NFL Draft Recap Part 1
It's Week 8 and it's time to revisit the controversial picks of the recent draft.
Reggie Bush-This guy is totally overrated. Of course I think he's talented but he hasn't done anything to warrant the hype yet. He splits time with Deuce and he's had an okay year (despite how ESPN will try and spin it). He's played 7 games and ran for 212 yards with a 3.0 yards/carry. He's also caught 42 passes for 290 yards and 6.9 yards/catch. No touchdowns rushing or receiving. His return stats really don't matter because elite players don't return (you'll see him stop returning once he's the focal point of their offense). So if you're a Texans fan, he's a Ron Dayne that catches a few passes. That's it. Nothing more.
Vince Young-He's started 4 games and has 4 TD's and 4 INT's thus far. He's only passed for 599 and has completed 47.4% of his passes. Predictably his passer rating of 60.3 is one of the lowest in the entire league. I'm surprised he's even playing at this point since he ran arguably one of the most simple offenses in college football (especially considering his wonderlic score-what a moron). But, like they did with Steve McNair early in his career, the Titans are taking things very slowly. They are giving him a lot of dumpoffs and slant routes which are easy for QB's to complete. They aren't asking much of him. Just to hand the ball off and pass on 3rd and long. And so far, he's done this well, leading them to a 2-2 record in his starts. He looks like a WR playing QB right now. Give him a couple years and we'll see if he's grasped playing QB yet. My money is he will.
Mario Williams-If you were uninformed (or listened to ESPN) you'd think this guy was the next Tony Mandarich or Ryan Leaf. But after a slow start Mario has really picked things up. He has 3 1/2 sacks and a fumble recovery. He also leads his team's D-lineman in tackles with 17. I think the Texans have to be real happy with his results thus far. Especially when you compare him to other elite DE's around the league. Dwight Freeney has 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks in the same 7 games. Michael Strahan has 24 and 3.
It's still very early but Texans fans should be happy with what Mario has done for them. Reggie has been a bit of a disappointment and Vince is still taking his lumps. So far, Mario's arguably been the best of the Top 3 draft picks this year. So please, stop calling radio shows and spouting ignorance about how good someone would be in a Texans uniform. Mario's doing well. We can only hope he turns it up one more notch and becomes Julius Peppers. And just imagine if we had Domanick Davis back. I think we might have a .500 record.
Reggie Bush-This guy is totally overrated. Of course I think he's talented but he hasn't done anything to warrant the hype yet. He splits time with Deuce and he's had an okay year (despite how ESPN will try and spin it). He's played 7 games and ran for 212 yards with a 3.0 yards/carry. He's also caught 42 passes for 290 yards and 6.9 yards/catch. No touchdowns rushing or receiving. His return stats really don't matter because elite players don't return (you'll see him stop returning once he's the focal point of their offense). So if you're a Texans fan, he's a Ron Dayne that catches a few passes. That's it. Nothing more.
Vince Young-He's started 4 games and has 4 TD's and 4 INT's thus far. He's only passed for 599 and has completed 47.4% of his passes. Predictably his passer rating of 60.3 is one of the lowest in the entire league. I'm surprised he's even playing at this point since he ran arguably one of the most simple offenses in college football (especially considering his wonderlic score-what a moron). But, like they did with Steve McNair early in his career, the Titans are taking things very slowly. They are giving him a lot of dumpoffs and slant routes which are easy for QB's to complete. They aren't asking much of him. Just to hand the ball off and pass on 3rd and long. And so far, he's done this well, leading them to a 2-2 record in his starts. He looks like a WR playing QB right now. Give him a couple years and we'll see if he's grasped playing QB yet. My money is he will.
Mario Williams-If you were uninformed (or listened to ESPN) you'd think this guy was the next Tony Mandarich or Ryan Leaf. But after a slow start Mario has really picked things up. He has 3 1/2 sacks and a fumble recovery. He also leads his team's D-lineman in tackles with 17. I think the Texans have to be real happy with his results thus far. Especially when you compare him to other elite DE's around the league. Dwight Freeney has 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks in the same 7 games. Michael Strahan has 24 and 3.
It's still very early but Texans fans should be happy with what Mario has done for them. Reggie has been a bit of a disappointment and Vince is still taking his lumps. So far, Mario's arguably been the best of the Top 3 draft picks this year. So please, stop calling radio shows and spouting ignorance about how good someone would be in a Texans uniform. Mario's doing well. We can only hope he turns it up one more notch and becomes Julius Peppers. And just imagine if we had Domanick Davis back. I think we might have a .500 record.
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