The Houston Texans have 2 selects in the leading half of the 2023 NFL Draft (No. 2 and 12), however head coach DeMeco Ryans isn’t anticipating either choice, particularly the No. 2 choice, to turn the franchise around overnight.
Ryan discussed on Tuesday why it’s “unfair” to anticipate a high draft choice to be a “savior.”
“It’s interesting for us to have the No. 2 choice, however likewise at the verysame time, there is no pressure where a young guy is selected,” Ryans stated. “I think it’s unreasonable to ask a person simply because you’re selected No. 2 general, you have to come in and you’re the face of our franchise and you’re the leader. That’s unjust to the person. I’m not going to put that type of weight on the shoulders of whoever that is that we choice. That’s not what we’re expecting. That’s not what we’re anticipating them to do.
“We’re anticipating them to come in, be a excellent colleague, work tough, be intentional in what you’re doing and have a stateofmind to get muchbetter each and every day. That’s the stateofmind, no matter if it’s choice 2 or the last choice of the draft. Really doesn’t matter when you get chosen. Leaders, those people will grow based on our group. Each group is various. We have leaders in our locker space currently, so I’m not asking a person to come in and be this hero for our group. We’re asking him to come in and put his head down and simply work.”
Houston is anticipated to choose a quarterback with the No. 2 choice. The list of QBs slated to go in the opening round of the draft consistof Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s CJ Stroud, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis.
FOX Sports AFC South pressreporter Ben Arthur has Houston taking Young with the No. 2 choice in a current mock draft.
The Carolina Panthers, who traded up to protected the leading choice in the draft, are anticipated to take a QB as well.
Davis Mills has began 26 videogames under center for the Texans over the past 2 seasons. The previous third-round choice out of Stanford has a 5-19-1 record as the group’s starter, while finishing 64% of his passes for 5,782 lawns, 33 goal passes and 25 interceptions.
Houston likewise signed profession backup Case Keenum to a two-year offer this offseason. The 35-year-old Keenum started his NFL profession with the Texans back in2012 He is anticipated to include a veteran existence to the group’s QB space and might contend with Mills for the beginning function if the company desired to permit their presumed novice QB time to establish and findout from a reliedon veteran.
“With the quarterback position, it’s all about the man,” Ryans stated. “We talk about a novice quarterback, a veteran quarterback, it doesn’t matter. What’s the makeup of the man? Is he deserving to start for your group? That’s all that matters. It doesn’t matter where the person is in his profession. Is he a novice, 3rd year, 4th year? Who is the finest person, the right man for our group? We wear’t understand that right now.”
The Texans went 3-13-1 last season, excellent for 31st in the NFL and the 2nd successive season picking in the leading 3 of the draft. The group balanced 283.5 overall lawns and 17.0 points per videogame. Defensively, the Texans gaveup 379.5 overall backyards (30th) and 24.7 points (27th) per videogame.
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