by Steven Fernandez
Daily Lobo
The Houston Texans must have some kind of sick hatred for their fans.
As the NFL Draft approaches, the league's worst franchise is considering trading away the No. 1 overall pick. Houston, we have - well, you know.
Honestly though, what are the Texans thinking? So you are even remotely pondering trading away the rights to Superman, I mean, Reggie Bush?
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Sure, the Texans have a pretty good running back in Domanick Davis, and need help in many areas, but Reggie Bush is not your average player. The guy just isn't human. You don't pass up a once-in-a-generation opportunity to draft a guy the caliber of Bush just because you need a couple more porkers on the offensive line. If anything, why not trade Davis for help on the offensive line?
Just the thought of the Texans not drafting Bush makes me wonder what the city of Houston has done to Texans general manager Charley Casserly to make him declare war on it. There has to be a conspiracy here.
Maybe Casserly is secretly a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan, and he wants to make sure the 'Boys are the only winning team in Texas. This is the only logical explanation for what the Texans are planning. Houston spent most of the 2005 season purposely losing games so they could give fans hope of seeing Bush run for 250 yards a game in a Texans uniform, just to slap those same fans in the face come draft time.
Or perhaps Casserly and Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen made a wager to see who could make the most ridiculous draft day decisions without getting fired.
Unless Millen decides to draft a receiver with the Lions' first pick for the fourth straight year, Casserly could take the title of worst NFL general manager.
Either way, I feel sorry for Houston fans. I do not even remotely like the Texans, but I can already imagine how many of them are calling Dick Cheney to schedule a hunting trip.
Anyway, there are other things that matter in this year's draft.
My main interest is to see what the Philadelphia Eagles do. After Terrell "give me more money" Owens went Anakin Skywalker on Donovan McNabb and the Eagles, Philadelphia is once again left with a gaping hole at the wide receiver position.
There are three big-play caliber receivers in the 2006 draft: Ohio State University's Santonio Holmes, Chad Jackson of the University of Florida, and the University of Miami's Sinorice Moss. Of the three, I think Jackson could provide immediate help for the Eagles and maybe help get them back to the Super Bowl.
If Philadelphia doesn't take one of the three receivers, Houston fans may not be the only ones rioting come draft day.
