dlockz
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Nothing in that article says that Kubiak was going to take or wanted to take GInn. In fact they did not expect Okaye to be there so even if they were looking at GInn it might have been because they expected Okaye to be gone.
I'm pretty sure there were some players that if they fell we would have taken over Ginn. Seriously though that article does nothing to prove your point. It said he might have hoped. Hell we might have hoped we were in a position to take Levi Brown. Nothing said by Kubiak implied he wanted Ginn in that article.
“He was our top-rated defensive player on the board...This kid is an outstanding football player.â€
In his heart of hearts, Kubiak might have hoped the Texans would be in a position to snatch an offensive dynamo, but with Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson, and Ted Ginn Jr. all off the board by the time the Texans chose, it was easy to pull the trigger on Okoye, a player who reminds Kubiak of someone in his past.
“I’ll tell you when we were watching him preparing for the draft, I have a player that I’m a big fan of from my time in San Francisco, Bryant Young, who was a great player for many years,†Kubiak said when asked if Okoye reminded him of anyone.
Kubiak also acknowledged that Okoye’s skill set is something that you don’t see come around every year.
In Fact you could debate like I said that they would have taken Okaye no matter what because they expected him to go higher.
The fact that Okoye was available came as surprise to many as most mock drafts had the 19-year old phenom going before Houston went on the clock. The Texans were in that group.
“We absolutely were shocked,†Smith said. “I think in all of our mock drafts we looked at one scenario in which he was available.â€
Also if you were referring to they did not have a kick returner Jerome Mathis was a pro bowler as a rookie as a returnman.
I do appreciate your input but you must admit this did not make your case.