 Re: Why Texans passed on Bush
On Wednesday, three days before the start of the NFL draft, Texans general manager Charley Casserly asks his coach, Gary Kubiak, to come to his office. The two have agonized for days over whether they should choose Reggie Bush or Mario Williams with the draft's No. 1 pick, and Casserly feels it is time for a decision.
Elsewhere in the draft world, there is no debate. For Texans fans, for most NFL teams, for even the most casual of draftniks, the obvious choice is Bush, the Heisman Trophy winner with stunning offensive skills rarely seen in a running back. He would bring pizzazz to a franchise sorely in need of an adrenaline rush. Besides, with 250,000 University of Texas alumni living in the Houston area, the selection of Bush would ease the intense unhappiness generated when the Texans chose to bypass UT quarterback Vince Young, a Houston native.
But inside the Texans' complex, it's not that simple. In February, just a few weeks after he replaced Dom Capers, Kubiak started watching tape of the top prospects. He walked into Casserly's office one afternoon. "That Mario Williams guy is unbelievable, isn't he?" he said. Casserly smiled. He had been enamored of Williams, a 6-7, 295-pound defensive end with special pass-rushing talents, since scouting him last fall. By the time the NFL Scouting Combine ended later in the month, Kubiak was convinced Williams, as well as Bush, merited the first pick...(Stroy continues in the link above)
Great article on the thinking behind the decision to by pass Bush for Williams...  | 
05-09-2006, 08:00 PM
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