Houston Texans’ General Manager has resumed his shuffling of the poorly built Houston Texans roster with the reported releases of veterans Whitney Mericilus (DE) and Andre Roberts (WR), as reported by Aaron Wilson. Head Coach David Culley did not mince words in this morning’s press meeting raising concerns about player discipline and attitude on and […]
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Texans have extended the contract of LB Whitney Mercilus for another four years. Whitney Mercilus’ four-year extension (2016-2019) is $26 million, including $10.8 guaranteed.He gets a $5.25 million signing bonus. — John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) May 4, 2015 Mercilus was eligible to have an option year […]
Now that all decisions on fifth year options for the 2020 first round picks have been made, this would be a good time to observe how the contract mechanism, first introduced in the 2011 CBA, has fared over the course of a decade. Fifth year options over time Note that the five players that were […]
I thought for the draft this year I would do a series looking back at each draft from 2012 through 2017 and seeing what information we can get by breaking each draft down based mainly on career earnings. For the first post I will go back and look at the 2012 draft. For each draft […]
In Episode 2 of Cap & Trade we were joined by Brandon Kyle Scott of SportsRadio 610. We covered the disappointing loss on Houston Texans losing to in division rival Indianapolis Colts, the release of veterans Whitney Mercilus and Andre Roberts, the direction of the team going forward, and potential trade assets for the team […]
It is now being reported in multiple places that Texans franchise QB Deshaun Watson is unhappy with the Texans organization which has led to trade speculation. Trading Watson would seem like insanity but the questions are coming so I may has well tackle the main ones here. What is the cost to trade Watson? The […]
With the 2020 regular season having come to a close for the Houston Texans (as well any 2020 game for Houston finished), all eyes now move towards the 2021 offseason. The organization is looking to hire a new General Manager and Head Coach. The new regime will be tasked with rebuilding the roster, along with […]