1st half observations (saints game)

[WMH]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Don't we still have the option to franchise Mario in the event that he won't willingly resign and wants to go directly into free agency after this season where we'd perhaps get nothing but a compensatory pick for him, or under the new CBA has that franchise option now been eliminated ?

Yep, the tag is still around. I think you can only use it on a player once or twice...don't recall, but I know its still around.

Might be blind faith thru battle red kool-aid glasses, but I can't see Mario getting out of here without some sort of compensation, even if its a tag and trade.

I'm not cashing him in just yet. If he's still where he is now by week 3 or 4, I might be singing a different tune, but there's only so much you should take away from 3 quarters of 2 preseason games. Phillips has been doing this a LONG time, if he thinks it will work, then I'll buy it until I see differently in a REAL game or three.

[Nconroe]

Originally Posted by WMH

I'm not cashing him in just yet. If he's still where he is now by week 3 or 4, I might be singing a different tune, but there's only so much you should take away from 3 quarters of 2 preseason games. Phillips has been doing this a LONG time, if he thinks it will work, then I'll buy it until I see differently in a REAL game or three.

I agree with this, way to early, and I hope Mario has a great year and stays a Texan for a long time.

Overall, the defense has gotten 11 sacks and allowed fairly few points to what is considered high powered offenses. I guess if Mario had 1 or 2 of those 11 sacks we would be feeling better right now.

I guess defense teamwork on run prevention and secondary still was weak at start of last game but seemed to get better as game progressed.

The offense had a quick start, why was that, due to two short passes to Hback Casey?