There is no Garapollo, Bortles or Bridgewater in the upcoming draft.
Paxton Lynch will be long gone by the time the Texans get around to drafting.
Look for Connor Cook to fall. He's got some locker room issues. Might be another Mallet. He didn't even get voted team captain. I suspect BoB will steer clear.
There's really no sure thing again this year so yeah, we'll be looking at Hoyer competing against some FA has been or wanna be. I doubt it will be Weeden. Savage needs to be in the mix next year or get his walking papers.
Eli, Rivers and Bradford are all FA next year. RGIII will most likely get cut loose.
Bob is pretty much on record as being against starting any rookie so the next QB he drafts likely won't get the job handed to him the first year. They may make a run at one of the big names but it will be in an attempt to pacify the fan base not really land one. Of those three, Rivers is BoB's type. Manning, I think, has probably been the most durable. Neither would be a horrible choice if the price isn't stupid. Hell, just having a QB that can hit a receiver in stride would be a big step up.
Hackenberg just filed to get an evaluation from the draft advisory board. I suspect it won't be good enough(and probably shouldn't be) to convince him to forego his senior year. A lot depends on his bowl game too. If he stays he may go into next year as the top pick in the 2017 draft if the new Penn State OC, Joe Moorhead, can do what many think he is capable of and turn that dismal offense around. BoB might take a 2nd or third round chance on Hackenberg since he knows him and knows he's coachable. The measurables are there but again he wouldn't start as a rookie.
Now for the game.
The Texans lucked out(pun intended). That is all...
