Texans Open Camp with a Few PUPpies...

[HPF Bob]

I didn't even know Molden was injured.

Is he going to be Rick Smith's first real bust of a draft choice?

[Nconroe]

I thought Molden was impressing everyone, especially on special teams before he had ankle surgery. does seem his recovery going slower than expected. Kubiak didn't say when he thought the training camp pup's would likely end. hopefully we'll hear the likely recovery times soon.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

I didn't even know Molden was injured.

Is he going to be Rick Smith's first real bust of a draft choice?

Why is a player a bust if he's not on the field because of injury ?
For example I never thought of Bennie Joppru as a bust ? He was just incredibly unfortunate because of repeatedly suffering season-ending injruies. And the guy didn't even have an injury history in college before the Texans drafted him.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Why is a player a bust if he's not on the field because of injury ?
For example I never thought of Bennie Joppru as a bust ? He was just incredibly unfortunate because of repeatedly suffering season-ending injruies. And the guy didn't even have an injury history in college before the Texans drafted him.

While it's primarily semantics, Bob did describe it as a "bust of a draft pick." I would say that any pick in the first 4 rounds which virtually never gets on the field (for whatever reason) is a "bust of a draft pick." To me, that's not saying anything negative about the player, it's just acknowledging that the Texans got nothing out of a draft pick which should reasonably be considered to contribute.

[Bigtinylittle]

Originally Posted by Joshua

While it's primarily semantics, Bob did describe it as a "bust of a draft pick." I would say that any pick in the first 4 rounds which virtually never gets on the field (for whatever reason) is a "bust of a draft pick." To me, that's not saying anything negative about the player, it's just acknowledging that the Texans got nothing out of a draft pick which should reasonably be considered to contribute.

I agree it's semantics, but that's not my definition of a bust. A bust is someone whose talent or commitment was way overrated.

[HPF Bob]

Well, I would call Joppru a bust. We wasted a second-rounder on him and got almost nothing out of it. If that is Molden's eventual fate, I would say the same thing.

Some people want to call Jerome Mathis a bust but at least we got a few touchdowns out of the guy before he hit the scrap pile.

I guess it depends on how you look at it.

[NBT]

I just don't think Molden will be a bust of any kind. He will be held out a couple of weeks to get that ankle completely ready then he will be fine.

[Keith]

The Mothership is reporting that Hill passed a physical today and will be taken off the PUP.

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