Texans' O-line in Disarray
I didn't mind when the Texans passed on Alex Barron in the 2005 NFL Draft. I'm of the opinion that 1st round draft picks should be spent on skill position players and that O-line guys are best found in later rounds of the draft and in free agency.
However, I'm beginning to lose patience with the Texans. Here we are a month or so out from the start of training camps, and Megan Manfull reports that the Texans are pondering moving Steve McKinney from center to left guard in an effort to shore up the defensive line. Y'know, no matter what order you align Howie, AJ, B-Rock, Kevin and Nick in, they are going to be extremely gay and they are going to collectively comprise a group of no-talent ass clowns. I am able to muster some hope in the fact that the Broncos always have a reliable O-line stocked with no-name guys in a successful, if not legal, scheme, and allegedly the Texans' "new" zone blocking scheme is somewhat similar. And I do believe that another year of practice and games can only serve to improve the cohesiveness of the Texans' line as a whole. Unless that offseason included elementary arithmetic classes for Chester Pitts, I don't care which of the 5 spots he takes up, he's still going to jump offsides at least 4 times a game more than your average farm goat.
I don't think that pursuing guys like LJ Shelton, Ross Verba or Victor Riley is going to necessarily make that big of a difference, either. I believe that the key is going to be in all of the other positions on the offensive side of the ball. Backs have to find holes quicker (read: Dominick Davis) and pick up blitzes quicker. Star wideouts have to have the ball thrown in their directions 20 times a game. Secondary receivers like Gaffney, Armstrong and Bradford have to at least occassionally get open enough to serve as a decoy. And David Carr must continue to improve on his progressions and game management skills.
Just once, I'd like to see Dom Capers or Chris Palmer quoted in the Chronicle discussing any of these "non-line" related ways to decrease the number of times that David Carr eats dirt this fall. Instead, it appears that the idea is to continue attempting to polish or shuffle the current assembly of turds and pray. If I'm David Carr, I'm asking for a new contract before August 1, while I can still sit upright and hold a pencil.
However, I'm beginning to lose patience with the Texans. Here we are a month or so out from the start of training camps, and Megan Manfull reports that the Texans are pondering moving Steve McKinney from center to left guard in an effort to shore up the defensive line. Y'know, no matter what order you align Howie, AJ, B-Rock, Kevin and Nick in, they are going to be extremely gay and they are going to collectively comprise a group of no-talent ass clowns. I am able to muster some hope in the fact that the Broncos always have a reliable O-line stocked with no-name guys in a successful, if not legal, scheme, and allegedly the Texans' "new" zone blocking scheme is somewhat similar. And I do believe that another year of practice and games can only serve to improve the cohesiveness of the Texans' line as a whole. Unless that offseason included elementary arithmetic classes for Chester Pitts, I don't care which of the 5 spots he takes up, he's still going to jump offsides at least 4 times a game more than your average farm goat.
I don't think that pursuing guys like LJ Shelton, Ross Verba or Victor Riley is going to necessarily make that big of a difference, either. I believe that the key is going to be in all of the other positions on the offensive side of the ball. Backs have to find holes quicker (read: Dominick Davis) and pick up blitzes quicker. Star wideouts have to have the ball thrown in their directions 20 times a game. Secondary receivers like Gaffney, Armstrong and Bradford have to at least occassionally get open enough to serve as a decoy. And David Carr must continue to improve on his progressions and game management skills.
Just once, I'd like to see Dom Capers or Chris Palmer quoted in the Chronicle discussing any of these "non-line" related ways to decrease the number of times that David Carr eats dirt this fall. Instead, it appears that the idea is to continue attempting to polish or shuffle the current assembly of turds and pray. If I'm David Carr, I'm asking for a new contract before August 1, while I can still sit upright and hold a pencil.
posted by Scott | 1:38 PM
1 Comments:
The notion that D. Carr deserves a new contract is completely laughable. While I think he will eventually be a Brett Favre clone, he hasn't done enough to warrant a cent more than the tens of millions already in his pocket. I think you just have a crush on him.
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