Texans Open Camp with a Few PUPpies...

[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.

http://www.houstontexans.com/blog/index.asp?post_id=584

[Arky]

re: Molden - ya, I'm rooting for him. He seems like a good "kid" and had a tough life so far from what I remember from a Chronicle article last year.

I believe he's got "playmaker" in him, IMHO....