Like sands through the hour glass, so go the days of McCardell
Jul 25, 2007 2007 Draft, Batman, Colts Shmolts, Free Agency, Super Mario, Training camp 2007
You know the off-season has gotten long when the “he is… no, he’s not” regarding Keenan McCardell as a Texan becomes daily discussion.
That said, reader Mark1 points me to this line in the NFL.com transaction log.
Green Bay Packers Korey Hall signed/draft choice Houston Texans Keenan McCardell signed Indianapolis Colts Tarik Glenn retired New Orleans Saints Robert Meachem signed/draft choice, Five-year contract
So… um… I am going to say that McCardell is a Texan. Though that is subject to change at any point until I see him in uniform.
By the way, how cool is it (from our perspective) to see Tarik Glenn officially retire? (See Stampede Blue for a full discussion of Glenn’s departure.)
Say what you want about how quickly Manning gets rid of the ball or how well he feels pressure or how good the offensive system is at replacing people, but Texans fans (more than just about anyone, I guess) know the true value of a real left tackle. Maybe Tony Ugoh or Charlie Johnson steps up and plays well… but neither of them is Tarik Glenn. And, for that, Mario Williams is exceedingly happy.
1 And can I just mention how much I love readers who alert me to stories? They instantly become my favorite people in the whole universe for a solid 15 or 20 minutes.
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July 25th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Your Texans paid too much money for Green. He is 30 years old and shows it. He is good as a part time back. He was an outstanding back, but he is past his prime.
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July 25th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
There is a chance that you are right. However, given that we had Ron Dayne as our leading rusher last year (while Green was rushing for 1059 in 14 games), I’m willing to take the chance.
Besides, only $6.5MM of his deal is guaranteed, so if he sucks and we cut him in the offseason, that’s a cap hit of less than $5MM.