Texans Trade for Tunsil, Stills.

[LA_Rams_#29]

and they traded for Carlos Hyde..

 

[kurtfaulk]

These two get tied together for the better.



Yup.



Yup, which will be used to pay the above 3.



Jonathan Joseph is 35, dude is gonna leave or reture. Bradley Roby is in a 1 year prove it deal. IDK much about Jacob Martin. Whitney is another guy like Bradley Roby who may or may not be back because of his injury.

IMO the draft has gotten so romanticized...not the end of the world The team has young talent already, they'll use their remaining picks for depth. They've done pretty well with their 3rd and 4th rounders lately.

Rams haven't used a 1st round pick for 3 years. Hasn't hurt them.

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[ScotsRam]

HOU probably saw what happened to Luck and the lack of offensive lined and felt they had to find a LT at all costs.

Plus they probably thought Luck's injury opens their division up for the taking. I wonder if they do these deals if Luck hadn't gone down.

 

[Mister Sin]

They over paid—heavily in my opinion. That’s the type of trade that gets the coach and GM fired. I can’t wait to watch this crash.

 

[CGI_Ram]

The Houston Texans Did Not Overpay For Laremy Tunsil

The cuts were all but finalized when Ian Rapoport dropped the news that the Miami Dolphins were trading Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills to the Houston Texans for

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The Houston Texans Did Not Overpay For Laremy Tunsil

The cuts were all but finalized when Ian Rapoport dropped the news that the Miami Dolphins were trading Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills to the Houston Texans for a haul of draft picks. The final terms were Tunsil and Stills for two first-round picks, a second-rounder, and two depth pieces.

Your initial reaction is fair: “Two firsts? For Laremy Tunsil?? An outrageous overpay!” But I’m here to tell you that this wasn’t an overpay, and the Texans were right to make this trade despite the high costs. We’ll never see it as a steal, but a year from now we’ll all agree they made the correct decision.

Consider this: They’ve failed to put a competent line in front of Deshaun Watson for two years, and saw the effects of such failure last season when Watson was unable to travel on the team plane to Jacksonville after concerns arose about the effect of air pressure on Watson’s partially collapsed lung. They then watched divisional foe Andrew Luck call it quits because of the punishment inflicted on his body, which can be mostly attributed to the failures of the front office and their own inability to put together a competent offensive line.

Earlier this week I wrote that the Texans should be taking notes on how not to handle their young quarterback when looking at Luck’s situation. It appears Bill O'Brien reads the blog. Houston is taking a big chance by mortgaging their future for Tunsil, but given their situation, it isn’t an overpay. At 25-years-old, Tunsil is already a top-15 left tackle in the game. That may not seem particularly noteworthy, but there are only a handful of people on the planet at any given time who can protect a quarterback’s blindside at a consistently elite level. Tunsil has room to grow and has already shown flashes of that ability.

Trading what will likely be two late-twenties first-rounders for a good player with potential to be great at arguably the third-most important position on offense should have been an easy decision for the Texans, and it was. Tunsil gives them a rock on the left side for the next ten years, if everything goes well. While one offensive lineman can only make so much difference in the grand scheme of things, there are few players more important than the one watching the quarterback’s back.

It’s very likely Tunsil, a former top-10 pick, is better than any singular offensive lineman they could have gotten in the back half of the first round. Sure, he’s only under contract for a year before being up for what will certainly be a big extension. Essentially trading two future players with five years of team control for any one player is a tough pill to swallow. But Tunsil has the most important job on the team: preventing their franchise guy from taking big hits. He’ll make a world of difference, and the Texans will have no regrets on this one.

 

[PhillyRam]

Texans strike again! Yes Tunsil is a nice player and they have a pass blocker for Watson which they desperately needed. But that's more draft capital and players for Tunsil and Stills than the Bears gave up for Mack.

If Tunsil is that good (I never watch Dolphin games), it's worth it.

Imagine Goff without Whitworth the last 2 yrs. A very good LT is worth a ton, especially for a young QB.

 

[CGI_Ram]

If Tunsil is that good (I never watch Dolphin games), it's worth it.

Imagine Goff without Whitworth the last 2 yrs. A very good LT is worth a ton, especially for a young QB.

It feels like an over-pay until you consider they pretty much have “a locked down LT” with those picks... no gamble. No development time. Done.

Considering they believe they have their franchise QB, this protects that strategy too.

That’s the logic.

 

[Malibu]

I like the trade for the Texans. Basically they gave up possibly two late firsts for a rock solid left tackle plus added fire power to the receiving corps. Now they should avg 27+ ppg top 8 or better imo. Great defense even though they dumped Clowney. Plus they added Mingo who should help the Defense.

The only question is the 2nd first rounder in 2021.

As for Miami if I was a player I would be super pissed and I was Fitz or Rosen I would actually hope NOT to be named the starter. Why do you get rid of one of the better LTs in the game.

 

[Riverumbbq]

As for Miami if I was a player I would be super ticked and I was Fitz or Rosen I would actually hope NOT to be named the starter. Why do you get rid of one of the better LTs in the game.

Especially such a quality young guy you can build an offense around. Dumb move imo.

 

[rams1fan]

I like the trade for the Texans. Basically they gave up possibly two late firsts for a rock solid left tackle plus added fire power to the receiving corps. Now they should avg 27+ ppg top 8 or better imo. Great defense even though they dumped Clowney. Plus they added Mingo who should help the Defense.

The only question is the 2nd first rounder in 2021.

As for Miami if I was a player I would be super ticked and I was Fitz or Rosen I would actually hope NOT to be named the starter. Why do you get rid of one of the better LTs in the game.

If I was a season ticket holder of the Dolphins I would be super ticked. They have thrown in the towel before the season has begun.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

If I were building a team I'd always start with a QB, but the VERY next priority would be dominant OL. Always seems to have a domino effect that radiates all the way through even your defense.