point. They have so many offensive weapons its ridiculous that theyre not able to run up the tempo like Arizona.

Houston should bench him, if Watson goes down with a season ending injury believe me their offseason just got a lot worse with question marks about his status in 2021. Its already the halfway point, and a severe injury at this time of the year would put doubt into him being able to start the season next year.

And that’s not even mentioning the fact that he would miss all offseason programs, training camp and preseason with his new coaches and nee offensive system.

so yeah, trust me Houston is already thinking and talking about benching him. The ownership and GM will make that call very soon. Watson is their franchise player and they got more to lose than gain by playing hin. A healthy or injured Watson will make a big difference on what kind of candidates will be interested in the job.

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"OwesOwn614 wrote:

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I really hope we don't make four draft picks in the first two rounds next year. We're already flush with young talent and in three or four years, we're going to be making trades and/or extending a bunch of contracts. I don't want to see that happening for several consecutive years. It's a good problem to have because it means we hit on most of our 11 picks in the previous draft, but still...

I wouldn't mind us trading 2-3 of those picks for future high-value assets because we're clearly 1-2 years ahead of schedule on the rebuild. New England used to trade for future picks and they stayed strong for years by picking extra players in the second thru fourth rounds at the expense of a higher paid first round picks.

I totally disagree with trading off our high draft picks.

We still have holes to fill and improvements to make at many positions.

Texans winning early, I've been worried they might end the season strong.

"OwesOwn614 wrote:

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I really hope we don't make four draft picks in the first two rounds next year. We're already flush with young talent and in three or four years, we're going to be making trades and/or extending a bunch of contracts. I don't want to see that happening for several consecutive years. It's a good problem to have because it means we hit on most of our 11 picks in the previous draft, but still...

I wouldn't mind us trading 2-3 of those picks for future high-value assets because we're clearly 1-2 years ahead of schedule on the rebuild. New England used to trade for future picks and they stayed strong for years by picking extra players in the second thru fourth rounds at the expense of a higher paid first round picks.

Draft day trades will happen, it’s a fluid process. Teams will be knocking on Miami’s door once their coveted players start sliding in the draft.

Looks like the Houston pick is about to drop a couple more spots.

Houston will get to 7-8 wins.

Man the Lions are butt, Patricia the next Pat's assistant to get the axe. I really hope Flores breaks the trend.

"Irishman wrote:

I know a lot of posters live and die by the draft, but this season, do you think it might be a good idea to see what the end of the season looks like and know who really has which draft pick before jumping all over potential draft choices?

I think it is going to be a long off season and we will want all the fodder available to chew on before and after the draft.

It’s a message board and it would be boring if we were still talking about our last loss, whether Tannehill is good or not, why our run defense is struggling and whether Tua is the answer. Fun to enjoy the moment and think about how good this could get with our next injection of draft picks.

There are a shocking amount of poor teams this year.

But you know what? I'm glad we're not one of them. Success isn't found by being at the top of the draft each year. Let's just hope we've got our QB, and if so, the rest can be found elsewhere. QBs can too, of course, but it's always a mistake when a great QB slips to lower rounds.

"Galant wrote:

Bill O’Brien donated a first-round pick to Brian Flores and now Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia have spent the last five days ensuring its value will plummet.

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) November 26, 2020

Pretty much.

"Galant wrote:

There are a shocking amount of poor teams this year.

But you know what? I'm glad we're not one of them. Success isn't found by being at the top of the draft each year. Let's just hope we've got our QB, and if so, the rest can be found elsewhere. QBs can too, of course, but it's always a mistake when a great QB slips to lower rounds.

True, but it's a lot of fun when it's not your pick AND you're at the top of the draft.

I can find no downside in that scenario.

The Texans just had WR Will Fuller and CB Bradley Roby suspended for 6 games for PEDs. That might lose Houston a game or two to finish the season they might otherwise have won. At least we can hope so.

"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

The Texans just had WR Will Fuller and CB Bradley Roby suspended for 6 games for PEDs. That might lose Houston a game or two to finish the season they might otherwise have won. At least we can hope so.

Losing their #1 WR and #1 CB certainly won't help their cause! They also cut Kenny Stills, so they're down to Cooks and Cobb at receiver the rest of the way.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Losing their #1 WR and #1 CB certainly won't help their cause! They also cut Kenny Stills, so they're down to Cooks and Cobb at receiver the rest of the way.

I see the Texans losing 3 or 4 more games this season. They'll be swept by the Colts, they'll lose to the Titans and possibly even lose to the Bears.

Not too bad a weekend for our Houston pick, with a couple teams ahead of them winning and them losing. I don't know how the Bengals will manage a win against them though, and Bears look pretty shaky -unless Nagy is fired this week and Chicago get that 'temp coach' bounce.

So, a Texans record of 6-10 looks very possible, putting that pick right around #15. I'd love to be wrong and end up in the top ten though.

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"Galant wrote:

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Chase and Etienne in the first...That's a mock draft that I completely agree with and would love

Michah Parsons and a WR in the first. 2nd go RB and another WR.