I hated the Stingley and Green picks last year. Stingley was always hurt, but was SECSEC and allegedly better ceiling than Sauce. I didn’t watch aggy so I hoped maybe Green was some slam dunk future probowl guard and maybe this is how smart teams build through the trenches. On draft night I was very envious of the Jets taking Sauce and Wilson (then later grabbing DE Jermaine Johnson and RB Breece Hall) and thought based on similar number and positions of picks, Houston could’ve had that draft class. Further, the best GMs are supposed to be patient and watch the board fall into place, and make move up or (usually down) based on value. Texans wanted Stingley and Green several days out, and leaked it thoroughly to 610 and 97.5. LZ kept parroting their phrase that “Stingley has all the intangibles!” and “Green is an ass-kicker that will transform the run game!” I guess it’s nice Caserio moved back a couple spots before taking Green, but I wonder if he even considered anyone else.
I may be alone on this branch, but I have never subscribed to the annual belief that the worst teams must draft QB and the QB of the college team that won the most games in the past 1-2 seasons is worthy of a first pick. There are more mediocre, bad, or outright bust QBs than perennial pro bowlers in recent first rounds. The talking heads all wanted a team (including Texans) to take Malik Willis in the first round. Bears gave up two firsts for Mitch Trubisky. SF gave up 3 firsts for Trey Lance. I think Bryce Young is a great college qb with low chances of being a consistently great NFL qb. We shouldn’t take him because we need a QB if the draft value isn’t justified, and at the same time some other dumb ass team will probably offer multiple high picks to move up. As an amateur Mel Kiper, I wouldn’t take any of this year’s QBs in the top 20 picks, and probably nobody other than Young or Stroud in the top 60.
Houston has major holes at DL, WR, and as soon as Tunsil leaves at OL. Taking the 5’10 Young at #1 and throwing him into this shit box does nobody any favors. Caserio will probably waste the Browns pick on a TE or another guard.