2006 NFL Draft: The Ins and Outs

With the first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans passed up Reggie Bush and the hometown fan favorite, Vince Young, for defensive end Mario Williams out of North Carolina State. Although Williams, without question, has many physical gifts, I think the Texans may be seeing more in this kid than what is actually there. Not to go along with popular opinion, but when you have an opportunity to take an exceptional talent like Reggie Bush, you have to jump on it. The Texans felt that Williams fills more of a need in that they needed to improve their defensive pass rush. But if they really wanted to fulfill needs they should have been looking to improve their offensive line which likes to throw lookout blocks for David Carr. When you have the #1 overall pick, you need to go with the best overall player in most cases, which to me, is Reggie Bush, and this was definitely one of those cases. Williams