Tom Curran: Mallett to the Texans may soon be done.

[Sfpat]

Mallett is far better than Bortles, who has been under consideration as the #1 pick. Don't under rate Mallett.

 

[Brady6]

The short length of time remaining on his contract cuts both ways. Sure if he sucks you can move on without him and he is off the books right away. But if he succeeds, he can leave you high and dry for some other team, or put you in the extremely uncomfortable position of having to franchise him.

There is risk in everything; the question is if O’Brien thinks Mallett is worth the risk. Mallett is a actually a good fit for the Texans, he has a big arm and they have two WRs on the outside who can get up the field.

QB – Mallett
RB – Foster
WR – Johnson
WR – Hopkins
TE – Graham

 

[chasa]

And he was playing against 2nd and 3rd string players.

agreed

if we were to go with preseason stats then we should have trade zach sudfield for a couple of first round picks instead of cutting him.

 

[ausbacker]

Please let me clarify: I don't think Mallett is overrated because I don't think anybody - outside this forum - thinks he is worth all that much.

But people in this forum, for some reason, have lost their minds. Sorry, but when someone says he would possibly be the #1 pick in the draft, that is someonw who is overrating Mallett to laughable extremes.

He was a 3rd rounder 3 years ago, and has done nothing to improve on that since then. If anything, he is worth less because he only has 1 year left on his rookie deal.
And he was playing against 2nd and 3rd string players.

Not that I disagree with you @SB39 as Patsfans has markedly overestimated Mallett's trade value. That said, I don't think any Quarterback in this year's draft is an excellent prospect. Mallett's College Football career compares favorably against most. Combined with his supposed NFL readiness given his position behind Brady then I can see why the Texans may want him.

 

[SB39]

I disagree; Mallett has done plenty to increase his value. The concerns that caused Mallett to drop were character issues, mobility in the pocket, and conditioning. He has been nothing short of perfect character wise, after being sacked 6 times in his first preseason he has been sack 3 times in the last two and just once last preseason and he lost about 20lbs between his rookie and second season to significantly improve his body.

This is another thing that amuses me to no end. The Mallett-krishnas #1 reason they claim he has increased his value is because he has stayed drug-free for the past few years.

When you're #1 selling point is the guy has been drug-free, that's pretty sad.

 

[Brady6]

Please let me clarify: I don't think Mallett is overrated because I don't think anybody - outside this forum - thinks he is worth all that much.

But some people in this forum, for some reason, have lost their minds. Sorry, but when someone says he would possibly be the #1 pick in the draft, that is someone who is overrating Mallett to laughable extremes.

He was a 3rd rounder 3 years ago, and has done nothing to improve on that since then. If anything, he is worth less because he only has 1 year left on his rookie deal.
And he was playing against 2nd and 3rd string players.

To clarify, I do not think there is any way in freaking hell Mallett is worth the #1 pick. I do think that if the Texans gave up #65 and got Mallett back or even if we traded Mallett and #62 to Houston for #33 that it would be solid deal for the Texans.

 

[chasa]

This is another thing that amuses me to no end. The Mallett-krishnas #1 reason they claim he has increased hi value is because he has stayed drug-free for the past few years.

When you're #1 selling point is the guy has been drug-free, that's pretty sad.

i think the real number 1 selling point is Bill Obrien knows what he is going to get. do you draft a QB who might be an NFL bust, or do you trade for a guy who you coached at the professional level for a couple of years.

The same reason Mcdaniels made a play for Cassell when he took over in denver. You want players you know, players you understand there temperment, their personality, guys you know will understand your terminology.

will that translate to game time? thats unknown. but its the same for all the rookies as well.

 

[Brady6]

How about Mallet + #29 for Texans #33 and #65..

Would work for me..

Essentially, that values Mallett at 205 points on the trade value chart, which equates to #77, I would not trade Mallett for pick #77 personally it is not worth it.

 

[SB39]

Mallett is far better than Bortles, who has been under consideration as the #1 pick. Don't under rate Mallett.

What are you basing that on? Their college stats are quite comparable. What makes you say Mallet is "far better"?

 

[SB39]

i think the real number 1 selling point is Bill Obrien knows what he is going to get. do you draft a QB who might be an NFL bust, or do you trade for a guy who you coached at the professional level for a couple of years.

What value is there in knowing what you are going to get when you know he's a mediocre talent? Why accept a mediocre talent when you can draft a potential superstar?

BTW, O'Brien only coached Mallett for 1 single season, not "a couple of years." He doesn't have any tremendous insight on the guy by being his OC for his rookie season.

 

[ripatsfan91]

What value is there in knowing what you are going to get when you know he's a mediocre talent? Why accept a mediocre talent when you can draft a potential superstar?

What has Bortles done to show you he is a potential superstar? Mallet > Bortles

 

[Deus Irae]

if this happens i would be SHOCKED if we got anything better then a 3rd and a 5th for him.

Swapping 2nd's and them getting mallet isnt worth it imo

Swapping seconds essentially the same points value as getting the 3rd and 5th.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I'm not exactly seeing great potential in mallett here. In preseason he looked shaky.

 

[chasa]

What value is there in knowing what you are going to get when you know he's a mediocre talent? Why accept a mediocre talent when you can draft a potential superstar?

What makes you say hes a mediocre talent? the fact that he is not starting over the greatest QB of all time?

This years QB crop is weak. there might not be a qb drafted until the middle of the first round, and ALOT of those top teams NEED a QB.

I think people over value mallet, And i agree that some of these trade scenerios are crazy. But saying hes a mediocre talent, When all the QB's that are coming out are rated mediocre, just reaffirms my point, BoB might see it the same way, and opt to instead of drafting whatever is available in the late third/fourth round(myabe aj maccaron, maybe some no name kid from a mountain state team) instead trade for Mallet.

This isnt a discussion of trading mallet for the #1 pick, the texans ARE taking clowney. This is a discussion that say pick 33 comes around and the texans see only a string of best options get taken just before them, instead pulling the trigger giving up a mid round pick for mallet, and instead drafting a rookie offensive tackle.

 

[Deus Irae]

What has Bortles done to show you he is a potential superstar? Mallet > Bortles

Mallett's shown nothing that says that he's better than Bortles, yet you're making that claim. This goes both ways.

 

[chasa]

Swapping seconds essentially the same points value as getting the 3rd and 5th.

except you dont get that 3rd and 5th. its not always about the "point value" BB would rather have 2 rookies to put through the paces then 1.

 

[willard]

Mallet has 3 years of NFL conditioning. Bill has said good things about him and I have not heard any bad words. And most importantly he has spent 3 years with Tom Brady, throwing the football, talking quarterback, watching film.

I would think next year at his age, he could be the hottest free agent QB prospect if he tests out. I think he could be worth a low second or high third . I am coming around to the idea of trading him and finding the next number two.

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

You know its Tom Savage in the second I pray not the first round though.
He gets Schianos approval it's basically as good as gold.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

You know its Tom Savage in the second I pray not the first round though.
He gets Schianos approval it's basically as good as gold.

Glennon was also schiano's boy and the pats were targetting him last year.

 

[ashley]

After watching Mallet in quite a few pre season games and him showing us nothing, I'll be more than thrilled if we can get anything better than a 4th for him.