*Official* Mario To Houston A "done Deal"...*6-yrs, 54m 26.5 guaranteed*

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DBoys said:
POSTED 6:22 p.m. EDT, April 28, 2006
MARIO TO HOUSTON A "DONE DEAL"
A league source tells us that the Houston Texans have informed Joel Segal, the agent for Reggie Bush, that the team has a "done deal" with defensive end Mario Williams.
More details to come.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
So, if Reggie is available at 18, do we take him? :D
 

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DBoys said:
No kidding I would like to know this as well.


Once a player is drafted he gains all of the bargaining chips. There's already a ballpark figure in place based on the previous year's contract for that draft slot factoring the increase in the rookie cap.

The only way a team can come out ahead is to use draft position as a tool. If these reports are true, Bush and co. have cost themselves millions by refusing to agree to terms pre-draft. One would also have to think that the Saints at #2 are questioning how much Bush is asking for and whether he is going to want #1 money.
 

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StanleySpadowski said:
Once a player is drafted he gains all of the bargaining chips. There's already a ballpark figure in place based on the previous year's contract for that draft slot factoring the increase in the rookie cap.

The only way a team can come out ahead is to use draft position as a tool. If these reports are true, Bush and co. have cost themselves millions by refusing to agree to terms pre-draft. One would also have to think that the Saints at #2 are questioning how much Bush is asking for and whether he is going to want #1 money.

Makes sense thanks for explaining things
 

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Well guys 1500th post and I am calling it a night.

Talk to you manana when Houston is on the clock!!
 

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This was just confirmed on Houston Radio on my way home about 15 minutes ago.

That the Texans are going to draft Williams #1

Sports radio 610; the host Lance Zierlein from the morning crew got it from inside contact source.

Mark it down (By the way 610 is the home of the Texans radio)
 

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bbgun said:
Poor David Carr.
$50 says he suffers a major injury within the first 3 games. You just can't take pounding after pounding and keep getting back up. The body simply doesn't work that way and I'm afraid Mr. Carr is going to learn that the hard way this season. It sucks because he seems like a genuinely nice guy.

He just holds onto the ball way too long, has absolutely no pocket presence, and has the worst OL in the entire NFL protecting him. Not a good combination.
 

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Roughneck said:
$50 says he suffers a major injury within the first 3 games. You just can't take pounding after pounding and keep getting back up. The body simply doesn't work that way and I'm afraid Mr. Carr is going to learn that the hard way this season. It sucks because he seems like a genuinely nice guy.

He just holds onto the ball way too long, has absolutely no pocket presence, and has the worst OL in the entire NFL protecting him. Not a good combination.

If that was the case Bledsoe should be dead
 

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Can you imagine the Boys passing on Aikman in '89 because Mandarich was more "signable"? This is the "nose to spite your face" mistake Houston is making.
 

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bbgun said:
Can you imagine the Boys passing on Aikman in '89 because Mandarich was more "signable"? This is the "nose to spite your face" mistake Houston is making.

It is not about money they are giving more money to Williams

I really think since Kubiak is coming in they can just churn out RB like Denver and that running system and the hardest thing next to a QB to find is a DE for a 4-3 and last years defense was just as bad as the offense

They have a lot of holes to fill
 

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Kangaroo said:
If that was the case Bledsoe should be dead
Ah but we don't/didn't have the worst OL in the entire NFL......just damn near close.

;)
 

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NFL Network just confirmed Mario has been signed and will go #1!!!!
 

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Breaking news just now...NFL Network says Texans have signed Mario Williams

guess it wasnt just posturing afterall

David
 

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http://www.houstontexans.com/news/detail.php?PRKey=2543&section=N Latest News


Texans sign Williams
April 28, 2006
HoustonTexans.com


HOUSTON - The Houston Texans have signed North Carolina State DE Mario Williams and plan to take him with the first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. Williams becomes the second Texans number one pick in team history.

Williams (6-6, 291) becomes the first North Carolina State player to be taken with the first pick in the NFL draft. QB Roman Gabriel was the top overall pick of the AFL draft and went second overall in the NFL draft in 1962.

In three seasons for the Wolfpack, Williams started 34 of 36 games. He totaled 175 tackles, 55.5 tackles for loss and 26.5 sacks. His 2005 season will go down as one of the greatest in NC State history by a defensive end. He set school records in sacks, with 14.5, and tackles for loss, with 27.5. Williams’ sack total ranked fourth nationally and he finished second in tackles for loss.

Williams earned Freshman All-America honors in 2003 after recording 56 tackles (34 solos), five sacks, 13 tackles for loss, seven quarterback pressures, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. As a junior in 2005, he was voted the Wolfpack’s Most Valuable Player by his teammates and was a consensus All-American.

Williams, who hails from Richlands, N.C., has been compared by many to Carolina DE Julius Peppers, who was drafted second overall in 2002. Following a stellar prep career at Richlands High School where he was an All-State and All-South selection, Williams’ high school jersey (number 82) was retired.

The Texans have spent their past four first round draft picks on the defensive side of the ball. DT Travis Johnson was the 16 th overall selection in 2005, and CB Dunta Robinson and LB Jason Babin were taken with the 10 th and 27 th in the 2004 draft. The Texans’ first pair of first-round picks were offensive players—QB David Carr in 2002 (1 st overall) and WR Andre Johnson in 2003 (3 rd overall).

Williams’ signing marks the second time that the Texans have had their first-round pick signed before the draft. QB David Carr agreed to a contract prior to becoming the Texans’ first-ever draft choice in 2002. The Texans felt that agreeing to terms with the top pick was important in order to ensure that the player will begin training camp along with the rest of the team.


This is crazy. Lots of Texans fans are going to be p-ssed!!
 

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Paniolo22 said:
I'll tell you this, the Saints are smiling from ear to ear.

In which case the Texans will have to explain to their fans why the Saints drafted him unsigned but they didn't.
 

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dbair1967 said:
Breaking news just now...NFL Network says Texans have signed Mario Williams

guess it wasnt just posturing afterall

David

This was already broke in the other thread
 
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