Jacques Reeves

[shawn76ers]

i remember andre dyson coming in here for a visit before signing with the jets....We should have signed him instead of reeeves....i hope this decision does not haunt us for the next few yrs.

[RunninRaven]

Nice read, Keith. That's interesting about Grier, although there has been a noticeable improvement in draft returns since Richard Smith took over, so I'm not ready to believe that much of the Texans futility the first 5 years or so were on his shoulders.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by RunninRaven

Nice read, Keith. That's interesting about Grier, although there has been a noticeable improvement in draft returns since Richard Smith took over, so I'm not ready to believe that much of the Texans futility the first 5 years or so were on his shoulders.

Grier is responsible for pro scouting, not college scouting, so draft returns aren't directly part of the equation...but I see your point. Also, the success of the draft has made some pro player decisions look worse (like Mario vs. Weaver, for example).

We focus so much on college scouting, I just think our pro player scouting has been below average aside from a few "street" FAs like Andre Davis, Will Demps, and Anthony Maddox.

[RunninRaven]

Originally Posted by Keith

Grier is responsible for pro scouting, not college scouting, so draft returns aren't directly part of the equation...but I see your point. Also, the success of the draft has made some pro player decisions look worse (like Mario vs. Weaver, for example).

We focus so much on college scouting, I just think our pro player scouting has been below average aside from a few "street" FAs like Andre Davis, Will Demps, and Anthony Maddox.

Yes, the pro player free agents have been pretty abysmal, especially the big money ones. I can't think of any big money free agents this team has acquired that worked out, even a little. Weaver hasn't been much help, Todd Wade was terrible, Robaire Smith didn't do much that I remember, Green is perpetually injured (had he stayed healthy, this might have really helped the team's record). I just hope Reeves doesn't fall in this category as well.

[jppaul]

Originally Posted by RunninRaven

Nice read, Keith. That's interesting about Grier, although there has been a noticeable improvement in draft returns since Richard Smith took over, so I'm not ready to believe that much of the Texans futility the first 5 years or so were on his shoulders.

Imo, I am not really worried about his getting burned by the hurdle touchdown and the stiff arm.


As someone said earlier he played the stiff arm correctly and as far as get hurdled there really wasn't an alternative there. He went low to maintain jis leverage and keep bush out of the endzone. If he went high bushs forward momentum would have just carried them both into the endzone.

I am more worried about his coverage skills than anything else.

[NBT]

If Grier is the weak point, then he needs to go, simple as that. And he seems to be.

[NBT]

Now that the cutdowns to 53 has come and gone, CB Deltha O'neal was cut, but he was picked up quickly by the Pattycakes. We still are battling that old reputation of underachievers, I reckon.