Bill O'Brien town hall meeting

[Nconroe]

For season ticket holders http://www.stateofthetexans.com/blog...-hall-meeting/

This sounds like he's been listening to variety of issues and we will see things change from in the past. Sounds encouraging to me.

- J.J. Watt will be moved around in the Crennel’s 3-4 defense. The Texans will be in nickel 70% of the time.

- O’Brien called Watt the best defensive player in the NFL.

- Head Coach Bill O’Brien has left the door open for the possible return of Danieal Manning to the Texans.

- The Texans starting safeties will be strong safety D.J. Swearinger with newly signed Kendrick Lewis and Chris Clemons fighting for the free safety position.

- O’Brien felt it was time for a fresh start for Matt Schaub and the organization, which led to the trade.

- There will be a quarterback competition with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Case Keenum and T.J. Yates. O’Brien said there will be a drafted quarterback in camp and even mentioned there could be two rookies in camp.

- O’Brien believes this team is not too far from winning.

- The quarterback will have more control at the line of scrimmage.

- O’Brien pointed out the team is being fiscally responsible in the lack of free agent movement. He also said the team is aware of what is available on the market and reminds that the team has 11 picks in the draft.

- If the Texans draft Jadeveon Clowney, he will be used in more than one position.

- Bill O’Brien feels the Texans offense does not have a slot wide receiver right now. He says it is an important piece of the offense.

- As for the quarterback, O’Brien wants accuracy over a cannon arm for a starting quarterback in the NFL. Wants him to be the hardest working guy on the team.

- O’Brien says the team’s practices will not be easy.

All notes taken from Drew Dougherty and Deepi Sidhu

On Texans website found similar, slightly different info http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...a-a430e8d621b2

[HPF Bob]

We found out Schaub had no control at the line of scrimmage so if O'Brien gives his QBs any leeway, that will be more than Kubes did.

[Arky]

It's starting to sound like they will go non-QB if they stay at 1.1.....

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

For season ticket holders http://www.stateofthetexans.com/blog...-hall-meeting/

- J.J. Watt will be moved around in the Crennel’s 3-4 defense. The Texans will be in nickel 70% of the time.

- O’Brien called Watt the best defensive player in the NFL.

- The Texans starting safeties will be strong safety D.J. Swearinger with newly signed Kendrick Lewis and Chris Clemons fighting for the free safety position.

- There will be a quarterback competition with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Case Keenum and T.J. Yates. O’Brien said there will be a drafted quarterback in camp and even mentioned there could be two rookies in camp.

- O’Brien believes this team is not too far from winning.

- The quarterback will have more control at the line of scrimmage.

- O’Brien pointed out the team is being fiscally responsible in the lack of free agent movement. He also said the team is aware of what is available on the market and reminds that the team has 11 picks in the draft.

- If the Texans draft Jadeveon Clowney, he will be used in more than one position.

- Bill O’Brien feels the Texans offense does not have a slot wide receiver right now. He says it is an important piece of the offense.

- As for the quarterback, O’Brien wants accuracy over a cannon arm for a starting quarterback in the NFL. Wants him to be the hardest working guy on the team.

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...a-a430e8d621b2

JJ should be moved around to keep offenses guessing. Left or Right DE and DT on 3rd and long. And you don't have to be a genius to realize he's the best Defensive Player in the NFL.

I'll be happy if Keo never starts again.

I can see drafting 2 QBs - one in the 1st/2nd round and one 4th round or later if they garner additional picks allowing the luxury of a 2nd rookie in Camp you could potentially place on the Practice Squad.

The Chiefs made a huge turn-around, so it isn't fart fetched the team could potentially win the AFC South if everything works right.

The QB should have more control at the Line of Scrimmage. It's the coach's responsibility to prepare the QB to be able to handle it.

If we draft Clowney he should be used at DE and OLB and be able to come off both sides. The question becomes do you want to put that much on his plate in his Rookie season, or allow him time to get comfortable doing one thing?

The slot WR is important, looking for someone to play the role of Wes Welker in this offense. I have my eye on Bruce Ellington of South Carolina.

Kyle Boller had a terrific cannon. Arm strength is nice to have, but there's much more to being a QB. I like Garrappolo because he appears to me to have the best 'head on his shoulders' and his accuracy is good due to his footwork.

The lack of FA signings means this draft is very important to get guys who can contribute quickly.