Chron: Texans expected to select defensive player in first round

Please, please, please no tommifer.

Sean Taylor hopefully...

 

I would also like to see Tractor Taylor on defense plowing over opposing recivers.

 

I really hope Casserly has got something up his sleeve. I'd love for them to get Taylor.

 

Taylor or Wilfork, please. Not the hugely overrated Harris.

 

I'll go the other way and say I'd love to have Harris on the Texans next year, I'd be estatic with Taylor also but I don't think he'll be around when we pick anyway and Harris IMO will. I see these two guys as potential superstars especially if Harris goes to a team where he can play end like he could here.

Wilfork on the other hand is a prototype NT in the 3-4 defense and that could be huge in that he will collapse the pocket and swallow offensive lineman and free up our linebackers to make the plays.

Actually I'd be thrilled with any of these players along with a few others depending on how things shake out.

 

Is it true that the Texans are going after Jevon Kearse? I heard them talking about it on 610 but I caught it at the end. It would be nice to have him and maybe Wilfork on that front line.

 

Kearse does not exactly fit the mold of a down lineman in the Texans 34 scheme. Kearse does not have the size to be able to slide over and take on the opposing guard as would be required for the end position in the 34. I'm sure it was fantasy talk, and not even good fantasy talk at that.

 

Capers has said that Kearse would make an ideal outside LB in the 3-4. The guy has speed, can rush, pursue and as a 3-4 LB he wouldn't have to take the every down pounding a typical DE has to take (helping reduce his exposure to injury).

 

Given his style, size, athleticism and skills, it makes sense. The question is does he have that "sixth sense" that a player like Ray Lewis has to play linebacker?

 

I think Kearse can make it as an OLB. Ray Lewis plays MLB and has to be the QB of the LB corps...that killer instinct is needed to fire up his team. I think Kearse would be fine rushing the QB from the outside backer spot.

 

Kearse could do it. He's got a motor and that's what Ray Lewis and Brian ulracher have. But I hope he remains a Titan. I think Greg Williams signed in Washington so look for the Skins to be a strong player for Jevon if they want to spend.

 

It's not as easy as having speed. Sure, that is one component, but Kearse would have to learn to read the offense and comming from an every down lineman the transition from the three point stance to backpeddling would not be easy. I'm sure at one point in time Capers would have loved to have Kearse play the strongside but at this point in time I don't know how realistic that is.

 

I can't see these guys being there, but you never know...It'll all depend on who the top five teams choose...I'm not sold on San Diego choosing a quarterback, but the Raiders will...

 

At this point, Capers thinks it is realistic. Capers addressed this point on 610AM radio in October. Kearse was an OLB in college who was converted to an NFL DE. He has experience playing outside of a 3 point stance. So the non-rushing duties he would get in the 34 won't be much of a problem. He knows how to play the run pursuit game. Besides, Capers 3-4 zone blitz scheme is somewhat similar to a 4-3 zone blitz scheme. The Titans have used some zone blitz schemes, dropping Kearse into coverage where his speed, agility and freakishly long wing span help him clog passing lanes. So coming into Capers 3-4 won't be totally foreign to Kearse.

 

I was not aware that Kearse played strongside at Florida. The 34 and the 43 zone blitz where the end drops into pass coverage and the inside or the weakside backer blitzes is virtually the same. If Kearse played on the line in the 34 it converts it to the 43. From there, if he drops into coverage it is a 34 man or zone. There is a number of variations but I think you get the point. I do know that Kearse is used to drop back into some coverage situations in Tennessee but I did not know that he was familiar with the linebacker position from college. Kearse is expesive and has been hampered by injurys over the past two seasons but if he is familiar with the position that would be a tremendous addition. My concerns were not with his athleticism but were more directed at his overall knowledge of the position. Now knowing he has played backer prior to converting to end, he would make a nice free agent pick-up.

 

I get your point... we all do, I think. But really, would you be UNhappy with getting Kearse? Dude IS THE FREAK! I think it would be a wonderful problem for capers to have (trying to put this guy somewhere). We were probably the WORST team in football at getting to the quarterback... KEARSE WRECKS!

 

Can somebody please tell me why Tommy Harris is so overrated??? I thought this guy was pretty good. What's his 40 time, weight, and height? Also, who is this Udeche (sp?) guy I keep hearing about? I think he moved from early 2nd round to all the way up to the top 10.

 

You probably think the guy is pretty good because the media has been on his jock from day one. He's become a legend, but if you look at his stats and watched his games he wasn't much of a factor regardless of the triple and quadruple teams you hear of.

 

He didn't have a lot of sacks because he was tripled team. There is no way you can block this dude one on one. He is worth a top ten pick but if Sean Taylor or Mike Williams is there I would have to take them over Harris.