Rick Smith was fairly well liked on the Texans team, however his reputation is that he's great with the 1st rounder but struggled to find meaningful talent from the 2nd round and beyond.  The only exception was when Gray Kubiak was first hired, but the truth is that the draft was almost solely run by Kubiak himself, and it was pretty by far the best draft the Texans have had:

1 Mario Williams 1
2 DeMeco Ryans 33

3 Charles Spencer 65

3 Eric Winston 66

4 Owen Daniels 98

6 Wali Lundy 170
7 David Anderson 251

Ballsy to take Mario at #1 over Vince Young and Reggie Williams, but turned out to be the best pick.  DeMeco was a probowler. Picked up both tackles in the top of the third...Charles Spencer looked like a first rounder until Ron Dayne destroyed his knee and Winston was a long term RT.  Owen Daniels was a fantastic find in the 4th. Wali Lundy never did anything, but even David Anderson contributed.

However if you look at his other drafts you won't see many meaningful players from the 2nd round and later.

I think the best thing for the Jags is that Rick is perfectly comfortable fitting into his role as a GM, doesn't seem to have that power-hungry, step-on-those-around-you to protect your [BLEEP] vibe.

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