Houston Texans Draft Ripped By NFL Exec: âWhat The Hell Are They Doing?â
Is the âanonymous NFL execâ automatically more knowledgeable than Nick Caserio? Our opinion would be âno.â But â¦
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Everyone has one and most of ‘em smell.
Yes, we’ve cleaned up that old chestnut in fairness to young Houston Texans readers who are in a G-rated age group … though we can do little to tone down the harsh criticism leveled by an “anonymous NFL executive” at the Houston Texans picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Honestly,” the exec told Mike Sando of The Athletic, “I don’t know what the hell they’re doing.”
Only a three-star recruit. Couldn’t win the big one. A fourth-round reach.
Throw whatever harsh critiques you want at the New Orleans Saints newest quarterback, Ian Book. It s nothing he hasn’t heard countless times in the Notre Dame pressure cooker.
As Book said when he was drafted Saturday, skepticism has “just been the story my whole entire life.”
Nevertheless, Book wound up leaving Notre Dame with more wins than any quarterback in school history, going 30-5 as a starter and twice leading the Irish into the College Football Playoff.
Ian Book finished his college career as the winningest QB in Notre Dame history with a 30-5 record.
Oregon Ducks edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux projected atop 2022 NFL draft by ESPN’s Todd McShay, Mel Kiper Jr.
Updated May 08, 2:04 AM;
Posted May 07, 1:18 PM
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Oregon’s presence early in the first round of the NFL draft is expected to continue.
Ducks edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux is projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft by both ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay.
“He was the No. 1 player coming out of high school, he’s maintained that grade throughout at Oregon with the Ducks,” Kiper said. “He’s that pass rusher off the edge who can bend it and close quickly on the quarterback.”
BUFFALO, N.Y. To no one s surprise, the Buffalo Bills selected a defensive end Miami s Gregory Rousseau with the No. 30 overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft.
With veterans Jerry Hughes and Mario Addison entering the final year of their respective contracts in 2021 and few other building blocks at the position, it made sense for general manager Brandon Beane to invest another premium pick into an edge rusher.
But few, including ESPN s Mel Kiper Jr., expected Beane to double down and draft another defensive end Wake Forest s Carlos Basham Jr. with the team s second-round pick. Less than 24 hours after calling Rousseau and 2020 second-round pick AJ Epenesa the Bills hopeful starters of the future, Beane added another name to the defensive line room.
• Chicago’s re-shaping of its running backs room pleases me. It has everything a modern group is supposed to have. A bell-cow at the top of the depth chart (David Montgomery), a backup who can give the starter a breather (Damian Williams), and a multi-purpose (multi-positional?) playmaker (Tarik Cohen). But it also brings in Khalil Herbert, who can be someone who eats at some of Williams’ snaps if his development goes swimmingly. Herbert could also snag some snaps from Cohen here and there. The way this room has been put together, no one should get overworked.
• Let’s not forget about Artavis Pierce or Ryan Nall. The Bears like Nall enough to retain him this offseason. And they liked Artavis Pierce enough to roster him last year. But both have their work cut out for them after the additions of Williams and Herbert.