Texans announce signing of Mario Williams

[Its Gravy]

BREAKING NEWS
Texans announce signing of Mario Williams
Reggie Bush, long presumed to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, is not headed to Houston after all, as the Texans have reached an agreement with defensive end Mario Williams of N.C. State.

 

[DIRTY Diapers]

WOW! That shakes up the whole mock draft.

 

[neverteaseit]

mmmmmmm wonder what impact the allegations had on this. hard to believe u take a guy who will have limited impact on the game compared to a guy who can break a run at any given time.

 

[kneifl]

Smart move to pick him up instead, however wonder what they could have gotten in trade.

kneifl

 

[Sun Tzu]

absolute idiocy

 

[gman2]

this decision is mind-boggling mainly because the BEST the texans can hope for is williams to end up being AS good as reggie bush. there is almost no chance the guy is going to be BETTER than bush. williams is good. in fact, he's very, very good. probably even a #1 overall pick in other drafts. but with bush, you're talking about one of the best players to enter the draft in 10-15 years. and as the browns found out with courtney brown, fans judge a defensive end on one thing: sacks. they dont care if he gets pressure on the quarterback or requires double teaming on every down. so even a GOOD season for williams is going to be critiqued and picked apart from every angle. this decision makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. this isn't a debate between mario williams and vince young, or mario williams and matt leinart. we're talking passing on reggie bush. nuts.

 

[RexBudler]

Agree with Gman and also believe this Bush scandal will have no bearing on his NFL career

 

[vinnie]

Texans announce signing of Mario Williams :mj07: lmao :142smilie

 

[AR182]

Passing on Bush is costly error for penny-pinching Texans

Passing on Bush is costly error for penny-pinching Texans

By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer


The Houston Texans have their own Sam Bowie.


Expect the Saints to scoop up Reggie Bush with the No. 2 pick. Yes, they passed on Michael Jordan.

The Texans announced Friday night that they agreed to contract terms with North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams, a move that makes him the first pick in Saturday's draft.

By agreeing to a contract with Williams, the Texans are passing on USC running back Reggie Bush, a playmaker in the Barry Sanders mold.

Normally, I'm a big proponent of taking quarterbacks, defensive ends, left tackles and corners with the premium picks in the first round. But Bush is different. He will be special. He's the type of player who comes around once in a lifetime.

Like Jordan.

Passing on him is a move the Texans will regret. That isn't to say that Williams won't be a great player. He has the chance to be a dominant pass-rushing end in the Julius Peppers mold.

But the Texans need some juice. A pass-rushing end isn't going to give you that.

Fans crave offense. Fans crave offensive stars. Bush can provide both of those things.

Fans don't go to games to watch defensive ends. Bush will be the next Gale Sayers, the next Sanders, the next big-play runner.

You don't pass that up, even if you couldn't come to an agreement on a deal with him. Find a way. Pick him and then do the deal.

Negotiations are important, but this is the kind of move that can backfire on a team. Picking based on money -- and don't let anybody fool you, this is about money -- is how franchises stay crippled.

Check back with me in 10 years when Bush is being mentioned with Sanders.

You think the Texans won't be regretting this day when that happens?

Sam Bowie never came close to giving the Portland Trail Blazers the juice Jordan gave to the Bulls -- or the titles.

And Mario Williams will never give to the Texans what Bush could have given them, which is a once-in-a-lifetime player.

Boy, did the Texans blow it.

 

[Blackman]

Gotta think the Saints can get a Kings' randsom if they opt to deal this pick.

 

[AR182]

btw, there are rumors that charlie casserly will leave as houston gm after the draft...

 

[IntenseOperator]

Maybe they knew Bush was going to be a complete pain in the ass come contract talks

 

[SpursDynasty]

*runs to bathroom and pukes extensively*

 

[BleedDodgerBlue]

Texans don't need either player. they should have been fielding multiple offers for their pick. certainly wait til tomorrow. the texans need an offensive line before they need anything else if they expect to compete with anybody. bush will probably be great, but i personally think he will have some durability issues.

texans have a pretty darn good back in dominic davis, and an unproven quarterback whos never had a chance in the league with that line. think how much better davis could be with a better line.

i think they blew it because anyone can see they need front line help and could really have addressed that.

 

[AR182]

Texans don't need either player. they should have been fielding multiple offers for their pick. certainly wait til tomorrow. the texans need an offensive line before they need anything else if they expect to compete with anybody. bush will probably be great, but i personally think he will have some durability issues.

texans have a pretty darn good back in dominic davis, and an unproven quarterback whos never had a chance in the league with that line. think how much better davis could be with a better line.

i think they blew it because anyone can see they need front line help and could really have addressed that.

they also need defensive help....

i heard many people in the nfl think mario will be better than peppers....

meanwhile i heard some compare bush to gale sayers......

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

there is more to this story...i read that bush didn't want to play for the texans, he basically told them he wouldn't sign with them, like when lindros told Quebec, he wouldn't play for them.

 

[AR182]

there is more to this story...i read that bush didn't want to play for the texans, he basically told them he wouldn't sign with them, like when lindros told Quebec, he wouldn't play for them.

dr.love,

so you think reggie would rather play for the saints ?

houston's alot closer to home than n.o.

 

[ELVIS]

BDB, the second coming of rb like marcus allen in Oakland? :shrug:

 

[Sun Tzu]

btw, there are rumors that charlie casserly will leave as houston gm after the draft...

thats been known for some time....he is essentially a token now and has no say in the decision-making..he could be gone as early as next week..

 

[moe777]

absolute idiocy

every now and then their is a clear cut #1 choice that u cant fuk up.even if bush is a bust(doubtful)no one would second guess the pick.what they did here is very stupid,its like splitting 10s against a 6 in blackjack,u DONT do it..def ends are a crap shoot anyway,remember the last dend taken #1 in the draft..courtny brown....take the electrifying bush and trade dominic davis for a another 2nd rounder and youve got your self a great draft and a sold out stadium. carr,bush andre johson is a nice young trio,bring in a good coach and use those 2nd rounders on a o linemen and dend you are much improved...i hope $$$ was the reason for this,if it wasnt WOW ,idiots are running the show in texas.