Texans release Arian Foster

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 10:00:11 AM

...about time

QuoteFoster will be 30 years old when the 2016 season gets underway. The Texans didn't want to pay him the $6.5 million he was set to make in base salary this season, and it's hard to imagine a team on the open market putting up that kind of cash for Foster.

Good luck in Minnesota or Cleveland

Martok · March 03, 2016, 12:47:29 PM

What the hell would *we* want him for? AP's still putting up good numbers, we have halfway-decent backup RB's, and if we wanted a new starting RB, we'd want one a little younger than him...

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:17:15 PM

;)

Well, someone is bound to snap him up for cheap, unless there's some kind of thing on that 6.5 million that requires a signing team to pay him that. If that's the case I imagine he's going to go quietly into retirement. Real shame, too, because that guy had some amazing moments for the Texans.

What they REALLY need to do is get rid of the POS quarterbacks.

Bison · March 03, 2016, 08:19:04 PM

Manzel will be an awesome upgrade for the Texans.

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:20:37 PM

If he wasn't such a douchebag asshat dipshit in real life and actually worked, he might have a sliver of talent that would get him on the Texans' practice squad.

Bison · March 03, 2016, 08:21:41 PM

If that's the case, I'm not sur why you're bitching about the quality of your QBs. :P

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:24:08 PM

They all suck, but as far as I know, they're not head cases like Manziel. Lesser of the evils, sir.

Bison · March 03, 2016, 08:25:32 PM

And this is why the Texans will never advance past the first round of the playoffs.

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:27:54 PM

...from your lips to O'Brian's ears.

But what do WE know? I'm sure our first pick in the draft will be a godd^*#$med undersized defensive lineman or a cornerback. I don't even know if there's any 'hot prospects' coming out of college at QB this year.

MetalDog · March 03, 2016, 08:31:09 PM

There are two 'hot QB prospects' coming out this year. And three or four more serviceable choices.

Bison · March 03, 2016, 08:31:32 PM

There might be a pick but the Texans pick later in the draft.

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:34:29 PM

Yeah, ergo the humor I see in this situation. 9-7 record with a rudderless team. JJ Watt can't carry the defense and he's already showed cracks from injuries last year. I guess the Texans' management doesn't care whether or not they have a franchise QB or not if butts are in the seats and PSLs are still sold for prices that make billionaires salivate.

MetalDog · March 03, 2016, 08:35:43 PM

J. J. was the Defensive Player of the Year, no? What more do you want?!

BanzaiCat · March 03, 2016, 08:39:07 PM

I know he was, and he's a badass...but that's what I'm saying. He can't do it all himself to win a friggin' championship. Or, hell, go more than tip-deep into the playoffs.

His work ethic is second to none. I wish more NFL players treated their careers that way.

Then again for all we know, he could have been running a web server with Jared Fogel. I don't know.

Bison · March 03, 2016, 08:39:13 PM

A clean and sober Johnny Money.