[Keith]

I like that the Texans warroom didn't get overly cute with this draft, trying to prove how smart they were in finding that small college phenom too early, outmaneuvering themselves, etc. To outsiders, they might get dinged for using early picks on guys with limited upside given that they were at big programs and coached well in college with plenty of starts, but you shouldn't take "project" players in the first three rounds. The draft is too important to the overall health of the team to take too many crapshoots with traditional 'day 1' picks.

You take those shots later in the draft, and the Texans did just that. I'm actually a bit excited to see Holliday on returns. Dickerson, as a position switch, should hopefully slip to the practice squad where he can spend the entire season learning from guys like Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter.

And I was a bit perplexed by a couple picks at the time, like say for example Darryl Sharpton, but I love that they got a guy with "FBIs" from a school like Miami. Will he be an all-pro? As a 4th rounder, that isn't the expectation. He fills a need where the team needs depth, and he has a shot to make an immediate impact on special teams.

It's easy to only see the upside as a fan on these guys in May, but I think this draft went very well for the team. Up to the coaches (and vets) to make them better now.