SeattleAddict wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:27 amannnnnnnd THIS is why teams feed a bunch of bullshit information about who they're picking. If you let it be known who you are going to take, other teams can plan around it, and there's no reason to trade with you (unless that guy is the guy you want). It's why Houston is spreading the rumor they aren't going to take a QB at 2 - because everybody knew what they were going to do. It'd be ridiculous for them NOT to take a QB. It's also why the Seahawks have been so public about scouting the QBs, yet the fact Will Anderson was in Seattle today got no mention.Cascade Kid wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:02 am
It's out there that Houston are not just taking calls but actually making calls and not getting interest in #2. And it is doubtful they want to move back to #7 because it might take them out of either Anderson or Wilson. Houston has a major need at Edge so Anderson makes sense, and they might be more interested in banking on Mills driving them into another top 5 pick so they can take a chance at QB in the talented 2024 field. This move could really turn the Texans' franchise around.
Furthermore, since Houston is not getting any good bites from teams at #2, I doubt AZ is getting any reasonable bites at #3. All 4 QBs have their major imperfections and one blue chip DT has more question marks than the Riddler. Nobody is chomping at the bit for #2 or #3.
JS/PC are playing chess and Houston and Arizona are playing chinese checkers (can't even give them credit for regular checkers, because they're so bad at it nobody knows WTF they're playing).
With Bryce Young likely going #1 overall, it is not too far fetched that Houston takes Anderson and here's some data bits to chew on that doesn't fully rely on intuition... First, they just fired their 2nd head coach since this GM drafted Davis Mills just two years ago, and since then has hired Demeco Ryans away from the 49ers who just spent all six of his years under Shanahan. Second, Bryce Young isn't going to fall to #2 which would've changed their minds drastically enough to move away from Mills this year, but if he does fall to #2 then then they will draft QB. Third, Demeco Ryans has been quoted multiple times about only one QB and that has been Bryce Young, but no references to any other QBs at all. And lastly, the Texans defense is just as bad as its offense, and they have a major hole at OLB. I will add a twist though, I wouldn't put it past Ryans to draft Will Levis based on Levis' intellegence, his S2 score, and his physical abilities.
It is not "ridiculous" for them to draft a non-QB, especially if that non-QB is Anderson.
