McNair: Texans Open To Trading Down

[Warren]

Speaking of RT, it will be interesting to see what the new staff does with Brennan Williams and David Quessenberry, last year's draft picks who spent the year on IR. Same with OLB Trevardo Williams on the other side of the ball.

[popanot]

Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt)
1/6/14, 3:00 PM
O'Brien likes big QBs. I could see #Texans trying to trade w #Patriots for Ryan Mallett, going diff direction in draft.

Couldn't figure out a good place for this post, but it could factor into a trade down. Don't like Mallett at all.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by popanot

Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt)
1/6/14, 3:00 PM
O'Brien likes big QBs. I could see #Texans trying to trade w #Patriots for Ryan Mallett, going diff direction in draft.

Couldn't figure out a good place for this post, but it could factor into a trade down. Don't like Mallett at all.

I just find humor in Brandt saying he likes big QBs. Name me a coach that doesn't. Has any coach ever said, "he's good and all but he's 6' 4" and I'm looking for a guy 5'11"." And last year he played McGoin who's about 6', 200 lbs.

[popanot]

I don't think O'Brien had much of a choice with McGloin. It was his first year at PSU and McGloin was his best option. He quickly went with a bigger Brady-type QB in Hackenburg when he was able to go with 'his' recruit/guy.

[Joshua]

As I understand it, Hackenberg was a 5 star recruit and one of the top H.S. QBs in the country and O'Brien got him to commit to a team on probation that wasn't even bowl eligible. While that shows his recruiting chops, I don't think it says much else. Was there other 5 star QBs that he turned away because he didn't think they were tall enough? All Hackenberg tells me is he likes well regarded QBs. And if going with Hackenberg was enough, then every college coach in the country only wants big QBs because virtually all of them would taken Hackenberg.

[popanot]

Originally Posted by Joshua

As I understand it, Hackenberg was a 5 star recruit and one of the top H.S. QBs in the country and O'Brien got him to commit to a team on probation that wasn't even bowl eligible. While that shows his recruiting chops, I don't think it says much else.

Who knows what BOB's real preference is, but historically, he's been involved more with bigger framed QBs so I don't think it's far a stretch for Brant or others to assume he prefers a larger QB. When I see more and more respected NFL insiders (or folks much closer to info than you or I) saying BOB likes larger QB's and seeing names like Bortles and Mallett to the Texans being tossed around, there might be something to it. Of course, it could just be speculation.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by popanot

Who knows what BOB's real preference is, but historically, he's been involved more with bigger framed QBs so I don't think it's far a stretch for Brant or others to assume he prefers a larger QB. When I see more and more respected NFL insiders (or folks much closer to info than you or I) saying BOB likes larger QB's and seeing names like Bortles and Mallett to the Texans being tossed around, there might be something to it. Of course, it could just be speculation.

True enough. And I'm not trying to argue with you, I just think that all coaches prefer bigger framed QBs, so I don't think this is actually saying anything. I suspect Sean Payton and Pete Carroll prefer bigger QBs, but recognized they had something special in Brees and Wilson.

So, I don't think it's a question of whether he prefers big QBs (I think every coach does). The question is whether he would write off the Breeses and Wilsones of the world because they didn't meet some height requirement. If so, that actually does not speak well of him.