The first round is in the books and Draftmas is well underway.Join us here to see what the writing staff of your favorite blog had to say about the first round of the NFL Draft."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Hair Of The Dog2019 NFL Draft2019 NFL Draft: Hair of the Dog (First Round of Draftmas Edition)New Womens D'Onta Foreman Jersey ,21commentsThe first round is in the books and Draftmas is well underway.Join us here to see what the writing staff of your favorite blog had to say about the first round of the NFL Draft.CDTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft: Hair of the Dog (First Round of Draftmas Edition)Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsStop me if you’ve heard this one before.It’s the NFL Draft, and your Houston Texans are soon to be on the clock.There’s a whole range of players available for them to take, but there’s that one player that you’ve really been hoping would fall to them.A player that would fill a much needed hole in the team, a player who would be an immediate upgrade from the garbage that occupied that role last year, a player who can’t help but be a perennial solution at a vital position for several years, and the Texans are one.pick.away.Then you see those four words that strike fear into the hearts of Texans fans everywhere:At first you think it’s nothing, that maybe they’re jumping to get a player from a team that picks after the Texans, but then you start thinking, “Why pick there then?”That’s when your heart sinks.You grip whatever is closest at hand to you (stress relief ball, the scruff of your pug’s neck, a priceless and very breakable antique that crumbles to dust in your hands, whatever) as you prepare for the worst: The player you desperately wanted for the Texans, in an instant, is taken Aaron Colvin Jersey White , plucked from the draft board.It feels like they ripped it straight out of your heart.This is an all-too-familiar refrain for Texans fans.In 2014, the Texans had an opportunity to finally replace Matt Schaub with the quarterback of the future: Derek Carr, Teddy Bridgewater, hell, even a lava lamp if they so chose to move up one spot to 32.Instead, Seattle, which held that pick that year, traded with Minnesota, who promptly drafted Bridgewater.The Texans took all-time favorite lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo with the 33rd overall pick and the rest is history.In 2015, the Texans were one pick away from getting Tyler Lockett to be the WR2 of the future.He was right there for the taking.Instead, Seattle leapfrogged the Texans and traded with Washington to add Tyler Lockett.The Texans, appearing more than happy to be complacent yet again, took a different wide receiver with the next pick:Jaelen Strong, who is now fighting for a spot on Cleveland’s roster.Fast forward to this year:The draft board broke beautifully for the Texans to get what many consider to be the most polished offensive tackle in the draft in Andre Dillard.All the teams who could have conceivably taken an OT with their pick opted to take part in one of the deepest defensive line drafts in a long time.You could just picture him in deep steel blue he was that close.And then the Eagles swooped in and traded picks with the Ravens Andre Johnson Jersey , took Dillard, and left the Texanto get Tytus Howard out of Alabama State.It’s becoming something of a tradition and one that really, really sucks, like eating pickled herring at New Year’s.Anyway, I could rant and rave about how well the rest of us took that, but you’ll see that soon enough.I’ll just be over here wondering how the Texans have yet to invest in a phone system for their war room.On to the dog!As always, in finest HotD tradition, all swear words have been replaced with [kitten] to make this safe to read at work.It truly is a Draftmas miracle.Enjoy!Pre-Draft:WestonBFD (to Weston)UTBFD (to UT)UTThe Draft BeginsArizona takes Kyler Murray first.UTBFDCapt RonNick Bosa is taken by the 49ers.UTBFDQuinnen Williams drafted by the Jets.BFDRaiders draft Clelin Ferrell.UTMatt BurnhamLukeBFDUTLuke (to BFD)Devin White taken by the Bucs.Capt RonUT (to Capt Ron)Matt BurnhamKenneth L.Giants draft Daniel Jones.Matt BurnhamUTKenneth L.Capt RonLukeCapt RonUTKenneth L.Glitter Kitties draft Josh Allen.UTMDCCapt RonBFDMDCLukeBFDCapt RonUTLions draft T.J. Hockenson.Capt RonUTBFDCapt RonUniversity of Houston product Ed Oliver is drafted by the Bills.UTCapt RonBFDBroncos trade pick to Steelers.UTSteelers take Devin Bush.Capt RonMatt BurnhamMDCUTBengals take the first offensive lineman in the draft in Jonah Williams.LukeBFDCapt RonPackers draft Rashan Gary.Dolphins take Christian Wilkins.Falcons select Chris Lindstrom.Capt RonLuke[Potatoes] take Dwayne Haskins.UT (to Capt Ron)Kenneth L.Carolina takes Brian Burns, who is not an offensive tackle.Kenneth L.LukeKenneth L.Capt RonBFDGiants draft Dexter Lawrence.Capt RonWestonBFDMatt BurnhamVikings draft Garrett Bradbury.UTBFDKenneth L.BFDCapt RonUTTraitors take Jeffery Simmons.Capt RonUT (wherein I clearly show that I can see the future...sorta, but not at all)BFDWestonBroncos take tight end Noah Fant.Capt RonUTSeahawks trade their pick to the Packers, because of course they do.UTLukeUTCapt RonPackers select Darnell Savage.LukeWestonLukeCapt RonUT (to Capt Ron)WestonLukeKenneth L.WestonCapt RonLukeWestonYour Houston Texans select Tytus Howard - Offensive Tackle - Alabama State.Mike BullockUTBFDDiehard ChrisMDCLukeKenneth L.WestonCapt RonKenneth L.DunsmoreLukeCapt RonMDC (to Capt Ron)Oakland Raiders pick Josh Jacobs.Baltimore takes Marquise Brown.Kenneth L.BrettUT[Potatoes] select Montez Sweat.Oakland picks Johnathan Abram.Jerry Tillery to the Chargers.L.J. Collier to the Seahawks.Giants select DeAndre Baker, the first corner taken in the draft.Atlanta drafts Kaleb McGary.Kenneth L.Capt RonThe last pick in the round is N’Keal Harry by...some team, I can’t remember, took him.JeremyCapt RontehGrindCrusher[Ed. Note:I left in this one on purpose because this is a long-standing joke of the blog and it would make less sense if converted to [kitten]mass.Please consult the BRB glossary for more details.]WestonSo how are you feeling Deshaun Watson Jersey White , Texans fans?Frustrated?Optimistic?Slightly nauseous?Yeah, us too.At least there’s still six more rounds to work with.Let us know what you think of the draft so far in the comments below!Houston Texans Injury News: Whitney Mercilus Not Expected To Play Against Chiefs On Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CDT, the Texans are playing the Chiefs in their first preseason game. It’s the first chance we as fans have to see Whitney Mercilus, J.J. Watt, and Deshaun Watson play since they were all taken away from us last season. Well, scratch Mercilus off the list. He is out with an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t practiced the past few days. It supposedly isn’t serious. He just won’t play. Nothing has come out regarding Watt’s status for tomorrow yet. Of course, he wants to play. The word is that he will play in at least one preseason game before the regular season kicks off against the Patriots on September 9th. Watson, however, should be out there on Thursday night. He has fully recovered from his ACL tear. How long he plays isn’t certain, but yes, finally, Watson will be playing quarterback for the Houston Texans again on Thursday night.Even if it’s only for just a series where they go three and out, I don’t care. Can’t wait!
