The 11th Pick in the 2011 Draft

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

No need to debate this. It's going to be Robert Quinn. He so much fits the profile of almost every first-rounder we take that it's scary. Bowers, coming from another ACC school, sorta fits the profile as well but it's gonna be Quinn and he'll be there to pick.

The consensus opinion among analysts is that Bowers is strictly a 4-3 DE, which should automatically remove him from the Texans' Board.
Not completely sure about your comment of Quinn fitting the profile of "almost every" Texan first-rounder, as I can see similarities between Quinn and some of them but I can also see differences ? I'm guessing you're thinking of the very young Okoye when he came out as a player with a big upside but also a big downside ?
Lot of questions marks about Quinn for sure, but any team thinking of drafting him has got to wonder if he's going to be more like a Clay Matthews or instead more like a Aaron Maybin or a Vernon Gholston ? The guy has tremendous talent in a purely athletic sense, but there's so many issues with him including medical, an absense from competitve sports since 2009, and just the basic uncertainy of accurately projecting a 4-3 DLinemans ability to succeed as a 3-4 OLB ?