Quote:I will be more than happy to have this debate with you.

 

While I agree with your stance with Mallett being a huge upgrade for the Texans, I strongly believe that it is not the end of the world at all for the jaguars.

 

I am a person that beleives that Andrew Luck is a very good QB, he is not a Peyton Manning or John Elway 2.0. Having thrown 8 picks in only 3 playoff games is very scary if you are a colt fan.  T,Y. Hilton is a star, and I think the Trent Ricahrdson trade might have been a huge mistake.

 

With O'Brian & Mallett, I think it is a match made in heaven. However, I do not think there are enough tools for him to succeed at a level that you feel he will be.....yet. Andre is starting to ware and tare at a level where his statistics will significantly drop, and while Hopkins * Martin do show flashes, I think they will not be at the same level as Andre was. O'Brian has magic with TE's though. However, with an Owen Daniels that cannot stay healthy, and Graham has potential to be something, the Texans should  have a fall back year. again. I know it is too early for predictions, but if someone forced me to pick a record, I would say 7-9, 8-8.

 

As for the prestige with Mallett, a tall kid who "gunned" the ball against the SEC, which is known for the best talent of offenses and defenses. I agree, However if you want stats TMD, I will give you stats.

 

Here are Ryan Mallet's stats:

 

Season Team GP GS ATT COMP COMP% YDS YDS/COMP TD INT AVG/G LONG EFFIC

2007 Michigan 11 3 141 61 43.3 892 14.6 7 5 81.1 97 105.7

2008 Arkansas Ineligible due to NCAA transfer rule

2009 Arkansas 13 13 403 225 55.8 3,624 16.3 30 7 278.8 83 152.5

2010 Arkansas 13 13 411 266 64.7 3,869 14.5 32 12 297.6 89 163.6

Career 3 seasons 37 29 955 552 57.8 8,385 15.1 69 24 226.6 97 150.4

 

And now, here are the stats for the person I hope the jaguars will draft in the 3rd round: Aaron Murray:

 

YEAR CMP ATT CMP% YDS TD INT RAT ATT YDS AVG TD

2009 Redshirt

2010 209 342 61.1 3,049 24 8 154.5 87 167 1.9 4

2011 238 403 59.1 3,149 35 14 146.4 87 111 1.3 2

2012 249 386 64.5 3,893 36 10 174.8 59 −68 −1.2 3

2013 225 347 64.8 3,075 26 9 158.8 58 186 3.5 7

Totals 921 1,478 61.5 13,166 121 41 158.5 291 396 0.9 16

 

*Statistics are from Wikipedia*

 

Now at a glance, one might think AJ Green was because of his stats, when in reality both AJ Green and Knoshon Moreno declared in 2011. So from 2011 to this past year, was based upon Aaron. He has a better completion percentage, and better ratings as a QB than Mallett.

 

As for the Brady factor, yes it could be an infleunce, but the system in New England could be completely different to Houston, even though O'Brian was in NE. It is a "Wildcard" as an infleunce and should not be considered as a main factor of Why Ryan Mallet could be succesful in Houston.

 

*Cheers*

I looked at Arron Murray and thought he would be alright last year as well. The Yards/A are crazy good for Mallet and Murray. I never realized they were both that high, they are both right near 9 YPA.  I like Murray as a 3rd round pick. It is crazy that he will go that low, when he was projected as a 2nd  I believe last year if he had came out.

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