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Originally Posted by HPF Bob
I don't know enough about his size and tackling ability but I once saw him run down a player in a bowl game he had absolutely no business catching up to. It was like watching a cheetah run down an antelope. If he runs like that and can tackle worth a darn, I'd love to see him on the Texas no matter where in the secondary he lines up. I just doubt he'll be where we would be drafting him.
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Okay, on 5 March 2009, it appears that there is growing consensus that the Texans should pick OLB Clay Matthews. I know that I'm warming to the idea.
However, I wanted to revisit the Vontae Davis idea again. The Texans put the Franchise Tag on Dunta Robinson, which is not the same as agreeing upon a long term deal. They also signed a DE in Antonio Smith, which may make drafting a 1st round DE less likely.
I understand that our secondary has many players including Robinson, Reeves, Bennett, Molden, Wilson, and Barber. However, Davis could be good enough to make Robinson tradable or Reeves expendable. At worst, he may be a better option than Eugene Wilson at FS. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that Vontae Davis is very talented and versatile.
On the flip side, Clay Matthews could be either the WLB or SLB. I'm not sure which would have the larger impact. Matthews did have the benefit of playing at USC where he was surrounded by talent. Some "experts" thought that Cushing and Maualuga were even better prospects. So, there is a possibility that Matthews was just in a good situation. I keep wondering why a kid with such talent and blood lines that we keep hearing about was not even recruited to play football, but had to walk-on. Also, some folks around here have mentioned the lack of impact a LB has on defense compared to a DB.
Any opinions on who we would be better off with if the decision came down to Davis vs. Matthews?