Training Camp 2018

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

That's all well and good until you have to run for a yard. The best zone read offenses in college that run their QB all day with no concern for his health still struggle on the goal line because they can't block inside with a FB.

Two words: JJ Watt.

[Arky]

Final roster breakdown. Slide show of the 53 who made the team at the bottom.

Notable cuts not mentioned so far:

Chad Slade
Matt Lengel
Ufomba Kamalu
Kyle Fuller
Joe Webb III

Notables off the bubble (made the team):

Tyler Ervin
Kurtis Drummond
Aaron Colvin
Alfred Blue
Sammie Coates
Peter Kalambayi
Jermaine Kelly
Kendall Lamm
Greg Mancz
Troymaine Pope
MyCole Pruitt
Vyncint Smith
Kayvon Webster
Deshaun Watson (j/k)

[Arky]

Well, it seems the Texans were not done.

Kurtis Drummond, MyCole Pruitt and Troymaine Pope are out.

Waiver wire pickups - safety AJ Moore (Pats), CB Natrell Jamerson (Saints) and RB Buddy Howell (Dolphins) are in.

Practice Squad:

The Houston Texans signed OLB Davin Bellamy, CB Andre Chachere, C/G Kyle Fuller, T Roderick Johnson, NT Darius Kilgo, TE Matt Lengel, G/T Chad Slade and WR Jester Weah to the practice squad.

And I'm hearing Joe Webb is back on the active roster....

[Keith]

Interested in Buddy Howell. Cutting Pope was a bit sad until I heard this news.

Braxton Miller was a 3rd round experiment that failed. Sucks, but it happens. Could've been worth giving it one more year, but eh.

Glad Chachere is back. Might be something there.

Picking up a Pats cut just days before the team plays the Pats... not surprising. What would be surprising is if this player is still on the roster a couple weeks from now.

No fullback is an interesting call, so we'll just have to wait to see how the team handles some of those short yardage situations. Iirc, Prosch just got a new contract recently.

Some of this back-roster churn can be expected with the GM transition. And if Gaine and O'Brien have their direction "aligned", well, time to see if it comes together.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Keith

Picking up a Pats cut just days before the team plays the Pats... not surprising. What would be surprising is if this player is still on the roster a couple weeks from now.

Not to be outplayed, apparently the Patriots hosted a workout for TE Stephen Anderson, a recent cut of the Texans.


NFL teams are extremely paranoid.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Keith

Interested in Buddy Howell. Cutting Pope was a bit sad until I heard this news.

Braxton Miller was a 3rd round experiment that failed. Sucks, but it happens. Could've been worth giving it one more year, but eh.

Glad Chachere is back. Might be something there.

Picking up a Pats cut just days before the team plays the Pats... not surprising. What would be surprising is if this player is still on the roster a couple weeks from now.

No fullback is an interesting call, so we'll just have to wait to see how the team handles some of those short yardage situations. Iirc, Prosch just got a new contract recently.

Some of this back-roster churn can be expected with the GM transition. And if Gaine and O'Brien have their direction "aligned", well, time to see if it comes together.

I was a big believer in Miller once upon a time, but he was terrible. This year other guys clearly beat him out and keeping him based on a years old draft slot would be bad for morale.