Grade The Texans Draft

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

I don't really know what to grade here. I know the draft pundits grade teams based on how they drafted compared to how that respective pundit had players ranked. Essentially it is an ego stroke to laud the teams who fall in line with their mocks/rankings and to blast the ones who didn't.

exactly...I'd bet that most Saints fans yawned at the Marcus Colston 7th round pick a couple of years ago. Not too many of us even heard of Owen Daniels until we selected him. Once we can eyeball the guys on the field we should have a better grasp of how this draft pans out.

My immediate reaction to the Brown pick was...you mean that guy everyone in the media considered a second tier player? I thought Gibbs was here to coach up guys you can get...in the second tier groups. If you take what the Texans state at face value, Brown was the last guy on their board of "potential starters" that had the skillset they were looking for. I'll just have to take their word for that.

I'll compare the pick to the Brad Hopkins selection that Mike Holovak "reached for" back in 1993. Holovak had to defend his pick because some thought he reached for him and was not your ideal bodytype for a LT pick at 13 overall...but Hopkins proved to be a fantastic athlete much like Brown is and ended up to become a pro bowl left tackle for the organization for years.