Why Can't the Defense Stop Elite QBs?

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Guys that fit these positions who might be available when we pick in the 1st:

ILB - Manti Te'o Notre Dame (who knows how far he will fall)

I don't watch too much college ball so didn't see this guy play all year until the BCS game with 'Bama, but if you saw that game he was very disappointing IMO.
The 'Bama Oline pushed him around and when he had a chance to make a play one-on-one vs a back he looked foolish a couple times. And I'm not talking missing the runner in space, he had the 'Bama back coming right thru his gap at the los and failed miserably in his attempt to get him on the ground.
But how do we not use our top picks (atleast 2 of top 3) to draft somebody to play RT and maybe most of all a WR, especially with Andre turning 32 this year ?

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I don't watch too much college ball so didn't see this guy play all year until the BCS game with 'Bama, but if you saw that game he was very disappointing IMO.
The 'Bama Oline pushed him around and when he had a chance to make a play one-on-one vs a back he looked foolish a couple times. And I'm not talking missing the runner in space, he had the 'Bama back coming right thru his gap at the los and failed miserably in his attempt to get him on the ground.
But how do we not use our top picks (atleast 2 of top 3) to draft somebody to play RT and maybe most of all a WR, especially with Andre turning 32 this year ?

Teo flashed all this and last season, until he played Bama. Watch the tape on the kid, he is an impact player. Now the questioned surrounding the girlfriend story point to huge judgment issues off the field, so the team that takes him will need to do their homework on him. He was a top 15 pick IMO before this story.

As for a RT, IMO Newton showed more growth at RT then we saw from Duane Brown after 16 starts, that is pointing to an upside that I can live with at RT.So I do not have the RT as a top priority, now if the team were to take a guy like Oday Aboushi or Barrett Jones I would not be upset.

I just see 5 or 6 other positions as bigger needs right now.

**note** 6 = I forgot to add Safety to the need positions if we do not resign Quin.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Teo flashed all this and last season, until he played Bama. Watch the tape on the kid, he is an impact player. Now the questioned surrounding the girlfriend story point to huge judgment issues off the field, so the team that takes him will need to do their homework on him. He was a top 15 pick IMO before this story.

OK, like I said I don't watch much college ball and I know you do, so if his game vs Alabama was not really him then I'll call that effort an outlier. But there's still this -with Cushing's contract would you really want to tie up 1st round money in a second ILB which is afterall a low-priority position ?

Originally Posted by painekiller

As for a RT, IMO Newton showed more growth at RT then we saw from Duane Brown after 16 starts, that is pointing to an upside that I can live with at RT.So I do not have the RT as a top priority, now if the team were to take a guy like Oday Aboushi or Barrett Jones I would not be upset.

I wish I shared your optimism of Newton as the Texans answer on a long-term basis for RT.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

OK, like I said I don't watch much college ball and I know you do, so if his game vs Alabama was not really him then I'll call that effort an outlier. But there's still this -with Cushing's contract would you really want to tie up 1st round money in a second ILB which is afterall a low-priority position ?

Someone else maybe better versed on the new labor agreement, and the slotting of the 1st round picks. My understanding is that after the top 10 the money is not crazy like it used to be.

And I want an impact player no matter what position we pick. I was has clamoring for Stephen Hill last off season, so I still think we need to go with an offensive play maker.