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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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The Texans are keeping their draft strategy as secret as possible, but their needs are not a secret. They need a running back and a cornerback first and foremost. They're expected to get both in the first three rounds, possibly the first two.
In their first eight drafts, the Texans never selected a running back in the first two rounds of the regular draft. They had to forfeit a second-round pick in 2003 after taking Georgia Tech running back Tony Hollings in the second round of the supplemental draft, and he turned out to be a huge bust.
The third round is the highest the Texans have selected a back in the April draft, and they did it twice, taking Vernand Morency (2005) and Steve Slaton (2008).
The best back they drafted was Dominique Davis in 2003.  Be first to comment this article |  Add as favourites (0) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 0
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
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In 2008, the Texans didn't lose one starting lineman for one play because of an injury. In 2009, they lost both starting guards—Chester Pitts and Mike Brisiel—early in the season.
Without Pitts and Brisiel, the Texans left themselves with inexperienced backups. Kasey Studdard, a former sixth-round pick, had never started and had played sparingly. He replaced Pitts, an original Texan who never missed a start until blowing out his knee.
Chris White, a fifth-year journeyman, replaced Brisiel at right guard. Competing with him and getting playing time down the stretch was rookie Antoine Caldwell, a third-round pick who had been drafted to play center.
As a result, the Texans struggled to run the ball. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 0 |
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