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A host of NFL brokers did no longer love the offseason the Houston Texans had this year.
In an anonymous poll conducted by Ben Standig of The Athletic, 11 of 30 brokers stated the Texans had the worst offseason in the NFL, the most votes of any crew. The comments they made weren’t mighty kinder.
“Invoice O’Brien—there is no ability he must easy be the overall supervisor,” one agent stated.
“I correct make no longer realize them by any ability,” one other added.
The predominant disaster the brokers had with Houston’s offseason modified into the Texans’ change of DeAndre Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-spherical take to the Arizona Cardinals for working again David Johnson, a 2020 2nd-spherical take and a 2021 fourth-rounder.
The deal raised eyebrows for a different of reasons.
Hopkins is one amongst the supreme receivers in football, and trading him deprived franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson of his high weapon. While the Texans reportedly did not must meet Hopkins’ demands for a fresh contract, they added a player in Johnson who misplaced his starting up job in 2019 and has a mountainous cap hit of $11.2 million this year and $9 million next season.
Would no longer it have been wiser to pay Hopkins, the upper and additional impactful player, than Johnson?
“That change is easy mind-boggling,” one agent stated. “Getting Hopkins for David Johnson? Um, yeah.”
“They rid themselves of their very most practical player when no longer forced,” one other agent added.
Houston’s questionable offseason did not cease there. It then signed worn wideout Randall Cobb to a three-year, $27 million deal—astronomical money for a player who has exceeded 1,000 receiving yards correct as soon as in his profession.
The Texans traded a 2nd-spherical take for wideout Brandin Cooks, who has a prolonged hurt ancient previous and a skill set identical to incumbent receivers Kenny Stills and Will Fuller V. And after trading two first-spherical picks (2020, 2021) for left address Laremy Tunsil in September, they signed him to a broad three-year, $66 million extension this offseason.
Giving up such priceless sources to price Tunsil meant the Texans may perchance well well not manage to pay for to lose him. That, in flip, gave him a host of leverage—enough to execute him football’s perfect-paid offensive lineman in common salary.
Or no longer it is no longer regularly perfect a different of brokers around football did not deem mighty of Houston’s offseason.
