Jay Prosch now Texans' only FB

[quietfan 233]

Way to go, Jay!

http://www.al.com/sp...ad_smelley.html

The Houston Texans waived former Alabama standout Brad Smelley on Tuesday, leaving Jay Prosch from Auburn as the only fullback on the NFL team's roster.

The Cleveland Browns selected Smelley as a tight end in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He ended up on the Browns' practice squad until being activated on Dec. 10, 2012. The Browns released Smelley at the end of the 2013 preseason, and he was out of football until the Texans signed him for their practice squad as a fullback in December. Ten days after signing, Smelley joined Houston's active roster.

Smelley played two games for the Browns in 2012 and two games for the Texans in 2013.

Smelley was a tight end and H-back at Alabama after playing quarterback at American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, where he made the 2007 Class 2A All-State team as an athlete.

The Texans drafted Prosch in the sixth round of the NFL Draft in May. Prosch was a prep standout at UMS-Wright in Mobile.

The Texans hold their first practice of training camp on Saturday.

And speaking of the Texans, this seemed amazing to me:

http://profootballta...te-chris-coyle/

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The Texans have 30 rookies on their roster. The club has two open roster spots.

Given that NFL teams are limited to a 53-man roster, isn't having essentially 60% of your team composed of rookies pretty extreme? Of course, if they did a smart job in scouting/signing those rookies & they prove to be great players once experienced, Houston could be the team of the future!

[AURaptor 1,137]

Seems they made the right choice

[AU64 10,122]

Way to go, Jay!

http://www.al.com/sp...ad_smelley.html

The Houston Texans waived former Alabama standout Brad Smelley on Tuesday, leaving Jay Prosch from Auburn as the only fullback on the NFL team's roster.

The Cleveland Browns selected Smelley as a tight end in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He ended up on the Browns' practice squad until being activated on Dec. 10, 2012. The Browns released Smelley at the end of the 2013 preseason, and he was out of football until the Texans signed him for their practice squad as a fullback in December. Ten days after signing, Smelley joined Houston's active roster.

Smelley played two games for the Browns in 2012 and two games for the Texans in 2013.

Smelley was a tight end and H-back at Alabama after playing quarterback at American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, where he made the 2007 Class 2A All-State team as an athlete.

The Texans drafted Prosch in the sixth round of the NFL Draft in May. Prosch was a prep standout at UMS-Wright in Mobile.

The Texans hold their first practice of training camp on Saturday.

And speaking of the Texans, this seemed amazing to me:

http://profootballta...te-chris-coyle/

...

The Texans have 30 rookies on their roster. The club has two open roster spots.

Given that NFL teams are limited to a 53-man roster, isn't having essentially 60% of your team composed of rookies pretty extreme? Of course, if they did a smart job in scouting/signing those rookies & they prove to be great players once experienced, Houston could be the team of the future!

Note that they have TWO roster spots....so seems that most of these rookies are just going to boot camp for the summer...and by September they will be out looking for a job as a coach or something. Most would have better odds playing the lottery. Looks like JP will be the exception.

[aucanucktiger 1,989]

The Texans need to try something new in a major way and having a rookie dominated roster is an idea. Their "franchise players" are flakes and they've made odd front office decisions since becoming a franchise. Like with QBs and how they dealt with Tate's injuries. Way to go Jay but he's landed in the NFL's armpit IMHO.

[WarTiger 4,092]

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