I suppose there were no team captain, has their degree, three year starter guys with FBIs that, oh, can also play kick-ass free safety for us??
The problem with scouts is that they fall in love with players and vastly overrate what they can accomplish at the next level. Then they take that back to the war room at draft time and convince others they've found that diamond in the rough. That's how we get Seth Wand. That's how we get Jacoby Jones. That's how we get C.C. Brown.
And, yes, sometimes that diamond in the rough turns into Tom Brady or Terrell Davis but, a lot of times, they were oversold because of everyone trying to be the smartest guy in the room.
I hate to pick on Roy because I like him but you may recall his infatuation a few years ago with a guy we dubbed "Captain America" because we didn't want his name circulated but his name was Boomer Grigsby. And where is Grigsby today? Just training camp fodder.
I'm glad to find high-character guys and I'm not against looking for that diamond in the rough. What I hate is reaching for guys when we have needs that aren't getting addressed. How many WRs and TEs do we need when those positions on the roster are largely filled?
There's also another problem. High-character guys are often not hell-raiser guys and every team needs a few hell-raisers (particularly on defense) who are simply not going to take getting embarrassed and will do whatever is needed to do something about it.
The Texans too often have no response when another team cheap-shots them. We need a few guys who are going to hit back and I don't care if they were team captains in college or three-year starters. I care that they'll care enough to hit back when Schaub gets knee-capped after the whistle. I don't mean stupid fouls like Antwan Peek did. I'm talking about sending the message that we won't tolerate cheap shots and a team of choir boys is highly unlikely to do that.
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