I was honestly hoping they would have drafted Pierce out of Temple in the middle rounds but the Ravens picked him up. I'm not saying he will be an elite back but he was a Heisman candidate his soph/jr years but had injury issues. He can catch the ball, cut, and hits the hole well. IMHO he could easily start in our backfield.
But that has only been, what, thirty years?!? Geez, you can't expect teams to draft well at every position EVERY quarter of a century. Look at some of the other power houses besides us--Detroit and Arizona most readily come to mind--they probably went nearly half a century without solid pickups at some positions. You people need patience!
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Texans Rookie RB Jonathan Grimes http://houston.cbslocal.com/2012/08...-know-about-texans-rookie-rb-jonathan-grimes/ Undrafted Texans rookie Running Back Jonathan Grimes has recently been getting a lot of attention from Texans’ coaches at practice. In his senior season at William & Mary, Grimes led the nation with 228.18 all-purpose-yards per game and became the most decorated player in Colonial Athletic Association History with 11 all-american honors. In addition to his athletic achievements, Grimes has an interesting background as a musician. 1. Grimes is an avid pianist and earned a music degree from William & Mary. 2. He is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother and sister. 3. At age 7, his father gave him the ultimatum that he could not keep playing football unless he learned to play the piano. He was active as a kid and had difficulty sitting down to learn the piano, but began to appreciate music once he learned popular songs. 4. He makes his own music with his William & Mary roommate Kelly Fitzgerald, who plays the drums. They have yet to officially release anything, but have written several songs together. 5. Grimes enjoys playing gospel songs, and was most influenced by the pianist in his hometown parish. 6. William & Mary is, by his own admission, a “nerdy” school. One of his favorite events during the year was Audio Adventure, in which students follow instructions from an audio recording that leads them to various locations around campus. 7. Grimes became friends with Shawn Loiseau the last time that they were in Houston. Neither of them had a car, and they spent a lot of time walking around the neighborhood surrounding Reliant Stadium together. 8. At William & Mary a fan once waited several hours into the night just to get his autograph after a game. The fan waited so late that only Grimes’ family was still waiting for him. 9.According to other players on the team, Grimes has no swag. He explains that he is old-school, and tries to be simple by not wearing gloves at practice or wearing anything flashy. He also carries Arian Foster’s pads at practice. 10. Grimes has been relatively quiet about his piano playing, but word has finally gotten out. He explained that he has been unable to practice while living with the team, but will play keyboard at team meetings later today.
I hope he gets a few snaps during the next game so we can see what he can do. He can't be worse than what we have already. Although Powell has been solid.
I agree, and have learned it the hard way with Greene. His lack of vision kills me... One of the more underrated qualities in a RB.
I'm not blowing smoke in telling you that you guys are gonna like this kid. He's not starting quality yet, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him get there at some point in his career.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000048912/Grimes-for-Texans-touchdown http://www.tribeathletics.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&id=870499&db_oem_id=25100
None of the things in this post are accurate. Wow. Grimes was cut instead of Justin Forsett because Forsett has the ability to return kicks which is an insurance policy for the ticking time bomb Trindon Holliday. Grimes is bigger, so Forsett being a smaller and faster back will contrast Tate and Foster who are both big backs. If it was talent vs talent Forsett loses that competition and he is a good back so I would be excited if I was a Jet fan. Grimes is defiantly a clear notch above anyone else that could be brought it. It was shocking no one picked him up before the season.
