Lions Trading for Chris Houston
by thePROD1GY on Mar 7, 2010 8:39 PM EST
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Apparently Detroit will be trading our 6th round pick and flip flopping our 5ths with Altanta for Chris Houston. He is still you, 25 or 26 and was a former 2nd round pick. He is mostly know to be the only CB to hold down Megatron in his last year of college ball. If I remember correctly he held him to 1 catch for under 20 yards. Either way a starting CB for a 6th rounder is gould. Mayhew and Schwartz continue to impress!
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I like it...
I think The Profiler is Mayhew trying to drum up support
lol
were both just seconds behind each other. Gotta love the nfl.
The best there is, The best there was, and the best there ever will be - Bret the Hitman hart
If works out like I read....
This is uncharted water for us Lions fans…..We have a very good FO and GM.
if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin
+ 1
They are mad geniuses…I can’t think of something they have done that I don’t approve of…does that make me a kool-aid drinker?
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i feel like im in a dream world right now.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
dradle
dradle dradle I made you out of clay.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
its gonna
be a party! till we are 2 and 8 that is lol
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Pope Sean Paul
Are we going to have a live thred for opening night of draft as well as the next 2 days.?
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my bad with the spelling
God I am a dooche lol. thanks for the correction.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
thanks bro ham
i know the song and love the show, U dam mongowiens evwe time a china man bewd a wall you dam mongowiens hav to knock it down.
damnit davis
LMAO
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
This is a GREAT move.
He’s a good corner and we wouldn’t have gotten anyone that good with our 6th round pick. God I’m starting to have a man crush on Mayhew. he’s like an evil genius. You know the kind of evil genius on the opposite end of the spectrum as Al Davis. he’s an evil genius that is making a fool out of the rest of the NFL while Al Skeletor makes a fool out of his own team.
hell yeah hell yeah
Hell yeah heal yeah hell yeah! They should have drafted him that year and I was pissed they didn’t. But…Hell yeah! I don’t like exchanging our 5ths but…hell yeah! Now we need to extend him. Unless they want to try him out for a year…
by TheOriginalVoice on Mar 7, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
We don't get him for free
It’s not like Atlanta is going to give us a player AND BETTER picks. We got him VERY cheap. It looks like another Mayhew steal.
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The 313 Missile Squadron: Delmas, Berry, Wilson......seek and destroy!
Hey, as long as Zack Follett keeps hitting people, he can rap to Barney the Dinosaur for all I care.
Anthony Henry was suppose to be a steal too
Just sayin
The best there is, The best there was, and the best there ever will be - Bret the Hitman hart
HE was,
Better to have No Kitna, than to have Kitna… IMO
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by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 8, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
lol
hope so… but it’s definitely for sure. Went to Espn and it’s right there. So sounds good. Still think we’ll get a couple DBs in the draft though.
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Louis Delmas, Eric Berry and Kyle Wilson - 313 Missile Squadron - Seek and Destroy!
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by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 7, 2010 8:47 PM EST reply actions
lol to mgersz
That would be hilarious. I agree with JCruize too….Welcome to a competant franchise lions fans!
I am not sure how to feel about that....
It is so easy to chalk everything up to " The same ol’ Lions……" But Lions a competant franchise??? It will take alittle time for it to sink in. Maybe like 48 days when the dust has settled form the NFL draft.
if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin
im with crusie
we gotta draft quallity to be competent year after year
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
maybe after we win more than 5 games
The best there is, The best there was, and the best there ever will be - Bret the Hitman hart
I feel much better about our DB situation now
I was starting to get nervous
Weren't we all lol
I mean the only person we got there that i think is well as close to avg is Hobbs or DeAngelo smith thats it
by Liontotheextreme on Mar 7, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
he a FA in 2011 and ATL cbs are not much better then ours..
but if he resigns i am good with it.. a 6th round and switching 5ths is not bad
Dude don't listen to any idiots that comment on PFT.
Everybody on that site act like jackasses just to be jackasses. 99% of them don’t tell the truth about anything. They talk shit about the players that left their teams or aren’t on their team just to be cynical. Seriously I think PFT assembled the most pessimistic, obnoxious, retards they can find to comment on their posts just to drum up hits.
We had an Atlanta fan come in here and say the same thing.....
That he does not turn his head when running in coverage, which cause him to “repeatedly (REPEATEDLY) run into the receiver”. Sounds like another CB we used to have……his name was Bryant Westbrook…..AKA Captain Pass Interference.
Oh you didn't know?? You're ass better CALLLLLLLL SOMEBODY!!!!!
That said
I hope it is all conjecture and that this kid can learn to look for the ball when running in coverage…..
Oh you didn't know?? You're ass better CALLLLLLLL SOMEBODY!!!!!
Maybe Houston has a drinking problem...
Remember Westbrook quit going to bars and shit the year he tore his ACL? Before he got injured, he was really impressing that year and I remember a lot of analysts saying he would have been a pro-bowler. ANyone else remember this?
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Louis Delmas, Eric Berry, Kyle Wilson and Chris Houston - 313 Missile Squadron - Seek and Destroy!
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by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 9, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
deleted my post LOL
Exciting he isn’t a shutdown but he is a solid DB with potential to improve.
The best there is, The best there was, and the best there ever will be - Bret the Hitman hart
This Link says a little different
http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/03/07/falcons-might-trade-cb-houston-to-lions/
Give a fourth instead of a 6th
by Liontotheextreme on Mar 7, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions
I think this was posted before the actual deal was done.
I think Atlanta accepted a 6th and swapping 5ths. as the final deal.
That was a speculatory article written before the trade went through.
You can tell by the wording that it was saying they might trade and this is what it might involve. ATL was probably asking for a 4th but Mayhew said no way and made them take a 6th.
Well until it's announced by the teams no.
No deal is finalized until physicals and league approval. But that article was written in future tense and with a speculative tone to it. Meaning there were discussions about a possible trade and the terms were just being speculated on. Now there are multiple articles written in present tense saying it was a 6th and swapping 5ths. PFT and adam Schefter’s tweet both reported deal is done with a 6th and swapping 5th’s
Hahaha
I love the mental image of Mayhew slapping around Atlanta’s GM. “A 4th? Bitch you crazy? Take this this 6th and be happy with it”
Awesome
I’ve always like Houston. Although, if it’s a 4th I’m a bit iffy about it, but if it’s a 6th than I have no problems.
The Bringers of Hope: Stafford - Delmas - C. Johnson - Pettigrew - Levy - Hill - Schwartz
Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind.
4th is stiff.
anyone know much about this kid game tape wise?
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
give me his maden
ratings its the same thing right.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha
I’m all in now!
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
After the latest roster update thing
He’s only a 68 overall. But still 93 speed. By comparison, Buchanon, James, and A. Henry are all in the low 70s overall.
by WestsideLionsFan on Mar 8, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
I think at the least he looks to
have some skills. upgrade is most likely. however thats not hard to do. Buchanon? are you kidding me?
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 8, 2010 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
93 Speed 72 strength
I’ve been getting this guy in franchise mode for 3 years. So of course I like this pick up. Madden 10 sucked
LMAO
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by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 8, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
SWEET!
Wow I always loved the play of Chris Houston. Whenever the Lions grab a new player especially as young as Houston, I usually like to check out other teams forums on the lowdown and fans intake on their former player or players and I have to say, there wasn’t much concerns towards Houston. The one thing I kept reading up on was he fails to turn his head often but his speed makes up for that most of the time and that can be learned under a defensive minded Schwartz who turned a 7th rounder Finnegan into a Pro Bowler so there’s always hope. We didn’t give up a thing to acquire a starter.
Good stuff Mayhew. Keep up the great work.
www.prosportsdraft.webs.com
Yup
I was just talking to one of my friends who hasn’t missed an Atlanta game and he is pissed off! He’s a good scout on players and said the one thing Lions fans will love out of Chris besides his speed is his physicality and press coverage skills.
That’s all Schwartz wants in a corner and I would take this deal over Cromartie’s any day.
Great job Mayhew.
www.prosportsdraft.webs.com
WOW!
I just looked up Houston’s combine stats and he ran a 4.32 40-time and put up the 225 bench press reps 27 times. That’s some serious speed and strength.
Yea the 27 reps really stood out to me.
if Schwartz can coach him up he has the strength to jam any receiver in the league. And the speed to keep up with them too. If he listens to the coaches he has all the tools to be a stud. We’ll just have to wait and see if the coaches can get the best out of him.
Hmm interesting thoughts
I’m warming to him more now… like the 27 reps with the 4.32, really impressive.
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by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 8, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
Houston Blows...
the city, that is…. Mayhew & co. seem to do a really good job on their homework with these guys, I have never seen this guy play before. I still would like to see us sign a Lito Sheppard or Marlin Jackson, even though he’s had a couple of season ending injuries, but at this point I don’t see either of those happening. Anyways, I do like this move, I just like saying Houston Blows.
, but Houston can play.
He can run, but he’s no a burner. He has straight line speed but not great agility. What makes him good is his pressing capabilities. Dude is a gym rat. I dare say he might be the best pressing corner in the league. A pressing corner is the most underrated attribute I think. Knocking a WR off his route just for a split second is Huge. That’s another split second for the pocket to collapse.
by TheOriginalVoice on Mar 7, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
In case you wanted me to weigh in
For the price, you’re getting an awesome bargain. Houston has underachieved during his time in Atlanta and the rumors you heard about him not turning his head in coverage are true. But the physical tools are all there, and maybe a change of scenery will fix everything for you.
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Thanks.
Plus as Calvin21 pointed out, Schwartz is great at working with Cb’s and getting the best out of them. As he pointed out Schwartz was the reason Corteland Finnegan went from a 7th rounder to the best corner in the league in 2008.
Thanks for input
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Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind.
by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 8, 2010 1:44 AM EST up reply actions
WOW
Where’s ATL? Not that I am still in amazement here but I go away for an hour or 2 to find a profile picture and we just sign a CB that can actually play and not be thought of as a stop-gap player. again WOW!
making quallity moves to. even if he's an average #2
thats a steel
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Just a Field "Doc"
All I can do is stop the bleeding, and get you headed in the right direction. (Lions reference?)
highlights I found of houston-
was that colstan
he boddied up? who’s 16? Lance moore. ehh its not bad.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 7, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think this guy is a guy we want starting
I don’t see what he has that P. Buchanon didn’t besides being younger and not as fast. But I’m willing to give Schwartz the benefit of the doubt. I hope he can coach this guy up to where he could maybe be a starting CB in the future.
by WestsideLionsFan on Mar 8, 2010 12:18 AM EST reply actions
thats why I am cool with it
Schwartz seems to be doing his homework on game film from what I have read. If he thinks he can get him coached up who am I to judge?
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by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 8, 2010 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
Here's what:
He is young, he has starter exp, and an underachiever…you get a player (who was oringinally picked in the 2nd round) for basically a 6th rounder, you take it and hope you can coach him up to be better.
There aren’t too many good CBs left in the FA market, and many of the ones that are restricted free agents. Plus, you would have to pay those FAs the “detroit premium” to come here.
The beginning of the end of the misery
A starter-
Hey they Lions are getting a starter, for a 6th round pick? What a steal! Let’s hope they continue to upgrade positions. I would prefer them to keep players on their roster until the deals are sealed, but who cares what I want! Great work Mayhew and team!
by Kirt-LionFaninGR! on Mar 8, 2010 6:37 AM EST reply actions
Mayhew got another steal! Great deal!
Mayhew apparently got another talented player who fits, a blazing fast man cover CB who is a perfect fit for gunther’s blitzing 4-3. The Lions are also possibly looking at Jonathan Wade, who is also a blazing fast man cover CB who FITS.
How fast is Chris Houston?
Dude’s got like 98 speed Which is the only prerequisite for playing in my franchise
That’s fast!
I just looked up Houston’s combine stats and he ran a 4.32 40-time and put up the 225 bench press reps 27 times. That’s some serious speed and strength.
Did i mention he’s fast?
Better measurables than Kyle Wilson 27 reps is impressive
Wilson’s 25 bench reps were impressive for a CB…..and Houston was even better! BOTH Kyle Wilson AND Chris Houston had more bench reps than Gerald McCoy! ROFLMAO
I’m already drooling at the thought of Kyle Wilson and Chris Houston as our starting CB’s……..and Louis Delmas and Eric Berry as our starting safeties.
Excuse me, I’ve got to go order some frickin’ laser beams for the frickin’ heads of our frickin’ sharks.
Honorary Driver of the Kyle Wilson Bus and Keeper of the Dreadlocks!
The 313 Missile Squadron: Delmas, Berry, Wilson......seek and destroy!
Hey, as long as Zack Follett keeps hitting people, he can rap to Barney the Dinosaur for all I care.
Fuck dude, we gotta update the Missile Squadron lol
Delmas, Berry, Wilson AND Houston!!!
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Louis Delmas, Eric Berry and Kyle Wilson - 313 Missile Squadron - Seek and Destroy!
Best article/comments on the Lions' Draft Philosophy - READ
by Lions Rant Artist on Mar 8, 2010 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
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