I think that still remains to be seen. If he's an anchor at LT for Deshaun without the awful and untimely penalties, sure. We don't know that yet
Tunsil is over eager. He knows he’s playing for one of the richest LT contracts in the league, maybe he wants the absolute most money. The false starts are correctable; his playing a mean tough LT spot is awesome.
As of now and as long as Deshaun stays healthy, the first rd picks will be closer to Second rounders. Tunsil is also 5 seasons away from turning 30 years of age. Someone of Tunsil's talent would be almost impossible to grab within the first 10 picks of the draft, plus a season or two for said rookie's development. Felt it was a nice deal then not knowing what Stills had in him as a receiver. I feel even better about the deal now. I don't know what people want, A franchise LT is a must. The only thing I could see done differently is maybe they should have gone after Brown harder and kept those picks, considering Tunsil will be getting paid anyways. The option of going after Brown was very popular around here and with some former players, Wade Smith sold me on him and he wasn't wrong. Brown grabbed the other probowl bid.
Per usual, Texans 'fans' have taken the improved pass protection this year for granted. Much like the refs... people only really notice the pass protection when its bad.
The false starts are bad, but you take it knowing there’s a greater than 90% chance Deshaun doesn’t get hit by Tunsil’s assignment. And you’re not getting a player who’s as good as Tunsil is where we’d be drafting. This has by far been the best move GM BOB has made.
We can love the player but not the trade. I know some don't like compartmentalizing like that but I do. For instance, I can love a brand new house but hate the purchase (if it costs more than I think I should have paid). Also, I can love a player and not think he is one of the best two tackles in the league. He is not. I'm happy for Tunsil, he has made a big difference to the line and keeping Watson upright. I would love to cut the penalties, but he is still a really good tackle. On the day of the trade, I am on record saying Stills was the steal of the trade. if you break down 2 firsts for Tunsil and a 2nd for Stills; that's a bargain for Stills. Texans have a poor man's WR1 playing WR3. Too much for Tunsil in my opinion. But he is a Texan and he makes the Texans better and I'm happy.
Feel free to disagree with the premise, but it's amazing to me that people still fail to grasp the paradigm. We bought an awesome cool toy on our credit card and still haven't received the first bill from the credit card company. Until that credit purchase is paid off, declaring it a settled issue is ridiculous. Nobody ever said Tunsil was a bad player.
Fans of Morey and Lunhow should understand this. In terms of asset management, it hasn't been good. We improved in the short term, but the question is the next 5 years.
You trade unknown assets for a know quantities. One of those will probably one of your top 3 offensive players at Premium position for atleast 6 years after this one. It was a good trade.
Ottomation talks about dopes who judge the trade before the results are ultimately in and Mr. Dopey comes in to exemplify the point.
A 3rd round that is replaced by another 3rd. 3 picks. Get over it. They are not coming back. Low first round picks are worth it for a Franchise LT.
